For the most part with the Prius, OEM is the only game in town. Someone replied to me...that there are aftermarket converters made for the Prius. They’re not legal for sale in CA and while you could get someone from out of state to ship you one, the next time that Prius goes in for its biannual emission inspection…

But Gohmert has 16 years of experience being a moron in the House. If stupid accumulates over time, Boebert and Greene can’t touch Louie.

Hello, I am in western Geauga County. Downtown Cleveland is about 30 miles west of me and Kent is 30 miles south. I wish G-O Media had a mechanism to allow local people to meet locally.

The real long-term downside to all this “control a car with (a phone and/or) an infotainment screen” is what happens when the vehicle is 10+ years old and the manufacturer no longer supports the tech. Older used cars become unusable if the A/C, et al, is controlled by a now-broken and unsupported screen…

This is what you get when a government minimizes taxes and promotes corporate growth as the greatest good while ignoring the needs of its citizens. The HK people are squeezed into miserable claustrophobic spaces. Yet expanding into “undeveloped” land (when not an unbuildable mountainside) would damage the…

...being able to secure a space of your own, even if it’s just a 100 square foot apartment, can come with an extreme cost.

considering a 1200 sq ft bungalow is now $350k

Starred for “felony level stupidity”.

Get something designed for the job from the factory for long term reliability and comfort, like a RAV-4. Not something cobbled together by the aftermarket as you suggest.

...grilling 3-4 times over an entire summer vs. once a week or more if that’s what I feel like is a gamechanger! ...a world of difference compared to all the mess and hassle of charcoal - particularly when you are just cooking for a couple people.

What was anyone supposed to do with that information?

Starred for “firehose of rage and despair”. I had those same feelings far too many times. From Nixon to Reagan to Bush/Cheney to Trump, there is no bottom to their barrel.

Eh, no jet skis, but I retired at age 62. No exotic cars either; we just lived a somewhat frugal life while still owning a long paid-for Dream House with my built-in-1992 five car Dream Garage on 3.5 acres and we now own two Chevys and two Hondas. And yes, it is very less stressful. BTW, the preferred term is “child…

I had minimum coverage, then got into an accident where I got ‘the letter’ stating the damages might exceed my policy limits.

Unclear if that is a genuine XKCD image or just a clone...but I can assure the readers here that being a DINK* rocks!

I was just looking at one where I live - blue, manual, half tempted to get it has a city runabout.

A stick shift C30 is the only recent Volvo that really appeals to me. But...a quick search at cars.com showed a total of 120 C30s across the entire USA; 38 automatic, 74 listed as “other/unknown” which are likely to be mostly automatics, and 8 (eight) listed as manual.

At some point it just “felt wrong” to me from an environmental point of view to have a daily driver that got 20 MPG or less. When my rusty ‘79 Camaro 350-4bbl became no longer worth repairing, I bought a 2000 Honda Civic hatch, which got around 35 MPG. Today I DD a Chevy Sonic hatch that gets an indicated 35 MPG…

Interesting! When I bought my Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone in 2014, I went out of my way to buy Samsung-branded AC adapters and USB DC charging cables, because IIRC they advertised “2 Amp” charging. According to your chart, that is only supported by “USB-Type C Current @ 3.0 A.” When was that standard approved?

“Do you believe me when I tell you that God has been speaking to me?”