“I’m not a huge fan of his, but come on. PayPal, Tesla, Space X, and now Nuerolink. That’s not luck, that’s single-minded determination and an insane work ethic.”

“The heavily modified 1984 Peterbilt”

Hate the C3.5 as much as you want, I hate it too...

I looked at a Titan when it first came out and I did not see that it was far behind any of the competition across the board. Some other trucks had advantages here and there but I didn’t feel like any other truck was vastly superior(I can’t speak to reliability and am too lazy to look).

Crypto is totally inefficient for all the tasks you list due to the insane amount of energy requirements.

Obviously they are marketed as different cars but they are fundamentally a sedan a hatch and a slightly lifted hatch with shit stuck on the sides and are all Imprezas. The WRX has even been sold as that model historically.

“Ford is having a string of bad luck when it comes to recent recalls.”

I think we have some overlap but I refuse to believe that because a community was originally developed around car travel it can’t be fixed to the point where most people can remove the NEED of cars from their lives. Some of those solutions aren’t automotive/transit infrastructure, but public space, public schools and…

Why are the Crosstrek/Impreza/WRX listed as separate vehicles (they are basically option packages of cars that are fundamentally the same thing...

“Houston has one of the largest bus fleets in the country, they’re everywhere. But they can’t fully cover a city of more than 1,200 square miles. It’s utterly impractical unless you plan to level the city and start over.”

“I just feel like these kinds of discussions take place in an alternate reality.”

I am left if center and find the vigorous new left or young left or whatever you want to call them to be insufferably stupid.

Terrible list.

Watching my kid hide behind a tree in total embarrassment when I use it to pick him up from school would be worth $50…

Never give any manufacturer the benefit of the doubt. Brand loyalty does nothing but inspire them to be lazy, lean on excuses like the ones you list and not fix their problems.

I have an 09 Tacoma…One of the lines to the window washers split last year. I fixed it with tape.

Dirt bikes????

I laughed at some of the suggestions but then I winced.

The average buyer isn’t buying a type S Acura or an S3 or an AMG A-class, M2 etc.  They are perfectly happy with the more common more affordable vehicles.  And of those vehicles the Acura will attract japanese quality/lower cost of entry buyers vs the other more expensive often RWD and AWD brands.

“So not only is Acura incapable of offering a new Integra that’s relevant to enthusiasts, but they’re also incapable of offering one that’s relevant to the segment they’re targeting.”