You might end up getting tired of this topic, but a bunch of poorly engineered metal without crumple zones. air bags or any sort of augmented braking/stability systems is the opposite of safe. You would be far safer in a newish Corolla than you would be in this barge. Nearly as many people died yearly in auto…

I used to race yachts. I love the speed of the current era, but the idea of buttons depresses me. Sailing at the highest levels used to involve not only understanding the wind, currents and specific sail trims. It also required significant physical training and well choreographed movements amongst the crew members.

A rotor is a rotor. Just grab some off of a wrecked C series...

That was unfair. David Tracy was an outlier and none before him was as wrench and I doubt anyone following him will meet his wrenchiness.

The leases he killed were for stations in an underserved area where agreements were in place with local government. He not only made a move to reduce future income, he exposed himself to litigation and he laid down infrastructure that competitors can exploit for free.

They are scraping the plan to use a single cast for the platform and staying with the current 3 cast approach.

I just read about Tesla reneging on several leases in NY where they had started installing new charging stations. Another charging company is coming in on their heals to take the locations and exploit existing infrastructure that Tesla has already installed.

I highly doubt they did anything the lower the compression on the motor before they put on the blower. That engine is a serious nightmare for major repair/replacement and the supercharger would no doubt shorten its lifespan.  The addition of the blower makes the car worthless to me. It is the “other peoples mod”…

Those locks are super common in NYC because almost nothing else allows you to keep your bike.  When I moved there I was stunned to see that lock on bikes that were worth less than the lock.

I am incredibly grateful to the early adopters who buy EV’s. And while in principal I am on board with the concept, I have yet to see an EV that was fully baked enough to want to take home. The tech is getting better fast, but it hasn’t hit the threshold of price/usability/reliability that will lead to mass…

This is such a core issue.  Sometime branding matters.  If they called it “driver assist” this problem is significantly diminished.  Most people aren’t the sorts who lurk on this site and spend a ton of time digging into the nuances of car tech.  They see “auto pilot” and assume it is what it says it is.

Most contemporary subdivisions have incredibly wide main arteries that can be reduced. This allows for addition of alleys while also reducing speeds on the main arteries making the neighborhoods safer.

I love the part where they run the stock into the ground, lay off workers due to poor managemt/anti marketing by the CEO and then force them to exercise their options while the stock is reeling.

I like the idea of, “Ok buddy, you’re sovereign, you are on your own. We will let your neighbors know you’re green lit and make sure to stay the hell off of our roads.  Please do not call the police when you see the torches and pitchforks coming, we don’t give a shit.”

They work at collection agencies and call themselves.  The commissions keep the treadmill spinning. 

Did dodge pay for this advertisement? Was it copy pasted from a press release? Is this what the death throes of online journalism look like?

There is no circumstance where I would buy a full sized truck.  The bloat to me makes no sense.  I happily own a midsized truck while having no problem affording something bigger.

I suppose your experience is far different than mine. I live within an hour of many of the best wheeling destinations in the country. It is not uncommon for someone to grab a brand new Rubi or Taco and throw another 10-20k in upgrades while the sticker is still in the window.

It depends. If off-roading is very important to you and you don’t need a the payload and towing of a full size, you will choose the midsized truck regardless of cost. In the mountain west and the desert (where I live) many trails were originally cut for horse carts and developed by early Jeep clubs. Full sized…

“Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin’ around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer?”