This is your daily:

I built the machines that test the X,Y accuracy as well as touch for certification for panels like that. The specifications required and testing put into those panels is absurd hence the cost.

i3 is a cheap city car? I think 43k is far from cheap.

You can just tell them deadpan “No”

They’d just use a supplier to make the bespoke components like usual. Or are you talking about the physical assembly itself in the plant?

Aluminum suspension will get you nothing, unsprung weight is of very very little concern.

Daily logs or do they want actual fuel receipts? Previously I’ve had a company pool vehicle so expensing my own mileage is fairly new. I’m going to have 8-12k miles this year.

What if it’s only a partial reimbursement? My employer gives use a monthly adjusted amount hovering around 35 cents per mile. I should be able to deduct the difference between the company mileage rate and the federal rate?

You’re very misinformed. Meat cows are not the same as cows used for interior hides.

From a straight recyclability standpoint leather is very difficult to reprocess. Herman Miller (seating) is moving away from it as well as many other eco friendly/responsible manufactures.

If you wanted a car with that power and prowess I’d personally take one with a more compliant suspension. That’s why big power cruisers are so popular. 350+ hp with a compliant suspension (not floaty) is a perfect daily driver. I like smaller cars that’s why a 2 series is on the radar and not a 5 series/E class or…

C4 Cactus fits the bill for folks outside North America.

Because they have the money to spend....

Excuse me? I own 4 classic cars, I’ve owned 16 cars second hand and have built 1/2 those up from junk status. I’ve bought one car new. You seem to not understand that cars are designed for the first owner, to get to 150k and then they’re ancient history. Do you think Dinan cares if their motors makes it 10 years and…

What does that mean in the real world? Is a 250,000 mile engine now now good for 187,000? That’s what I’m getting at, if your engine life is still over 150k I don’t see it mattering. Having to replace a turbo(s) at 50k is a different issue.

That’s the whole point? You think the guys in M cars are going to use all that power all of the time? Absolutely not, they’ll romp on it getting on the highway and that’s it. It’s the same with any high performance car, people buy them with the track as an idea of the performance available, not their day to day plan.

We protect or interests and the interests of or allies. We are in the South China Sea to stop things before they even get started and keep incidents as localized to the Chinese boarders as possible. It’s been agreed upon (buy the Gov) that actions like that are more valuable than infrastructure improvements. Defense…

Unless you were on the BMW engine design team you’re guessing as to what went into the original development.

Don’t be a dingus, drive the car like a responsible turbo driver (no hot shutdowns)and I’d not worry if it was my money. How many BMW engines have had a history of blowing up? Short of bearing problems on the…

Very very few people are ever going to run them hard enough to blow them up. It’s really a non issue.

I’m from Detroit. We have different definitions of abandoned warehouse.