My buddy’s ex used to work for them in accounting and she’d bring home literally cases upon cases of that shit. I asked if she was stealing it or what and he said the margin was so unbelievably high they just gave it out like water. Especially if you asked for a large quantity to bring to a big party or friend’s…

I’d venture a guess that the type of person dropping three million on a single vehicle may never even utter the word reliability.

Audi called. They want to know why none of these cars look similar at all.

It’s really only cars with cages and stripped out interiors that necessitate the use of a helmet so you don’t bang your head on all that unforgiving metal stuff if things get out of control. The safety features in a normal road car are designed to work without the need for a helmet and, even though the driving on the…

Audi has MMI, an insane system that uses dials for menu navigation instead of a touchscreen unless you pay to upgrade it. Audi isn’t the only one to eschew modern innovation either

That Sephiroth is badass!

They’re using the same standard that every other non-Tesla EV uses though. It’s not like they made their own proprietary one. Given the size and resources of VW as well as their target market segments, it’s a safe bet that in the first year or two that they’ve got their new EVs on the market more people will be…

I’m printing this out and taping it to my dash.

Not to mention if you wreck or damage your first bike, as many do, you won’t continue to pay for an un-rideable machine two or three years after it got hauled off for parts.

But. I want. The. HAAAATCH. Waaaaaa!!!1!!

If nothing else it will give them good data on just how much the electric range and battery stability degrade when you stomp on it repeatedly. If this can get the real world numbers closer to the advertised ones than those seen in the A3 e-tron I say it’s worth it.

Could it be that their goal was to slightly increase reliability, rather than a consistent power bump? A buddy of mine had a drag car he set up with a fancy water to air intercooler and while it didn’t seem to go any faster, his temps were always several degrees lower after each pass than before. Not sure if it added…

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With that much fun on tap they could cover it in a fiberglass body resembling a huge steaming turd and I’d still want one.

I’ve considered faking my death to get out of student loans, seems plausible.

That’s definitely true. In this case though, I guess what I’m specifically saying is that people who give any credence to BS ad campaigns like this when considering a car purchase are pretty dumb (maybe ignorant is a more accurate word) compared to those who just sit down with lists of features/numbers and ask…

Lol at that last point! I appreciate the straightforward reply given that I kind of insulted your industry... And maybe I’m just a cynic, but your point about marketing not being targeted at those who hate it... Really just sounds to me like, “marketing is only for the people dumb enough to be duped by it”.

Amen.

Can you really call it a subtle undertone when it’s straight up plastered across the screen in big text at the end of the ad? Idk about other 30 year-olds, but this “message” strikes me as the same trite BS that’s been motivating people to buy overpriced premium cars as status symbols for the past several decades;…

How is the Yaris crappy again? Of underpowered FWD econoboxes it’s one of the more fun ones to drive. And if you want your 86 to go faster, buy some parts and make it go faster. You’ll get to 300hp way cheaper than if Toyota did it for you.