We also know at least half the people complaining, have never bought and never will buy, a brand new car.

I’ve always bought my manual transmission cars fully optioned up. I bought the last two of them brand new, and my current car was NOT available in an automatic at all.

People who buy their cars used and demand manufacturers make a car for them, are like people who don’t vote and expect politicians to bust their butts…

Yeah, well, the VAST majority of people buy cars to get from one place to another. Not entertainment.

This is about the most idiotic thing I’ve ever heard. I don’t see how having a 5 speed cranking at 3000 RPM at 65 MPH vs a six speed cranking 2500 RPM at 65 is a huge pain in the ass. You use the 6th gear for cruising. 6th is always an overdrive gear unless you have more gears than 6th.

Some of it is EPA fuel economy regulations. You used to be able to get better fuel economy with a manual. Now they can precisely time shifts for maximum fuel economy, especially in city driving.

It’s mainly that one type of transmission for a model, means a smoother production line and higher cost efficiencies of…

Yeah, you just row through the gears until you get into 6th and keep it there.

People who spend 99% of their time in traffic, don’t have the option to take good driving roads to their destination as an alternative.

I think this every time I’m stuck in B2B LA traffic for dozens of miles. But then I remember how bored I’d be if I wasn’t shifting all the time.

I had a six speed manual 95 Trans Am I bought brand new. I had to go to every dealer in the LA area to find one with an MT. Even then, they said they stopped carrying the manuals, because no one would buy them.

The one I bought, had about two months of dust on it before they cleaned it up for me. Also, if you didn’t…

Now we know the truth of why New Top Gear sucks in comparison to Old Top Gear.

The Grand Tour took all of the good writers and producers.

How do you know that Ford has not already transferred his mind into a Host. Though your version would explain why Ford appears to be experimenting with making hosts self aware.

Also, good theory on Arnold.

WTF would FutureWorld look like from the ambient technological background that can produce a theme park like Westworld?

How about a wormhole gate or transporter that doesn’t sparkle?

I’d have to agree. Also, it could be a private adaptation of equipment being used to terraform Mars. It could even be on Mars. Why else would you have equipment that could build canyons? Unless rerouting water on Earth becomes commonplace, which isn’t inconceivable.

I think they’re pretty clear that Ford is a kind of high tech Olympian style god who makes everything. That it’s physical is part of the whole charm.

I’m not entirely certain that they’ve placed it on Earth. Asteroid, artificial gravity, and dome would keep out trespassers pretty well. This is obviously far enough in…

The gif cuts out while he’s going through the stack. What if the last one she did was on the bottom, and it was very, very different. But he didn’t think anything of it and just throws it out. Maybe the recovery teams are all hosts, and have been programmed to not see anything out of the usual.

Most of the Caddy concepts I’ve seen in the last 15 years went into production.

Yeah, but companies are having a hard time selling those in Buick numbers. A lot of investment for a small market.

Cadillac has a habit of building almost exactly what they show as concepts. Though typically they change the interiors.

Sometimes they shouldn’t. The ELR was sweet when they first started showing it. By the time they made it, it was two years too late. And they cheaped out on developing a more Cadillac worthy…

That polar bear appears to be well fed, at least. Enough to think a dog is one of its cubs or something.