For a lot of products, it’s hard to justify buying anything more expensive than mid-range today, because manufacturing quality doesn’t get better with price, and the item they sell in largest numbers is likely to be the most reliable.
JimEmery
JimEmery
I am with you on much of this, but I don’t need a “kick ass stereo” and power folding mirrors that save two inches in width are good for those of us with narrow garages.
Yep, and in addition, bring down the cost of the new car. I very much get that we need safety for ourselves and others. But those features can be refined and the cost brought down for the same safety, over time.
im all for making vehicles simpler.
It isn’t uncommon for the county to be named for the major city it came up around. See also Bedford, Bedfordshire and Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
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Amen. Trying hard to get my brother out of a spiral of life long bad decisions - it’s damned hard.
Yeah, the cause and effect here are probably pretty tangled up. I’ve spent enough time in those circles (or at least adjacent to them) to know that it gets real fucking complicated one shit starts to go off the rails, and our society does not make it easy to pull out of a tailspin.
It does not. English insurance is a weird and strict thing all of its own. They love their little rules over there.
Yeah, us civilized countries would never do something so preposterous-
They ain’t got nuthin’ on New York, New York.
I need more details, did the man have ZERO insurance when he went to the dealer to buy a car? Maybe things are different in the UK, but every time I have bought a new or used car my existing insurance will cover it for 30 days, but it is up to me to inform them I bought a new car and adjust my plan to remove the old…
Not even the Finns like Finland if February.
I’m a liberal, and have been very impressed with the case that Trump’s conservative opponents have made against his administration.
You already have your answer.
To be fair, a car like this is right up Torch’s alley - at least a non-rusty example would be.
Yeah Civic’s basically a borderline midsize family car now.
Looks a lot cleaner and slimmer.