This is a boring prompt, so, I’m going off topic (but related!), has any manufacturer created a truly reliable CVT transmission? Honda has sudden CVT death syndrome. Nissan’s is famously awful. Subaru’s is similarly problematic. The only one I don’t really hear about is Toyota’s, but it’s not in that many vehicles, so…

Yup. Same. A couple around me, and I hate them. 

Anything with a crackle/pop tune. The most common offenders by me are BMW 3 series who just endlessly accelerate and slam on the brakes for maximum pop. Good amount of WRXs too. As an old man now, there seems to be a new scene in the WRX world where the ideal is to not have a clean and nice appearing car, but to have…

Dang. That’s wild.

For me, it has more to do with not wanting to reward Boeing for their catastrophically bad management. While it initially punishes the airlines, the natural reaction will be for them to buy something else if enough people are concerned about this. At least in my little fantasy land. So, I just booked tickets from NYC…

I love boats. Own three! Believe as many should be preserved as possible. But without some insane wealthy benefactor this is just a non-starter. I would guess it would be in the range of $100-200 million to refurbish this into something that people could stay in...  

Yeah, buying power is significantly diminished. It’s wild..... and depressing. 

Yeah, it seems across the board cars have just entered a price that is out for many folks. Or inflation has caught up to car pricing while salaries haven’t. Something like that I guess is more accurate, since adjusted for inflation the prices of cars is pretty consistent. 

I actually didn’t realize that the credit system had been changed. So, thanks for leading me to that information, because, as this is the internet, I was prepared to argue a bit, lol. In 2023, you could only claim the $7,500 as a tax credit on your tax bill - it was not a discount on the vehicle and it was possible to…

I guess I was going off actual listed prices, not MSRP. I didn’t actually realize local dealers were charging a premium, lol. Not a surprise...

That’s a big part of my feelings as well. 

Up front cost is the big one for me. And a lot of other people.

Lol, well, then I’d fly a Boing for sure. For domestic flights, I now choose American Airlines, who flies the most Airbus planes of the domestic carriers.

I used to fly Southwest exclusively - they had a hub nearest my town and their prices were always super competitive and I loved how they were no nonsense geared towards efficiency and maximizing the use of a plane. I haven’t flown them for years for no particular reason, mostly because I hate layovers and most of my…

It’s always mind boggling to me how many people unhook their seatbelt the minute the light turns off. As the famous bit goes, you’re hurtling through the air at 600 miles an hour 6 miles above the ground - it’s all pretty miraculous. The seatbelt might not save you in a crash, but you’re far more likely to encounter…

I realize that Boing planes fly millions of trouble-free miles per day. But I was recently buying tickets from NYC to LAX and made it a point to make sure the plane I was flying on was an Airbus. The more I hear and read about Boeing’s production the less likely I am to fly on one. 

Yeah, that 5.7 is thiiiirsty. Great engine though. Reliable as all hell. 

When are they added console local co-op. Lol. 

I’m so sick of cybertruck news. 

That was my first thought. Ugh.