It’s a fact of life, although I wouldn’t necessarily say insecurity has anything to do with it. People at all economic levels do this for a variety of reasons. My huge problem with all this is that the rest of us have to sacrifice so that the upper classes can sustain their lifestyles.

We had 5 cats and I’ve wondered about this very thing. I wouldn’t say it’s as evident as it is with dogs, but they knew their names to varying degrees. They never responded collectively to one name. Some of them, upon hearing their name would always turn and meow. Different names in the same tone of voice didn’t…

It’s a relatively clean design but also quite bland. Ford grafted on the styling of the Focus without adding enough to make the Escape distinctive. It also doesn’t feel sufficiently contemporary; I could easily see this having been a last gen model released 7+ years ago. In that regard it reminds me of the Nissan…

He meant the 2019 model:

Productive staff has been relegated to being an expense and managers all want to be daydreamer visionaries who think the details are beneath them. Those same managers are all desperate to climb the corporate ladder to sustain their upper-middle class lifestyles, so they’re forced to buy into the ideology. And…

Fiat has struggled because they’re so unreliable. The 500 was a hit right up to the point that everyone was reminded why they had left the US to begin with.

This reminds me of my area. The wealthy towns fight tooth and nail to block even a hint of low income housing, while happily dumping it all on the poorest city in the state, helping to perpetuate the cycle of poverty. It’s not quite to the degree of SF, but we have a lot of limousine liberals and the entire county…

Seems like a bit of snobbery to argue that the Fit’s styling isn’t worth considering because it’s a cheap car. On the other hand, to speculate about a design covered by camo wrap is a bit ridiculous.

Oil changes have never been difficult enough that I feel the need for something like this. Although, it would be tempting if any of my cars had the filter on top of the engine.

That’s because they ARE bad cars. The Fiat 500 sold well when it first hit the market, so the demand is there. However, all the problems scared everyone off.

I’m really conflicted about this. It is overreach, but I do think there’s a problem here that needs to be addressed. However, I’d argue it’s much more of a problem on local roads than highways. Although, even then, how people drive is usually more of a problem than outright speed. This won’t address those kinds of pro…

In this day and age a display in the center stack needs to be touch sensitive. Ignoring consumer expectations, even with buttons and dials you still have to look at the display to interact with it. So at that point it’s easier to just reach out a hand and tap on what you want. In fact, I’d argue that navigating a…

I think there’s too much fixation on lap times. All the aspects that result in Indy cars being slower is also what makes them more competitive and entertaining to watch.

I don’t consider a $1,500 price difference in the same territory. That’s almost an 8% premium over the cost of the Civic or Corolla and with options the 3 gets quite pricey. It’s not that the new 3 isn’t a nice car, it’s that the other two are equally good in most areas. I appreciate that certain aspects might be more…

Granted, it’s anecdotal, but I see more Tesla’s than ever, and it feels like Model 3s already outnumber the Model Ss.

You’d think that at this point Toyota would finally use an engine of their own. Given overseas markets I expect anything over 2 liters to be off the table. However, it would make sense to leverage the new dynamic force engine either with a turbo or, more compellingly, with a hybrid drivetrain.

The reality is a whole lot more convoluted keeps being portrayed. Buying a plane is not like buying a car. The process is more like providing a service than service than selling a finished product. Pretty much everything is a line item and Boeing, Airbus and every other aerospace company operate primarily by catering…

You talk like everyone’s a driver in the WRC... This is one of the things I find most exhausting about car culture.

Even the article contradicts the headline by pointing out that there are cheaper alternatives.

I do think automation is going to screw over a huge swatch of the population, but I also take issue with trying to artificially preserve jobs. That work is going away one way or another, so the effort would be better spent trying to figure out how to mitigate the impact on people.