when my almost brand new 2.5L turbo block threw a wrist pin at just over 10K miles, even though the dealership had replaced the SECOND set of heads that failed due to improper oiling within the last 12 months, the dealership just said “well, sometimes the parts just fail and thats why we don’t warranty past 12…

wait, has anyone actually seen or driven an actual production line model yet? it was bad enough when people buy cars they’ve never even seen, but now we get reviews of them before they’re out? I’m getting a Mel Brooks moment here “instant cassettes! they’re out before the movie is finished!”

why old Japanese bikes?

Paging Jay Leno and other wealthy car fanciers to the “better pay off your senator in Sacramento” phone

don’t forget “X-Driver” where a few lucky teens can drive manual gasoline sports cars to stop rogue and malfunctioning self driving vehicles. Because Super 7.

almost *everything* is more dangerous than North Korea.

so, it’s Huffpo when Huffington sold the site and paid squat to her content providers?

someone just finally looked at their payments and insurance costs after making an emotionally driven large purchase.

how’s UAW doing over at TESLA?

and lets not forget about their failed factory attempt on Mare Island, Ca. too.

I must say I’ve lost any faith in this. When they finally built their own motor instead of recycling a Geo Metro 1L, I thought maybe they had a chance. but that was a couple years ago IIRC. and now the only announcements are fines and fundraising.

and the only real reason this nutball device wasn’t built? because there was no safe way to test it in an airborne platform. Something goes wrong with the autonomous flight and even unarmed, even if barely at mach 1, it’s still a neutron shining, uranium spitting death missile. You’re not gonna tether it like some old…

almost as dumb as stealing a painted DeLorean and listing it on Craigslist in the town you stole it from....

as long as he gets coverage, he gets what he wants. Probably some stock boost out of it all too. Doesn’t get any sillier than Hyperloop.

“bred for success”? like even naming your kid so he matches a popular past president? John F’n Kerry selling his cars now? Or already did to power a fleet of Teslas?

the loudest screaming seems to come from those who treat the military as “babykillers” or whatever Code Pink is calling them today, and shit upon every serviceperson whenever possible. Until theres some sort of drama like this and then they’re all outraged that their pet group can’t join the same people they wouldn’t…

before the ESA decided on one, the USAF was planning on building the X-20 Dyna Soar. which seems to be even more of a dead ringer.

well, at least they didn’t drop 1K on an Elio reservation...

I did it backwards. I bought a cheap Ninja 600 and got it running, got my MC permit and started commuting every day during daylight hours (and its year round riding weather here in the Bay Area!) . Then over a year later (and the permits good for what, 6 months? oops!) I bought a new FJR1300 off the lot. Rode that…

now apparently they’re “cheap” enough so they can get 22 inch rims, video screens in the back seats, and populate larger parts of Oakland and south San Jose.