Wow, they pay you $70k to take this car?  I’m in!

There have been some weight reductions, but not nearly as much engineering and R&D is put into this vs. getting more horsepower.  Your issue seems to be the complaint that they don’t do ENOUGH testing, so wouldn’t more invested into R&D on weight reduction at least help to address this?

I agree with you, but there’s no real focus on weight reduction. We’re not building carbon fiber frames, finding a block that weighs less, or even replacing glass with something lighter.  Instead, it’s “Make MOAR HP!”

I think emphasizing weight would be good.  It would also encourage more R&D on weight reduction and hopefully some competition, rather than the horsepower wars we have now.

BMW says maximum power output is 600 ponies, top speed is 186 mph, and 62 mph comes in only three seconds. Once at 62 mph, you’ll run out juice in roughly a single hour (in other words, the range is 62 miles).

This absolutely makes up for your misreading earlier.  I love this idea.

Fuck no.

curious what these objectively horrible midwestern cities are...

Name checks out.

Maybe for 15,900 yen.

High school caused irreparable damage to my self-esteem and I learned absolutely nothing.  I would have been better off taking online high school in 8th grade and just applying to college.

That’s a counselor, not a guidance counselor.  Those two jobs are different.

I responded to one with”I don’t friend Republicans, sorry.” She replied, “But I’ve always been a Republican!”  I said, “Yeah, and we’re not friends.

Memory is weird, it’s like your mind playing the telephone game with itself, only it doesn’t feel like it.  It feels like a video/audio recording.

Planes don’t make straight shots. The rest of this is messed up, but Iowa is a reasonable landing place for her narrative.

So you get that you are wrong and are avoiding.  Got it.

Again, your ORIGINAL POST: Unless you have a seperate example involving the US using contractors to destabilize Mexico/Canada for personal gain.

Where are you coming up with this goalpost? It has nothing to do with the story, and it wasn’t your original claim.

AMC Eagle Woody:

I’m the only one that enjoys Grape Nuts, I think.  Also, no sugar smacks or honey grahams?