Not sure if this has anything to do with it, but I’ve heard that, because of hurricane damage costs, basically no one wants to sell insurance in Florida. Of course, that’s homeowner’s insurance, but I imagine in many cases it’s the same company. Wouldn’t surprise me if the GOP led government’s response to the…

It may be nothing special, mechanically speaking, but I’ve always liked the look of 50th anniversary Vette. If I were going to buy a C5 that's probably the one I'd get.

Bic edition? Really? That’s so stupid I almost want one.

Because we should fucking say so. That the massive entities with the scaling and ability have the responsibility. God bootlicking is like a mental illness in the States.

I lived in Paris for a year... well, on the outskirts of Paris. The suburbs around the city consist of dense housing (apartment buildings) not single family homes with huge yards and three car garages. Public transport is a cinch... walk a block or two from your apartment bulding, grab the bus to the train, ride the…

Zoning laws are a huge part of the problem.

Pennsylvania. See, PA has a law that forbids retailers and manufacturers from charging for household electronics recycling. So what did Best Buy do? Like any company, it just stopped offering recycling in the Keystone State altogether. Give it up for avoidance: corporate America’s favorite strategy of compliance with…

It’s a little more complicated than that. Sure we could find homes for many of these people in Baltimore, for instance, but people shouldn’t have to move from California to Maryland to find a home.

This is what happens when you couple a lack of affordable housing near urban centers (where the jobs are found) with poor public transportation infrastructure.

$51,995? Wow, that’s exactly what I was expecting!

The New Nissan Versa is an attractive car, and you can get it with a manual transmission (I think you have to to get it for $16,950), but dealers still seem to be trying to put a $250 to $1000 markup on it. I just “built” one on Nissan’s website and noticed that in the “accesories” section they sell 4 USB cables in a…

Yeah but the weight is what causes road damage. So if this really is about road maintenance then that’s what you should go by.

I don’t know about Texas but in Maryland you vist the MVA every two years for an emissions inspection. They plug into your OBD2 port and get the readings that way. I imagine the mileage can be ascertained the same way. No need for GPS tracking.

Bingo. Charge vehicles based on weight and mileage driven. You can draw up the bill every time the driver gets his state inspection or renews his registration.

That’s the right answer, of course...

I don’t get it... once you’re past 6 or 7 gears who not just throw a CVT in there and be done with it?

Yeah, but who do you think is more likely to fall behind on his payments?

“ They are the ones with the Italian supercars, and the best of them throw you the key and say, here, kid, take it for a spin.”

That may be the wise choice, but that’s  no excuse for Chevrolet orphaning a 10 year old vehicle.

Not according to the article I linked: