Yeah, a salesperson tried to “demonstrate” me features of a manual GTI prior to me test driving it. He sat on the driver’s seat and tried to pull out of the parking spot. He stalled, twice. I just told him to please switch seats. Still have the car 5 years later.

I remember roommate arguments because we didn’t want to return the disc until everyone finished that season of the show so we could go on to the next season, but not everyone could watch it at the same time so it could take weeks per disc, stretching a full season into months.

No the DVD by mail service is just its own thing. It's the only way to watch a decent movie via netflix.

I still do that. Some of their movies aren’t streaming.

No, because Musk is much more Dr. Evil than he is Blofield. Hairless cat and all. He is *ridiculous*.

Blofeld had a fluffy cat! The hairless cat was a joke in Austin Powers because Blofeld had a fluffy cat! Mr. Bigglesworth was hairless by accident! The entire point was that a supervillain IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A FLUFFY CAT!

I also enjoy how the person doing the horse beating always acts like they’re divulging some huge insider car knowledge.

I’m amused you think people are smart enough to avoid loans with terms like that. 

Nice

Under the back seat of the Contour I had in college I found enormous amounts of very long fake fingernails; behind the glove box a set of post-op instructions for breast enlargement surgery... They must have known each other

Everyone always says this.

Perfect example. Make the car look as cool as you want in the commercial, its still a goddam Chrysler 200.

Translation: “We see those fat markups dealers are making on our stuff, and we want to be the ones gouging the customers”

Was looking in my father’s BMW once and found this weird stick-thingy on the side of the steering column. Made a clicking sound when you pushed it up or down. No idea if it had any use.

What is the point of built-in nav capability when both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are available?

You know what Ford could be spending that money on? Product re-investment. Tesla outspends everyone in dollars per vehicle going to R&D by a about 3:1 compared to competitors. Instead of worrying about the “experience” post warranty, how about trying to make better cars that don’t look and feel 100 years old post…

I bought a Volvo parts car that had hundreds of 9mm luger rounds in the spare tire well- and a partial Canadian diplomatic passport

It is a Jeep product. Of course parts are readily available.

As a Ford owner, I already know the “post warranty experience” is going to be stuff like oil change and tire discounts they provide in the points-based system in their app. Only valid through dealer service departments of course.