Where is my luggage?

YMMV, but when I have the BMW or Saab in sport mode I’m much more likely to rip around at high speeds. In “eco” with the rev counter constantly below 2K rpm I’m generally going to be a more relaxed driver. I do miss the engine braking, though.

The main advantage of Harvard and the like is having class mate’s whose dads can get you an internship at a Fortune 500 company.

Aero is a consideration, but it isn’t the only consideration.

1st Gear: I can’t help but feel like there’s a lot of “Emperor’s New Clothes” effect with Tesla. Their quality control is objectively worse than all of their major competitors, but here they are eating up the market. Shit’s weird.

I’d be keeping some emergency gear in the car to handle getting stuck for long durations.

Its what you call a “win-win”. I think everyone recognizes the dual motivations.. Lets not forget the tax incentive as well. They could do 2-3 a year and come out ahead.

Let’s not kid ourselves that this isn’t (at least in large part) an opportunity for good PR for Frank Kent MC.
 
Still, motives aside, good on them for stepping in to help out.

There’s a difference between knowing and caring. 

When the answer isn’t Miata, it’s GTI. VW’s DSG is quite good.

I couldn’t agree more that Debra Messing should’ve played Desi Arnaz.

The term “master” does not imply “slave”, and is not exclusively masculine, nor is this usage of the term associated with slavery or masculinity. This is merely the latest instance of doing violence against the English language to guard against an imagined offense, based on false etymology.

If you think F1 is no longer a sport because of questionable officiating decisions, I'm afraid you don't watch many sports.

If this song broke Android Auto, I’d had to think of what my music choices would do it it. Likely burn it to the ground. This is just a single example of my lack of taste in music. I have others. Mojo Nixon and the ToadLiquors, Spike Jones, Honeywagon, Steve and the Seagulls, Hayseed Dixie.....

I had a dealer try to upsell me. With a straight face, I responded that I preferred a 78% blend. He told me they couldn’t do that.

You can get mega money ($$) for your used car only because it’s going to cost you super-mega-money ($$$$) for the new car you’re eyeballing.

Sure, you can go to a dealer and order a car from the factory. If you do be sure you have a signed sales contract in hand stipulating the final price and be prepared to wait months and months for it. Because, you know, chip shortage.

Whoever it is I hope they’ve got up to date tetanus shots.

Oh, man, I can picture it now. T-tops out, Barenaked Ladies in the cassette deck, JNCO jeans and a Tweety Bird sweater. I could live out my 90s dreams!

The worst thing in the world is having someone prepare classic dishes in “unexpected” ways or introduces brand new dishes for the first time on Thanksgiving. Do you have a good dish that is time tested and delicious? Bring it in. But don’t launch some damn oyster stuffing you read about in the NYT cooking section and…