Let’s play bingo: Southlake/Park Cities/Trophy Club/Preston Hollow. Am I right?

I would expect that...are they not?

So expert opinion, Tom: big drop in AR Quad values in first few years when they come off lease, but do you think they’ll then hold their value after the initial depreciation hit, given the likely demand for used models?

I’d add the TG web videos to that one too. The one CH just did on the Bugatti Chiron and that historic replica...delish.

Yes. Basically with that amount of reduction, it would take an inconceivably long amount of time to even start to take up the minute spaces between the meshing teeth (basically “play” in the system), not to mention to have any kind of movement in that final gear. The description on YT says it would take over two…

I vote this for COTD because it’s so damn informative.

If you’re in TX and you’re familiar at all with the Sewell dealerships, that’s pretty much their whole business prop. We’re looking at a few different mid-luxury cars for my wife and the experience was very similar between the Sewell dealerships and Tesla.

Auto shows are equivalent to other trade shows in oligopolistic industries: look no further than E3. Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, and the major publishers are all moving away from E3 towards launch events of their own. In an oligopoly there are no real benefits to industry-wide shows when you have the market share to…

Perhaps that’s more because of Tesla than because they aren’t a “dealer,” though. Retail associates at stores that only sell their own brand can be just as pushy.

“Well shit, if I’m buying it, it must be great, therefore I should buy it!” Also in the news: tautologies are tautological.

“You mean I CAN’T finance this over 84 months? Dude, I promise you, I’m good for it, bro.”

*slow clap*

DIBS, I call dibs on this coupon, Internet, quick get the scissors!

Ahh that stacking picture hits so many buttons for me!

“It’s like a long, threaded...stick. Bolts, is the technical term.”

So Bubble and Box I get because, as you said, it makes sense when you see them and they’re plainly descriptive...but then why “Donk?” That’s not descriptive at all.

Needs portal axles.

Some additional graphs that might be insightful:

It’s like if “donk that mother out” was a factory option.

This was exceptionally well-written, Andrew, one of the best articles I’ve seen on Jalopnik and the best I’ve read from you. Well done. That helicopter skid metaphor was brilliant!