Steve Buscemi auditioned for the role of Rudy in Con Air II, but was rejected for being too handsome.

Someone send this to Eric Schmidt, stat.

So if one K&N gets me 4 more HP, I could stack up 10 and get 40 more HP? 

More importantly, it tells the insurance company that you didn’t just wander off, so your next-of-kin get death benefits. Similarly, when the roof falls on you, the hard hat preserves enough of your face that your next-of-kin can identify the body.

Evidently you never surveyed in swamps and clay pits, where you can stumble into deep sucky mud and if you’re lucky, you can make it out and walk home barefoot, because your boots have been sucked off your feet!

The Jaguar Activity key solution is neat, with the wristband that locks/unlocks the car.

I hear you there.

Or be allowed to buy straight from the manufacturer. No having to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to get a “good deal”

Oh my goodness, yes! It’s a shame your comment is buried in a reply thread about cats because it is so crucial to the topic of discussion!

I think it’s been scientifically established that the only thing keeping cats from murdering their owners is relative size.  They’re basically mini tigers.

How many people are like that because they hate the dealership experience that much?

Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.

And without the creepy cultists that Tesla attracts.

Hence why Tesla owners prefer their buying experience so much. It’s all done in about a half an hour without any of the B.S.

I think places like Carmax are doing pretty good because they have the sweet spot figured out. Where I live, there are two types of dealerships. New car dealerships that look like 25th century pleasure palaces and Used car dealerships that are a gravel lot and a broken trailer with a mis-matched door.  The only way to…

The only thing Covid has been good for. I bought my truck in April. Between a few calls and emails, everything was negotiated beforehand. They delivered the truck to my house (3 hours away, no less), signed the papers on the tailgate, and drove my trade-in back with them. Easiest car buying experience ever, and only…

I’m listening to talk radio in the morning and passively listen to the traffic report, there’s a car on fire almost every day.

I want my dealership experience to be like going to Walmart. Okay, a more upscale Walmart; one where I am given a nice greeting and a free coffee or herbal tea while I browse. Then I make my order, and the checkout person just puts it through the register. No pressure, no sudden last minute upsales, none of the…

Two years ago we bought a car at a dealership that emphasizes “1 salesperson, 1 price, 1 hour”. It took 2.5 hours after deciding to make the purchase.

1st Gear - it’s a bit like getting to Capone for tax evasion, but if the showrooms are the thing that kills the dealership system, good on that. The system of commerce has moved on from the dealership model so long ago, and only reason they’ve stayed more or less the same is because they have so much political sway.…