Different value systems allow for different weighting of criteria for different people. For many, Plano is a fine choice. For others, the idea of living in a extremely homogeneous community of tract house McMansions surrounded on all sides by monoculture consumerism, abysmal weather, Plano politics, an hour's drive to…

Your argument sounded reasonable until the end when your inner douche came out.

I hope I never reach a point in life where I would completely uproot myself/family just to save a few bucks on taxes, or to buy a house on the cheap in some godforsaken wasteland. Life is way too short for that.

I sure hope they don't, or that they're better at math than average, because Texas is a *TERRIBLE* choice for the vast majority of people currently employed by Toyota:

sure.

No, I'm saying that if you live in Huntington Beach and you read this story while watching your kids surf in 80 degree weather and thought about uprooting them and your family to live in Dallas, you're going to laugh and say "f*ck that!"

Loss of institutional knowledge. It takes a certain amount of time for people to get up to speed in a new organization, and if you have to do it for a very large number of positions all at once, it can be very disruptive.

Texas is also a great place to locate your factory. If it blows up and kills people you won't get in trouble.

who wouldn't want to go from manhattan beach to plano?

if Silicon Valley was left only to those who write the code, they'd all still be in various garages. Steve Jobs was just as responsible for Apple's early success as The Woz.

My girlfriend has a PT Cruiser and it is a massive piece of shit. You can't deny it. It's even shaped like a piece of shit and has tons of interior space to maximize the amount of shit it can hold. It's the perfect car for shit.

In the auto industry, marketing and finances are as important as engineering. If you can't read the market, if you don't control costs, if you offer shitty products (pre-bailout GM) or only offer cars that nobody wants (Saab), then you'll go belly up.

5.) Subaru Forester

Of the two 919s, it was Webber's that made it home behind the safety car while the sister car had to retire after 85 minutes because of a technical problem. Having said that, Audi was nowhere to be seen as both the overall victory and second place went to Toyota, with the Lola B12/60 - Toyota at fourth place and the…

I like how Toyota finished first and second, but you seem to think the big news is Porsche finishing third.

Yes, the first ones were interesting but I quickly became annoyed with the tone.

MINI is now a brand; MINI is not only the MINI Cooper.

the new Mini Cooper is still the smaller and Lighter car than the Golf. If Mini wants to stay alive to provide fun, small cars they need the Countryman and Paceman. Which are not big cars compared to others in the segment.

if you want cars that will kill you in an accident be my guest. This is still a small car in modern day standards. Mini wouldn't be alive today if they didn't have a diverse lineup. You guys are just being obtuse.

you guys do realize this is barely bigger than a 5 door GTI? It's not big by any means.