I always figured these were just the equivalent of truck nuts for semi drivers. Now I know that...well, they’re only 95% equivalent to truck nuts.

But...but...but.... Jorts! New Balance! Gold Chains!

/jalopnik readers

I know there’s going to be 1 dealer marking these up to $300K

Hi Abe, Thank you again for your kind words and support. I couldn’t agree more about the value of respectful and constructive dialogue. I am also looking forward to Jalopnik fostering positive and constructive interactions. I really do love this site.

Thank you for the support Abe and better explaining my question and why I asked it, that is spot on. It sincerely was not my intention to upset Bradley and I tried my best to pose it as a question, even having the word “Question” being the first thing as well as no personal comments towards the writer.

I disconnected the LTE and GPS antennas within the first year of buying my jeep.   My phone handles most functions.  There is genuinely no reason for a car company to have any idea where i am at any given time.  I dont want to be included in any data sets....paraphrasing Magneto, No good comes from putting anyone on a…

Pfft. Try raising a 10-year old.

Here’s a fucking clue for the automakers: When your markets are in the midst of a recession (or on the tipping point), raising prices, adding markups, and just being assholes isn’t the way to LONG-TERM profitability. Sure, you’ll make your quarterly bonuses, but you’re screwing yourselves in the long term.

Good point about correlation factors. The nature of the brand (being all EVs) will tend to concentrate the cars to certain states and driving locations. Without controlling for those factors, it's anyone's guess why the numbers. It also matters if the fatalities are talking about in-vehicle or to others.

I’m not defending TESLA but, There’s definitely a lot more to this. The folks killing people in Buicks are probably geriatric so could be the demographic driver that’s the issue not the car itself. I see no reason why a Buick would we any different than an equivalent Platform GMC or Chevrolet. EV’s in general are more…

That’s OK. He’s pretty confident that his followers don’t know anything about how tariffs work either. Hopefully neither of them get the opportunity to find out up close and personal.

And 50% of the current Presidential candidates as well. Sigh. Thankfully, I have not read at a sixth grade level since, er, the second grade... I’m no math genius, but I did manage a highest honors accounting degree, so there is that at least.

It costs a lot of money to be poor.

The people who get into these megabad car loans are typically pretty desperate. They need transportation to get to work and for whatever reason don’t have access to better forms of transit. They also don’t have the mechanical skills/knowledge necessary to identify a good cheap cash car.

Are you suggesting there should be LESS safety regulation for cars because motorcycles, cyclists, and pedestrians exist?

I finally saw one new Z out on the road… and it had dealer tags on it because someone was taking it for a test drive. The only other ones I’ve seen in person have been parked in dealer showrooms. I don’t think it’s selling very well at all. 

Biscuit over black any day. God I hate the depressing all-black interiors that are everywhere these days.

wow, thats a highly unusual take, but you do you

The grille actually looks pretty good on these.