there was never a market for Chinese cars in the US. our market has been over saturated for years and its just now finally winding down with companies like Ford & GM discontinuing alot of their lineup.

Question is do you like Pickup trucks, not the people that are driving them.

Sounds like something an Oakland County resident would say ;)

Don’t worry there was nothing realistic about their comment.

I think the truth is somewhere int the middle. OEM’s will tighten their belt to get through this, but I supply to their tiers - and let me tell you every single one of them is but a hair’s breath from insolvency by being squeezed from both sides. OEM’s will remain, but a lot of people will lose on these businesses as…

Fear-mongering is bad, but so is burying your head in the sand. We lost something like 200k small businesses in the last recession and we’ve already lost more than 100k so far due to the pandemic.

Look I have been cooped up in my house with a 50lb sack of rice and a fort made out of #10s of beans.

Fuck a rattle.

I heard a funny story about a guy everyone kinda hated at work. So they'd slide quarters down beside the window trim moulding into the door cavity in his car. Just to make it rattle. Lol. Kinda hilarious. 

The State of Michigan is simply trying to improve your fuel mileage and driving dynamics by adding lightness to your cars. It’s also why they try to turn them into rust ASAP.

This guy knows.

Erik should be writing for Readers Digest.

I’m not sure that his motivations extend beyond being contrary for the sake of drama queening... let’s him be obnoxious without examing his own feelings or having any introspection. A contrary-reaction-bot that likes to observe drama.

The Fit/Jazz is such a remarkable piece of shit. I don’t understand how anyone could buy that car when there are so many more compelling options.

Hey, you can’t be sure where that plate frame was built.

You should have very politely explained that to him.

You should have.  100% should have.  

No but only to the point it actually increases. 

Thank god you have an accountant.  Specific rules apply for some of this. And when you do it also needs to be counted as pay.

Well I think a lot of companies will see it that way. Most never reimbursed commuting expenses, so it is easy enough for them to point to that and say “we’re both saving money so whatever”.