The last year or so has shown that…for some reason…Kia is now a “desirable” brand for some people.  Between the markups here and the ridiculousness that is the Telluride, I think I’m in an alternate dimension. 

Along with this - what annoys me is how many “dealer installed options” are stuck on without the customer getting a say. Oh, you can’t do anything about the $50 license plate frame or $300 all-weather floor mats because it’s on the Window Sticker? Eff off. 

Destination is right there on the window sticker. Most people just don’t look / care / feel like they can do anything about it. A majority of folks shop based on monthly payment. 

Most people only fully insure the car if they plan on driving it.  So drop a car down to minimum coverage and mark it “stored”, update your insurance before you drive it to normal coverage, then drop it down again when it goes back into storage. Annoying, but can save you a ton. Although yeah, it’s still not cheap. 

The used market right now is so wild that people are making money off of buying a new Subaru, Wrangler, Telluride, or Taco, driving for a few years, and selling back to the dealership. If you’re lucky enough to snag a Telluride for MSRP, it actually appreciates as you drive home. It’s nonsense. 

It’s entirely possible that he didn’t even know he was turning over a railroad crossing, or didn’t realize it was unprotected with no lights or guards. Train was probably going 50mph or so and driver would have been much slower on that dirt road, so it would have come up on him fast. If he was looking at directions or…

I think, perhaps, the poster didn’t realize that USB ports “contain” a PCB and a corresponding microchip. Most non-computer people think that a USB is just about as complicated as a wall electrical socket. 

When I was in college, they’d give you a free Turkey or lasagna with only $100 in spending. Between me, my gf, and three other roommates plus our parents I think we had free food for like six months. Got real tired of eating frozen lasagna though.

The real kick in the ass is that the X5M is the enthusiast’s wet dream if you must drive a SUV and is a downright “bargain” in its space, when compared to, say, a RRS. Someone just pissed in Erik’s cornflakes today. 

I’m curious, why do you think that? I’m getting Bronco Sport vibes from the front end, and the rear just looks like every Nissan SUV from the 90s.  Side profile is SG Subaru Forester. I’d say the design language on this was ahead of its time.

This is fun! The gray Mercedes ML(? Might be a GLS) SUV in the first pic, and whatever that blue hearse-looking one is in the second photo. 

Well. Different strokes etc. Under the skirt they’re the same 😆

Does the RRS / SVR of that generation share the 5.0l AJ-V8 that was in the Disco 4? I love that engine even if it’s finicky. 

Came here to post a X5M, but yeah basically the same deal. They’re easy to work on yourself (relatively) and BMW has a massive user support network. 

In general all of the luxury badges now are meh, with BMW being the least meh. Mercedes? Nice interior but boring engagement. Lexus? Outdated interior with even more boring engagement. Audi? The worst perceived reliability and too overwhelming for older buyers. BMW hits the mark of “good enough” for all boxes.

But the people that had careful exit strategies and knew where the tigers liked to hang out generally lived even longer. 

I mean, perhaps. But I work for the government so calling our executives (not the elected officials, though there’s some truth there too) dumb and shortsighted isn’t too off the mark.

This is the greatest…let’s say demotivator…in my life. When I was young and naive, I believed that most of the senior leaders at my job were hard working, knowledgeable (not smart necessarily, but knew their role and how to accomplish their job), experienced, and able to accomplish their goals. That the agency’s…

“City” doesn’t necessarily mean NYC or Boston. If you live in an apartment in Phoenix or Las Vegas or LA or Houston or….your experience varies.

So let’s think about this from a R&D and future use kinda thing. And it’s amazing that it hasn’t been thought of before.