In some cases, cheap-ish tires don’t necessarily indicate lack of maintenance as much as end of life expectancy. For example, I put Laufenn tires (Hankook’s cheaper line) on my 140k mile BMW because I don’t drive that much and doubt that it’ll make it to the tires’ end of life.  Doesn’t mean I cheap out on normal…

Going back to basically the beginning of in-car DVD systems, they were easy to “defeat” either through coding or sometimes a physical manipulation of a shift interlock. I’d be surprised if MB’s “glitch” wasn’t just “oops we forgot to toggle on this setting by default”. Allowing DVD-in-motion was one of the first…

One time in college I helped set up the gym for Dashboard Confessional and at the time I thought that was the most impressive logistical thing I’d ever conceptualized 😆

Pre-pandemmy a coworker in the office was a lady who lived far out on Long Island and daily commuted to Allentown PA. She was nuts but loved her job.

Likely he “has” to have a SUV because of the 6000 GVWR rule for businesses.

While you joke…did ya know that the postal service doesn’t require vowels in street addresses? Now you do.

I do only because it’s the location of the closest Total Wine to Philly.

It’s….ridiculous in a fun way. Imagine late 90s action movie. There’s some clever jokes, but mainly it’s just Jackie Chan style fight sequences for the sake of being awesome. Which it is. 

At this point they may just own the port, too.

Ads? Probably not. Friends at restaurants? Jokes on you, I don’t have friends. Tiktok vids of delicious food? Makes me think about it but meh.

Okay, but how much would it have been to drop Comp & Collision on the older car? If it’s the difference between $300 and $700 (also wow that’s cheap), that’s still a huge jump for someone on a fixed income.

Insurance for liability and first party medical doesn’t vary much, but I’d be shocked if older folks are paying (or paying much for) comp and collision coverage on a 16 year old+ car. Those coverages are at least half of my car insurance cost. 

This. Also, I’ve never been on a road trip (especially through parts unknown) and thought to myself: “You know what I absolutely need right now? New brake fluid.”

Totally. On the other hand I’ve been trying to find a Touring XT and they basically don’t exist in inventory. 

Don’t get disappointed because someone tells you whatever you drive / like / are into is dumb or wrong. The automotive community likes to gatekeep and look down on literally everything. If you like your car and it brings you enjoyment, it’s okay to be excited by it. 

On top of low supply, the cars that dealers are getting tend to all be the same trim line. You can get any Outback you want right now as long as you want a Wilderness. 

I’m not necessarily defending Tesla here, but the quality control and fit & finish of just about every auto has gone into the toilet for this year. Just like new home builds. Just like most consumer electronics. Just like most restaurant quality control. Just like….

I can only speak for the half-dozen or so states I’ve lived and worked in, but for most of them anything over 20 or 25 years is exempt from everything.

Soft is good, but I prefer something a bit slimmer. Some of us can’t handle really thick ones ;)

That’s cool, I’ll make sure to research for my next purchase. Thanks!