The post was about haggling and you know it. No one, and I mean literally no one, on the fucking planet is saying “I don’t buy anything on sale”. So get that bullshit out of here.

Wow, proving my point once again. You’re blaming GE for a defect from one of their suppliers...

Also, McDonnell Douglas settled a lawsuit brought against them for that failure...so once again, they were not absolved of fault because of supplier issues.

Geezus...you didn’t save $100k by haggling. Looking at ads and picking the cheapest isn’t haggling. Buying during a sale or getting rebates isn’t haggling. Any schmuck walking in off the street gets the same rebates and low advertised pricing.

Try again.

...it is a Hemi. Literally says it everywhere and a simple check confirms that, yep, the standard engine was the Hemi. And exclusive exhaust being expensive? The fuck are you smoking? Exhaust isn’t something that gets replaced often (if ever these days), and if it does, it ain’t that expensive to replace. Its piping. F…

Why wouldn’t you use the power? It does 0-60 in 6.6 seconds. That’s easily usable on every highway onramp in America. Also easily usable passing on every two-lane highway in America.

Bed can easily be used for car parts, soil, rocks, trees, shrubs, furniture...list goes on. Nothing stopping you from putting in a liner.…

Most? Hardly. There’s a fuck ton of pickups on the road (20% of the market), which increases the likelihood of one being an asshole. Most just keep up with traffic like everyone else.

As with out of state plates, and other vehicles people don’t like (Prius, Mustang, BMWs, etc), people will fixate on the bad and ignore…

“a single dude who maybe only ever has one passenger?”

So, like I said...the 86 is “useless as anything more than personal transportation for one.” Glad we agree.

I fell into the “bad reliability is all hype” train for a Northstar V8 powered Eldorado.

Never again. The one I bought had 70,000 miles on it with an excellent maintenance record. Still ended up with a blown head gasket. I smell coolant behind each and every one of those damned things I see on the road.

Cars with…

...you do realize both of those cases prove my point, right? The OEMs took massive financial, regulatory, and reputation hits from those. Why? Because the OEM is responsible for the final product. Ford Exploder was a common nickname of the era and Honda settled a suit that requires them to more stringently monitor…

GM should take the blame, same as EVERY manufacturer who puts out the end product. GM is responsible for their suppliers, for verifying their suppliers design, manufacturing, and QA processes. GM chose to work with LG. GM approved LG’s components for use. 

I work in aerospace. We are responsible for the final assembly.…

...its a full size coupe with a usable back seat and massive trunk...that’s still fun to drive. Its actually useful as a car, unlike the GR86. The ‘86 is nothing more than a toy. And I say that as a Miata owner - I get the appeal of the thing, but fact is, its useless as anything more than personal transportation for…

5.6 0-60 time with 2.4 liters!! Jeezus my ZX14 could do 0-60 in half that time with only 1.4 liters! Hell it costs half as much too! Embarrassing for the GR86...

Its almost like more weight requires more power. Seriously, you’re comparing a tiny tin can 2 seat (no the backseat doesn’t count) sports car to a fullsize…

This new Tesla shop is 20 minutes from Sante Fe and 20 minutes from Los Alamos. As in Los Alamos National Laboratory: “...one of the largest science and technology institutions in the world. It conducts multidisciplinary research in fields such as national security, space exploration, nuclear fusion, renewable energy, …

I interviewed with SpaceX as I was finishing up my degree.

“This job requires 60 hours/week with a bunch of type A personalities, is that going to work for you?”

Legit question they asked.

And money. Don’t forget money. 

Well done.  There really isn’t much to like coming out of GM these days.

...0-60 is about the only thing one can safely do on public roads near the limit. For as much as people like to hype handling you’re a fucking moron if you try to push a car to its handling limits on the street. There’s a certain level of handling competency from the car you can use, and that’s it. That’s all the car…

*my not for sale, nicely restored 68 Olds*

“Would you take $1,000 for it?”

I mean, lets be honest - it doesn’t matter how badass you make something, the laws of physics really don’t give a shit:

Damn, that’s a unicorn right there!