Opening the sunroof/convertible top is free.

China was a war torn colonial playground just 100 years ago. A big mistake we as Americans make is judging other parts of the world by our current conditions.

there’s a whole lot of new factory hardware that needs to be built and installed- with ICE, they’ve been able to just update the machinery they have for decades,

Not sedans, but Toyota runs 10 year models on the Tacoma and a whopping 16 years on the Tundra.

Space weed sounds like the final frontier that Picard was always out there looking for on Enterprise.

You, fine sir, are quite the wordsmith.  Bravo and hip, hip, hurrah to you and your magnificent lexicon!

Depends upon of what the definition of “is”... is?

I remember this snow storm, it’s still one of the worse Seattle has had. Issue with PNW winters that most don’t realize is that the snow turns to ice almost immediately, combined with hills everywhere, so driving anywhere is damn near impossible.

In minneapolis when it really dumps you absolutely cannot rely on the busses as most of them get stuck or run super late and get so packed full of people that they’ll cruise right past your stop without stopping once they actually do come past.

I’m almost always able to find something that I like about any car, even the ones that people hate. :) And while this Prius isn’t my jam of horribly complex German crapbox, it’s hard to ignore its merits. There’s an allure to a car that will always work and does the job of a daily reasonably well.

You can still get ‘em! They like to hide those little condensed juice cans down by the off-brand ice cream for some reason, but you definitely don’t see a whole wall of them like in the good old days.

Fumoto Valve and saying “here kitty kitty”

Boooo. Downvote!

God this spendthrift Eeyore bullshit is tiring.

Ford Expedition, because everytime I see one on the highway, it is usually passing me at 90-100 mph

I’d say my experience with 40V equipment has been similar to yours, but when I upgraded to 80V Snapper (Greenworks, Kobalt) it was a game changer. The mower, chainsaw, and trimmer all work far better than their gas counterparts did, plus no spillage in storage or hearing protection needed in use. Not even mentioning…

I’m going to say none of them.

Full-size trucks is the correct answer. Sold in vast quantities on very long leases/finance deals to people who can’t afford to own, maintain, and fuel them. Today’s soccer mom minivan is the full-size pickup truck.

Fuck off. I don’t owe anyone anything.