let’s never forget the high point of NFT culture:

Meh. Priuses are absolutely fine.

They look SO COOL. But add 500 pounds to a big car that’s only got 180 hp and bad things happen

Shine on, you crazy Australian bastards, Shine on.

Which is the case with literally any vehicle, with any transmission. Which is why maintenance is important.

If the CEO of Ford resigned in disgrace tomorrow, the company would just keep going for the 6 months to a year that it would take to find a replacement. They would be, if not perfectly fine, at least in decent shape for that period of time. I think CEOs are less critical than they think they are.

I think about all the anti-union propaganda I’ve heard over the years, all of the “wouldn’t you rather have your healthcare decided by your boss than by the government” arguments, the “some people want shitty healthcare” arguments, all of the “rich people are the only ones who should decide, and you too can be a rich…

If there’s no one to cook the food, or write the stories, or build the car, it kinda makes it hard to make a profit.

Remember: no one can possibly be better at negotiations for your raise than you, the individual employee- YOU are the master negotiator before whom all must bow, and whom the CEO fears most!

I drive an outback, so whatever it has. Also, that particular CVT in the video is a VAG product, so it’s already more complicated and fussy than it needs to be by half.

I feel like you could take apart anything designed by VAG to use as an example of why it’s bad and hard to work on.

Here’s why glove boxes are bad- disassembles VAG-designed glovebox
Here’s why you shouldn’t use seats- takes apart a VAG seat

My 2017 outback has 105,000 miles, no transmission service, has been perfect.

I honestly do not understand what y’all are on about here. I came to own a CVT after a lifetime of manuals and it’s been absolutely fine. It does everything I want it to do and I get decent gas mileage. It does what it’s supposed to do.

Nope. Counterpoint: the CVT in any subaru is just fine. Because it’s a car that can handle basic gravel roads and shit weather, not a dedicated 4wheeler.

If you’ve ever watched videos of these guys, you’d get the feeling that they WANT to be shot- like, they WANT to provoke a cop so bad that he hauls off and punches the shit out of them. What we have here is a classic example of fuck around and find out.

Why is a trip with a kiddo to the beach less essential than you going to the beach? Since when did air travel become “essential travel only?”

First off, if this prevents parents from getting the evil eye from entitled assholes, I’m all for it.

That said, I feel like people forget how much flying sucks and then blame all of that suck on whatever poor kid happens to be stuck on the flight with them.

From what I’ve seen of videos of interactions between “Sovereign Citizens” and cops, the citizens are a special kind of asshole for whom it would take the patience of a saint NOT to at least just punch in the face on general principles. They’re just the worst.

Crossovers are tall hatchbacks. They are economy cars designed to feel premium. They’re popular because sedans are basically a dumb design that doesn’t work with anyone’s life anymore. No one wants a trunk. They want something they can haul a dishwasher in.

I mean, with a top speed of 15 mph, it’s only going to be able to be used on back streets. Because it’s a scooter, it’s not going to be usable on MUTs.