I understand they’re annoying but most of these make sense. It’s a la Carte flying. If you don’t need a carryon bag, don’t pay for one. If you don’t need a checked bag, don’t pay for one. I have a lot of consultant friends who leave suitcases in San Francisco over the weekend while they fly back to Chicago empty…

Ryanair charges a few euros if you pay with a credit or debit card... and you can only buy the tickets online with a credit or debit card...

Yeah the Tesla only costs almost 3x more at the minimum. No biggie. The Prius shape is called a Kammback and is designed for maximum efficiency. That’s why the Insight is a blatant ripoff and the new Volt is pretty close. And looks are objective. I know people who actually like the look of it. It’s certainly better…

I had one that turned on when it detected movement and turned on as a towing company was towing my broken down BMW to a garage. The front was all screwed up where the driver took it over a steep ledge where concrete ended in gravel. The driver denied that was possible because it was on a flatbed and he entered the lot…

And yet the people who buy them care more about practicality than looks. Also the Aztek was garbage. Horrible build quality and inefficient. Even if it did have a lot of interior space.

People give the Prius crap, but I think it’s brilliant. The best mpg, loads of interior space, cheap to buy and they’re indestructible. I’m considering a fuel sipping commuter to complement my M5 and TDIs never were a consideration because of the garbage reliability. You made a fine choice.

JFK to MNE? Does Virgin Atlantic fly inter-city US routes, or just connections from trans-atlantic flights? I absolutely love Virgin America and would take them everywhere if they had more flights out of Chicago. I currently only take them when going to SFO.

I really, really hope this works out. I love the FR-S, despite its power deficit. However, I think they designed it backwards. Toyota designed the chassis and Subaru designed the engine. It should be the other way around.

I think you’ve missed my point. You lock up your luggage with zip ties and then you can’t unlock it later at your hotel because you either

How do you “unlock” a stowed bag when you’ve got to check you pocket knife /anything else sharp inside a stowed bag?

The first ones to call for war and more military spending are the first to deny veterans care for “cost reasons”. It makes me sick. I used to support the GOP, but this anti-intellectualism, war mongering mentality is getting absurd. That’s exactly what Bush did to bring us into the geopolitical clusterfuck we have…

I highly doubt its about self-preservation. People lead mostly mundane, predictable lives. This is a response to something interesting and highly unusual happening in their lives. And the natural inclination is to document it. Whether its an emergency, winning the lottery, an unexpected birth or Beyonce throwing up on…

It looks lovely. The wheels are because concept car. I’m sure they won’t make it into production that large

The fact that you assume “Awful people” refers to a certain race/nationality of people says a lot about the mentality of Houston. Judging by his comment, I think “awful people” referred to bigots, racists and generally rude people; not “the mexicans” or “the blacks”.

I’m moving from Chicago to Dallas for work. HALP!

It’s more about your degree than anything. Sure I would’ve loved to go to an Ivy League and major in Philosophy, but I was being practical. I picked my major and school based on cost, placement rate and graduating salary. I chose to go to a top 10 business school at an in-state university (that charges about $7k a…

The Tahoe Limited. Think of it as a Tahoe SS. Only produced in 2000. Unique body kit, wheels, interior and the police z60 performance pack.

There is one of these with the big 4: Wagon, W8, manual and 4Motion. There’s one in my town on Enkei rally wheels (covered in an awful rhino liner paint) that Jalopnik featured on NPOCP a few years back.

Long before fuel economy was a concern of the common consumer (you could argue it hardly is today) people traded in their cars regularly. It’s a crazy idea, but people like new cars with new comforts and styling and features! If you’re trading in an 8 MPG 93 Suburban for a Prius to save money, you’re a fool. If you’re…

Looks like she accidentally hit Triangle button.