I’ll take rear drive over rear doors.

As an owner of a 2008 Bullitt, I have to say I like the front end.

Tariffs get all the publicity—maybe because it’s got numbers and stuff—but IP theft is the biggest issue by far. China is, has been and will continue to attempt to steal our prosperity in order to increase theirs. We tolerated it for a while, thinking if China became more prosperous they would become good citizens of…

re: “... The issue is that no one wants to drag out a road trip, taking 20-minute Reader’s Digest shits...”

“... I say we start putting chargers at gas stations...”

Actually, it’s Audi owners:

“... I hope they are ready to be completely retrain (sic) ...”

You’re overlooking the IP theft angle.  I don’t care if Harbor Freight tools cost 10% more because of tariffs; the Chinese are stealing--and hacking--our national treasures.

“Engineering Catastrophes” just did an episode with a piece about the potholes in Portland, OR.  I’m a sports car/couple guy, but if I lived there I’d probably get a CUV.

re: “When you buy a charity car at Barrett-Jackson, you write the check directly to that charity.”

I only use Uber--haven’t tried Lyft yet--when I’m out of town and/or drinking (usually, ‘and’), but all but one of the cars I’ve been in have been later model and clean; one was an old Prius driven by a Somali woman.

re: “This is because he’s all hopped up on cocaine.”

I think the mortgage (Countrywide, etc.), ratings (Moody’s, etc.) and insurance (AIG, etc.) agencies were more responsible for the MBS (mortgage-backed securities) fraud. But, yeah, the SEC should have been on it too.

re: “China will follow the same arc as Japan and Korea have re build quality. Only a matter of time.”

I’d prefer not to buy anything from China; unfortunately, there’s often no option.

“... but NO ONE CARES WHAT THE GRILL ON THEIR TRUCK LOOKS LIKE...”

I think you’re on to something ...

 But but but ... How can a pig BREATHE without nostrils???!!!

Those tailfins add lateral stability at about, oh, 250MPH.

“... it all started innocently dastardly enough with those real people commercials...”