I saw a guy crab walk down the aisle wiping his but on the carpet as he went. This was on an Air India flight in the 1970's. The stewardesses (which is what they were called in those days) pulled out some sort of carpet steamer and cleaned the rug after him. I was just as amazed that they had a carpet steamer on board…

Oh Rory, didn’t anyone have a conversation with you about fame and memes? I hope you are not inundated with cats from amused fans......

There is actually a very simple explanation. This iteration of the bus is supposed to be autonomous. VW engineers suddenly realized that having nothing to do but watch a slowly undulating hula girl would incentivize men to... um, well anyway it was decided that it might be better for them to contemplate God in a more…

I have no problem with this, so long as the market wants it and not because some idiot in Washington does (and spends our money subsidizing it).

I propose a new system of ‘levels’ for autonomous vehicles. Instead of assigning the vehicles responsibilities, let’s categorize the humans. It goes something like this:

Sorry, but I disagree. When you are a custodian of an antique / classic car you have responsibilities, and those include keeping it as it should be. Note I did not say ‘old’ - if you want to modify an old car that’s fine, but don’t pretend that in modifying it you are not degrading it’s value or significance. If the…

“As a gift for your brilliant songwriting, I grant you the Princess Diana version of Reginald Kenneth Dwight and Bernie Taupin’s masterpiece”

Besides, I thought it was pronounced “Ver-an-dah”.

Well la-di-dah. I’m sitting on my porsha playing my grand piano.

You want him to buy a Horch?

Not my fault - 5 Manual transmission cars in my driveway. 1 automatic (my wife’s SUV).

There will be a period (year or decades) when mega cities will be problematic. So long as we stick to provan doctrine we should be ok. I’m glad the narrator gave refernce to Sun Tsu as his advice is likely correct. The question the narrator should be asking is ‘Will politicians resist the desire to inject the military…

I had nightmares last night after I got my first inklings of this. Confirmed it this morning. Well, I guess I just saved $30k and will have to buy the Chevy SS instead. Love the ATS-V too and will cross-shop that as well.

Just announced at the Giulia US press launch / drive - THERE WILL BE NO MANUAL OFFERED.

Dude, monopolies are not competitive marketplace commodities. Government allows for such things out of necessity, which is why they fall into the ‘utilities’ category. Using them as examples of ‘subsidies’ just shows you don’t understand economics. Which is fine, most people don’t/ But you should really reconsider…

“Here Is The SEMA-fied Tesla Model X That America Deserves”

It has always been true that one of the easiest ways to ‘make money’ is to get a government contract. That’s been true throughout history and across continents. But in the US, prior to the great centralization of power and vast expansion in government spending just prior to and after WWII, most companies made their…

“virtually every single industry in this country has been profitable on the backs of implicit or explicit tax subsidies and/or govt research funneled into the private sector”.

Only since the 1940's. And it has gotten dramatically more so since 2000.

Ford Trucks ‘74 to ‘82, Ford International ‘82 to ‘86. Chrysler ‘86 where he immediately helped start the Viper program. I think Lutz gets a major pass on the malaise era stuff, and only those with an axe to grind would try to associate him with it.

Thank you! I was going to post roughly the same thing, but you not only beat me to it, but provided more examples than I would have.