Well yeah, we call that “Being an American.”

Not supporting organized labor is what’s killing the things that you want the most. Things like a decent wage, healthcare, and pensions. Shit that my dad had and retired with and asks me why I don’t just get a job like he had. I’m almost 50 and have been fucked over decade after decade as the right continues to…

I agree that DIY skills will take care of most of life’s problems, and we can apply that to really anything, cars, homes, boats, small-motor yard equipment.

Shh....Raph is virtue signaling....he doesn’t like to be disturbed when trying to push a flawed (factually untrue?) narrative....

More importantly, can somebody please explain to me how to create a SPAC to fleece investors and make a fuck-ton of money quickly? My wife’s Jeep needs new tires.

Neutral: Mustangs in general, non-GT versions in specific.

I’m more worried about the fact the government that has had giant infrastructure bills every year for decades that shutdown 3/4 miles of a road in my area in 2015 to repave it and hasn’t finished yet.  If those guys are in charge of making chips, it will be 3022 before we have any available.

Neutral: Trucks. I didn’t understand why anyone would want to drive a truck until I drove a truck. Now I own a truck. I have other cars too, but having a truck is nice. 

I think I’m an outlier, I’ve always loved cars but now I almost never drive. I’ve tried to arrange all my trips to be local / bikeable / scooterable. The idea of buying a car just seems so much of a PITA (and a money sink). I’m actually kinda bummed, but cars are so expensive to maintain and upkeep, I’d love to just…

All of that just to get to the last paragraph where Shilling can finally say what he wants to. As if increasing taxes will influence any of the numerous other factors that have caused the recent spike in used and new car prices...what an absolute moron.

Anyone who thinks a “fucking Kia” is cheap crap in the year 2021 doesn’t know anything about cars, or Kia.

Or simply someone whose kid responsibilities mean that the third row is specifically useful (at least for a few years) and that they can’t swing the extra ten grand for the bigger models.

Having done the BMW factory tour, watching cars being built is fascinating. I’d take a tour of Tesla’s famous tent given the opportunity, or the new German WunderFactory. Why not?

Says who? I’ve seen that written many places on the internet without any supporting evidence whatsoever. I can only write with the knowledge of my anecdotal experience being our house and the dozens of other couples we know who all have kids, and it isn’t the case in my experience.

Tbf the marketing person was most likely ‘overprogrammed’ and not being paid six figures. The marketing industry is trash.

Women seeking family adventures. Everyone can go home now, folks. We have reached peak-marketing-language. It’s the demographic we don’t want to admit exists, but we know is definitely out there: It’s my wife and son. Just say it, Ford. Don’t be cowards. You know exactly who the hell you’re talking about. People in…

That press release from Ford is poorly written, which unfortunately leaves the door wide open for Shilling’s brain dead commentary such as, “...the sad state of fathers in America, in that moms still do almost all the heavy lifting.” He is seriously half a meatball.

I wonder if there were actually any women there.

“women seeking family adventures to balance the stress of their overprogrammed lives”

If you want to tank something, you dump a ton of resources into finding a fix, commit to fixing, add an extended warranty, and add advanced diagnostics software?