I work in auto insurance and saw this coming. It’s definitely an unfortunate situation but why would an entity take a risk on insuring a vehicle that has such a disproportionately high chance of being stolen?

No, no they are not tough, they are literally a tin can filled with rust here in Michigan. And as someone who was right behind this accident as it happened what the article doesn’t tell you is that the speeds traffic was traveling both directions were less than 40mph closer to 30mph due to white out conditions.

Sean,

When we bought my wife CPO Accord they put the screws on us to finance finally I said screw it and we did; came back the next dat with a check; the F and I guy got all in our face saying we had to do the financing; it was fun to watch my Lawyer wife educate him on the Laws of California and what the State penalties…

You mean Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Men?

Also came here to say this. BTW, you can just replace the rubber blade on the Volvo wipers, rather than the whole frame. The dealer has official Volvo parts, but aftermarket off Amazon works just as well.

Came here to say this, and they are great... until you need replacements

My 1992 Dodge Caravan, Old XF and F-Type all have the nozzles on the wipers, so this isn’t a new invention. What does appear to be new and quite nice is the amount of nozzles, which should helped with all that baked on goodness.

If you’ve ever lived in a hot desert, you know that going into a cold area feels nice, but as you keep alternating between hot and cold, your body starts rejecting it and the headaches, light-headedness, fatigue, and cramping begin. You need to stick to one or the other. I don’t have A/C in my car either, and it’s…

I spent a summer working in a North Carolina furniture warehouse with no AC, no fans, and very little ventilation. Most of my time was in the back listening to Van Halen and assembling flat-pack office furniture, but would still come home literally soaked with sweat, chattering due to dehydration (we weren’t allowed…

At the very least they could put a few squirrel-cage-type fans along the upper corners of the cargo area and some ventilation louvers along the bottom edges, to maintain constant fresh air flow through the cabin. Fans of that type are highly efficient and wouldn’t draw that much power. Of course, we’re talking about a…

Roof top AC units like they use on RVs. Powered by a hybrid battery. That way they can run even when the engine is off.

FWIW we have a small company that has about a half dozen Step Van trucks (basically identical to a typical UPS truck).

I work with extremely rich boomer car guys every single day, and I firmly believe that a good 50-60% of them would fail to see the issue with this. I know the shop was emailing this guy constantly to try and get payment from him, they probably called him multiple times, but he didn’t recognize the number so he just…

Whenever I think of the Phaeton, I am reminded that the W8 engine made its’ way into the B5 Passat Wagon with a manual transmission. What a unicorn of a car.

The Chuvette may have single-handedly driven people to Japanese imports faster than anything else ever did.

“This is really basic transportation, folks, and little more”

I’d like take a moment to recognize the 99.99999% of American truck drivers who think these freedom convoys are a pile of racist gop bullshit, don’t participate, and have spend all this time ya know...  TRUCKING, moving loads, delivering product that keeps our economy running.  I know it may not be obvious to the…

it’s always so funny to watch when right wing nutjobs are confronted with the fact that the general populace is not on their side

It’s a symbol of national pride for Ukraine. It’s also more than just marginally bigger and more capable than the next closest plane. It’s also able to lift significantly more than anything remotely similar. People love superlatives.