A good friend of mine’s mother had a 2002 Windstar while I was in middle and high school. We’ll call the friend “V”. We actually did call V’s mother “Bob” because someone once said “Mom” with a head cold, and it came out as “Bob”. And the name stuck. Anyway, Bob and her husband—V’s father—bought the 2002 Windstar new…

I’m not sure you even read my post. All that I said was intent and apologies are important, because people weren’t woke in small Indiana cities 35 years ago like they are today.  

I’ve seen you making this same argument in response to several people and I got to call you out on your very narrow definition of racism. You’re either doing it intentionally or you’re mistaken/ignorant. In either case:

His tombstone better say “Installation is the same as disassembly in reverse.” 

Every goddamned day in Atlanta....

EVERYONE around here thinks they are a King/Queen and DEMAND you let them zipper merge (after they’ve driven way past where the merge should be) in a “This lane ends” scenario, or will decide they don’t want to wait at all and just drive down the shoulder.

It’s not one car either....…

Better than standing there with their finger and their thumb in the shape of an ‘L’ on their forehead.

This. I suffered for 18 years with a 2000 Tacoma 4WD SR5 that I loved and was a great truck in all respects except for the seating position. Only had 93,000 miles on it, but towards the end I just could not drive it for more than 30 minutes without my back tightening up, and had to sell it. My new F150 is like driving…

Neutral: Trucks are just a substitute for land yachts. The family sedan of yore used to have a 20+ cuft trunk, seating for 6, and come priced well enough that you didn’t feel bad using and abusing it. Modern sedans just aren’t a good value compared to trucks, especially once you factor in resale value. A full size…

...and the 911, which still has around a 25% take rate in the US.

More than 80% of vehicles NOT sold in the US come with manual transmissions. The rest of the world loves them... and the metric system.

By giving it a manual, it becomes the very sort of car that deserves a manual.  

Does it deserve a manual? Is it a truly proper drivers car that will be enhanced by a better connection between man and machine, or does it only ape the sports cars of years past, trading feel and excitement for ease and safe speed?

A Miata deserves a manual. A GT86 deserves a manual. A 911 deserves a manual. Does this?

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At the end of the day, he was just another person with an opinion. Also someone who formed the modern day middle class.

It will stay Madden, as for a large portion of the fanbase, “Madden” refers to the game, not a person.

Your situation is ideal. There is NO reason we should be giving the government a free loan. That $3k is so much better in your pocket.  Well done (by you and/or your payroll folks).

It’s also remarkable that the game is still called “Madden” a decade after he retired from broadcasting (and has kept a pretty low profile). I’m not sure what name would be more appropriate, but you have to wonder how long they’ll keep that association as younger gamers each year have no idea who John Madden is (and I…

My refund went down this year, significantly. I usually get a ~$3,000 refund, but this year it’s $149. I’m cool with that though, because I got a significant pay bump when our corporate payroll put the new tax changes into effect.

Rudder comes stuck hard to port.

I think the most remarkable thing about Madden is how it still remains popular while being absolutely garbage to play.

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