I’m shopping but not purchasing. My target has been a MT hatch. Mazda, Honda, and VW are all showing huge dealer mark ups. I don’t need a new car as I work from home and my 2009 Mazda3 still runs well, but I keep the feelers out just in case I hit a repair bill I’d rather not stomach or have an accident. 

I don’t know about the bay area, but around Boston you’ll be getting a very old and high mileage GTI for anything approaching $20k.

Saw one at my local Mazda dealer. Service guy told me it had about ~100k and has had a “few” engine rebuilds. It was religiously maintained and well run, but still required a ton of expensive repair work. 

Sure, but you likened his request to a carfax report. Twitter has gone far above a carfax report in information provided. And Elon signed agreements that are far more serious than just walking away for a simple exit fee. He did so to force the board of Twitter to sell.

Agreed.  I assume the spoiler is easy enough to remove. Then you have a really nice car.

He should have signed an agreement that left him room to exit. He did not sign that kind of agreement. So now he gets to have a Chancellor in Delaware decide how fucked he is.

There should be a scale near the items that need weighing (produce, salad bar etc) that spits out a sticker that you can scan on checkout. Sort of like various counters like Deli and Seafood do now.

I’m loving a new flavor of self-checkout run by my local chain Big Y. They call it express and you use a mobile app to scan items as you go through the store. Scales are near anything that needs weighing and serve up a barcodes. So I bag while I shop. At the end you scan a code and then just walk out the store. The…

While true, the concept of hailing a cab at major hubs with something as simple as a wave or a wait in line worked well. The fact that Uber pivoted to food delivery, scooters, AI driving, and who knows what else tells you how successful that “disruptive” idea of hailing rides from anywhere truly is.

Yes!

Well said. I used to travel for work quite a bit and in some parts of America Subway truly was the freshest thing I could eat. I always prefer a local joint over any chain, but the chains are what you get in some places. 

The Adobe was ahead of it’s time.

Here’s a counter-counter-point.  I was ready to buy a new car and was leaning towards a MT ‘22 base Honda Civic hatch.  MSRP for that was something like $24k according to Honda.  Dealer mark ups put the price at about $30k out the door.  That’s a base model economy car.  And yes, it has way more equipment and features…

All of them. It's just that the dealer takes the big with the other automakers. Tesla price raises aren't that remarkable. 

Don't forget the robo taxis are due this year, next year latest. 

Amen.  

LOL?

Bingo.  And the design and label let everybody know you’ve paid top dollar for your wheels.  

Still a lot of those in New England. Even with an influx of regional and national chain auto repair centers, every town generally has one combo gas/service center. In my town southwest of Boston, 3 out of 4 gas stations have service bays.

Great choice.  I couldn’t agree more on how their looks have grown on me over time.