Watch out for the non refundable deposit. I avoided Ford's process for this reason prior to them closing the reservations for the hottest vehicles. 

Ha! We had an intervention with a single friend who was wondering why he was having trouble dating in his 30s. He had settled into practical middle aged New England mode (Dockers + Camry) while being single. We got him into an Audi and steered him away from JC Penny and things did pick up. 

My only EV experience is a golf cart. Also fun as hell to drive and you can get in a lot of trouble after a few beers. Surprisingly zippy.

I want it personally. But it would sell about as well as the Beetle reboot here in the States. Though you are correct that they could get them in markets that would love them (CA) to get buzz and dealer that get allotments would realize the margins of a lifetime.

Like any hot car, the problems cause little backlash or slow down desire to get the latest it thing. 

I’m guessing supply chain issues caused them (or their suppliers) to do some substitution on critical parts/components. 

Does traffic or use of AC/heat impact that range? My spouse has a 70 mile round trip to work with some occasional short trips thrown in to/from work and the range you describe sounds like it would cut it close. 

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…