Seems like a goodish sedan, go Kia! I’d also ask, how is the top tier trim with the class roof potentially cheaper than the top trim of the Mazda 3 hatch? 

Jesus. Sorry to hear that.

Agreed, the price point is outrageously high for me to try this alternative. Now add in dry ice overnight shipping and what exactly are we accomplishing with this meat substitute?

Agreed, the price point is outrageously high for me to try this alternative. Now add in dry ice overnight shipping and what exactly are we accomplishing with this meat substitute?

It’s not really about preserving jobs, it’s really about equitably redistributing the productivity gains of automation. Instead you have a host of rentiers inserting themselves as middlemen into every single stream of the economy and requiring you to pay to work for it. David Graeber captured well the inherent…

Very helpful, thanks! Sadly the dealership I’m supposed to take delivery at won’t do the paperwork as VW hasn’t confirmed them as the pick up spot. I think it’s an IT hell loop as the dealership I initially reserved with was purchased by the current owning group (NuCar) after I made the reservation, but VW corporate…

I’m confused about the impact of the law and am seeing lots of conflicting advice. I have an ID.4 reserved and VAG sent out an email late Friday night basically encouraging people to enter into binding sales agreements before Biden signs the IRA law that Congress has now passed. But the article here suggests that I…

It’s a solution looking for a problem. 

It was me. Sorry.

I was hoping wagons needed less semiconductor chips and they’d come back with a vengeance. Alas.

I don’t understand why manufacturers like Rivian started out with so much vertical integration. That feels like a model you can move to over time while relying on recurring revenue to get there.

Totally fair. I remember the Quattro branding, but those cars were so rare. Subaru just took off in the hilly parts of New England. They leaned into the whole AWD thing and bulking up their offerings. I’d love it if they made something a little more streamlined like those older legacy wagons.

And weirdos from Western, MA. It’s subtle, but there’s a difference. Loved that push button 4wd on the MT Subbies.

50/50 on slideshows. Much better performance on desktop vs mobile. Mobile is just awful. 

The experience on mobile shows me how far Jalopnik has declined under new ownership. The experience is awful. It’s incredibly hard to consumer the content being overlaid with ads. The new owners really hate Jalopnik and the other properties they acquired.

I’m right there with you on the styling. Awesome looking vehicle.

For the price, you’d expect a much better car. Worst is a subjective category. I’d never be pissed with a cheap POS purchase. But an expensive premium vehicle that seems to not be well made and isn’t fun to drive? That would drive me crazy.

The deferred maintenance costs used to be one of my biggest arguments for why I didn’t want to buy a house. I had rented a single family home for years at a good rate and reminded my wife we never paid for leaks, tree removal etc. I lost the battle and have owned since 2014. Now I oddly feel lucky due to the out of…

Uber eats delivers everything now. For all we know he had a box of Advil in the backpack.

You just need the right attorney to take on big legal. <If kinja allowed, insert pic of Saul Goodman>