Lars

9/20/22

100% agree. My SIL just got a Chevy Tahoe with some appearance package and the thing is massive. The RI DMV initially told her because of the weight it required commercial plates. That error got corrected, but man her forward visibility has to be extremely limited in that thing. But Americans like big rigs and it’s…

9/20/22

It would be great if Ford would let you do this online, alas one must go to the dealer and provide license fill in paper work etc. All things that I just don’t have time to do at the moment. Granted, that’s a me problem as clearly Ford is having no problem selling these under those conditions.

9/20/22

9/18/22

One of my grandfather’s favorite sandwiches was a combo of two of these. Peanut butter with bacon and onions. The onions had to be white and thinly sliced. Sweetened peanut butter was key as well as soft white bread. The go to used to be JJ Nissen’s Canadian white.

9/18/22

I wonder if these have made it to my local Shaw’s where “Signature” is also the store brand.

9/15/22

Or electronics maker Sorny. You can get great deals on Sornys at the ogdenville outlets.

9/14/22

I’m with ya. I just borrowed my mom's car at times. Meant I could get it some weekends and late nights in the summer. None of my friends had cars either, we just hoped one of us could borrow a parent's car when we wanted to do something. That said, if able I'll probably keep a car for my daughter instead of trading in…

9/14/22

I'm 1.5 years away from having my daughter do this. Bon I'm sure she'll learn the manual transmission in no time.

9/8/22

Great call. I never see a lot of these in a decent price range, or even many available used at all. Must be some real keepers.

9/8/22

Very true. The criminal RICO came into favor for prosecuting potentially corrupt politicians. Vincent “Buddy” Cianci of Providence, RI famously was taken down by RICO charges in Operation Plunder Dome. It was just assumed that Buddy was corrupt, but he was still largely beloved in the state and thought to be only…

9/1/22

How about the David McWilliams Podcast? Economics in fun and easy to digest podcast format. Lots of interesting guests and good topics: https://play.acast.com/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast

8/31/22

I disagree that they add nothing to the equation. First, not all people buy on internet research alone. They like to see the cars and actually drive them. It’s pretty convenient that I have many places in my local area to do that. I have to drive over an hour to get that experience with a Tesla.

8/30/22

It's also good for the customer that big OEMs don't work this rapidly. I can't imagine how bad the QA is on that software that Tesla pivoted to.

8/29/22

I’m not sure Rivian or even Tesla are the examples you think they are. They have none of the scale of existing Oems, even in the face of parts shortages.

8/28/22

Cool thanks, that’s at least something to go by.

8/27/22

Do we know their readership is down?

8/22/22

True. I wonder if it’s a pivot back to custom factory orders through the dealer, but maybe with less customization? A friend’s father once bought a Ford ranger and picked it up in Detroit. Bought it through a dealer but they let him take delivery to avoid transport fees. I’d never heard of that before. At least when…

8/21/22

Might have dodged a bullet honestly. Imagine getting a Rivian that you rely serviced if something goes wrong. Let the deep pockets early adopters help them iron out the wrinkles in their whole business model.

8/21/22

Getting in line has been a thing for a long time, though mostly through dealers. I have family members that get in line for some rare Corvette or Mustang trim the minute word drops on Road & Track (or whatever). Big dealers get certain allotments, so being loyal has it’s benefits. What might be different is that it’s…

8/21/22

Good luck to her, hope she finds something reliable and reasonable.