No, the Raptor has a feather pattern. Haven’t you been keeping up with science/Chris Pratt?

Shouldn’t it be a feather pattern then?

Honestly, I think it’s because fasteners such as screws are expensive, they they are typically bought as cheaply as possible with anti corrosion coatings (which don’t look as nice, but still better than rust). There are decorative bolts, but they cost even more and may or may not be as corrosion resistant. It’s often…

This is a bad take.

True, the newer plugins have Li-Ion batteries now. The hybrid avalon only started using the Li-Ion batteries this year, so if you’re buying used, you’re buying a NiMh battery like almost all Priuses did until recently. Those are the ones I was talking about that typically need to be replaced around 10year mark…

I am trying to compute what a Goldendoodle would be as a car. Half Golden, Half Poodle. Maybe a Supra, which is half BMW and half Toyota?

For a global manufacturer, that’s a pretty terrible course of action when you’re dealers are independent. You have no control over the final quality of the vehicle. That only ends badly for you...

What could possibly go wrong with this plan?

Luxury cruiser that won’t depreciate = luxury cruiser whose depreciation is already done.

I took a little tour via google street view...and I will literally have nightmares for weeks. What in the madmax is going on there?

People that live in the desert year round in the middle of nowhere are a different breed, man. I’ve been to Salton Sea, Slab City and other places up round Joshua Tree where some characters live. Sometimes you’ll see full on off the grid homes and the like, sometimes trailers “protected” by old Army camo, etc..

There was a good article on iseecars.com that listed 16 vehicles that currently sell for more money “slightly used” than the new model. Four Toyotas on the list (Tacoma, Rav4 Hybrid, Tundra and 4Runner) and the article notes that Toyota currently has the leanest new car inventory so with high demand, prices are…

I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that F1 is a European-dominated sport and Europeans of African descent make up about 1.2% of Europe’s population.

But, wouldn’t his current position disprove most of what he’s saying? Sounds like more virtue signaling to me. But what do I know? I’m not worth $285M.
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Found it:

its illegal as hell. chinese and other countries with high taxes pay people in the states a shitload of money to buy cars here and ship them there so get around taxes. if the manufacturers find out about it theyll blacklist you and you wont be allowed to buy from them. someone on here should do a story about it. ive…

Really?  I continue to wonder why is Erik Shilling still employed by this blog? I’ve yet to see anything of substance related to the automotive world (or plane/boat lopnik), in any of his writing. It’s all emotional psychobabble. I get the feeling he’s using us a cheap therapy outlet, instead of paying for the help he…

The government isn’t forking out the big bucks for Space Tourism, they’re forking out the big bucks for satellite delivery and trips to the ISS. If anything moving the space transport business to the private sector has dramatically reduced cargo delivery costs for the government.

Why the hate? Someone’s gotta fork over the big bucks if our governments won’t. Let the Bazillionare Space Race commence, and godspeed, I say. We’ll get some actual technological advancements that will further mankind’s journey into the cosmos, while also having a chance to witness some one-percenter explode on…

Stop doing simple currency conversions when comparing prices in other countries, it doesn’t work that way. At all.