In before the "Correction-MY DAD bought me..." crap.

I’ve rebuilt a 4 speed toploader, and I can say that it was easier than some ikea furniture.  I wouldn’t begin to mess with a modern auto though.

I just rebuilt a manual trans a few weeks ago, and can say it was much, much simpler to fix than the automatic shown in the video seems to be. Then again, it was a four-speed toploader, so that’s not surprising.

So what you’re saying is that market trends are moving the auto industry into a Soviet era type manufacturing strategy? Produce one automobile and screw the comrades who don’t want it — they’ll take it anyway?

Only 5% of buyers want wagons - kill the wagon

The irony being you know what states get the most federal tax money? Red states, not surprisingly it’s the republican states that are the welfare queens.

Considering California is the worlds 5th biggest economy and props up all those red states with their taxes I doubt they’re doing a lot of crying even in the face of massive wildfires. Though I’m sure you’re fine with people dying if they’re liberals.

On the other hand two hour parking limits are dumb.

Step 1: defund FEMA and put absolute asshole incompetents in charge of it. Step 2: tell all the rubes that FEMA is broken, and that accepting their help will “take away your liberty.” Step 3: sell a bunch of survival kits, which no one will ever taste/try because they’re for emergencies. Step 4: profit. 

Except that we’ve heard for years now that VW is going to get serious about electric cars and produce something competitive against Tesla. And we’re going to hear it for a few more years before anything is actually produced.

They needed to jump start car buying and wanted to get some fuel inefficient cars off the road. Both of which happened. Just because something has a negative consequence doesn’t negate the positive ones.

The Honda CR-Z kind of fits that bill, but nobody liked it because it was slow and not a CR-X.

I agree, but the big elephant in the room is where is vw going to get batteries? Panasonic, lg, and samsung are already constrained.