So, basically modern day Raubritter, German for “Robber Knights”.

My favorite quote on the matter:  “MDC bought Boeing with Boeing’s money”.

A specific example of Chrysler’s bad luck/incompetence/whatever.

where they figured out that all Machine gun tanks were past their sell by date

Then there was the silly little popgun on top.

So a little bit of interesting trivia about your photo. That is an M3 Lee, not an M3 Grant. You can tell because the Lee has the cupola turret with machine gun; that turret on a turret. It’s for the commander to use. Other differences you can’t see is that the back of the turret is completely flat and the back wall…

I remember reading that for the price of one PzKpfw IV, Germany could build 3 StuG III’s. It’s shocking how much getting a turret to work with a big gun eats up most of the budget of a tank.

My friend in high school (ca 1998 I think):

I mean it’s just a Dodge Durango with a Chrysler logo and nice seats.  I can see one lasting that long.

Just get an effing poodle, or a Golden Retriever,

I seem to remember some car (BMW I think?) where the wheel bearings were integral to the wheel hubs and you had to replace the whole thing.  Or has this sort of malarkey now proliferated to the rest of the automotive world?

I fully get what you are saying, and more power to you. But personally for me, if I wanted a luxury car I would get an actual luxury car.

While true, that also doesn’t have to be the case. I was the monster of a parent (daughter is a child of 2009) who had a cheap folding $20 umbrella stroller, and instead of a pack n play I just brought a reusable shopping bag full of toys. And when she was little, her stroller was just a metal frame that I snapped her…

I am for banning this from the perspective of safety due to the visibility, handling, and headlight aiming issues.

I somewhat agree with you. While I do buy the fact that this modification could be a safety hazard due to visibility and headlight aiming issues, I can’t help but be a little skeptical that the practical enforcement of this will fall heavily on minorities.

I talked about this with my coworker recently. Of course, the problem with selling now is that you would need to replace it with something equally high priced. But...

I have been back in the office working normally at our factory since May of 2020. Since my company makes roadside construction safety equipment, we were declared an essential business from the start, not subject to closures.

My dad, a proud lifelong radio engineer (most of his work is on testing chips that operate in the microwave spectrum. Ku radars, Cell bands, etc) once told me:

Another bit of anecdotal “evidence” where sometimes it’s a good idea to put premium in an engine that recommends 87. When I was growing up my family had a 1991 Honda Civic DX sedan, which of course recommended regular gas. However, in the dog days of a Texas summer it would start to ping just a little. Especially…

Don’t forget the Mitsubishi Mirage! lol