“Working” and “Elon Musk” probably shouldn’t appear in the same sentence together at this point....

Ah yes, the nuance, finesse and subtlety of subliminal messages from the man behind “going private at $420, funding secured/I’m gonna buy Twitter for $54.20” and “Texas Institute of Technology & Science.”

“Pasty, self-absorbed, socially inept guy who owns (a social media company)“ - it’s a sad indictment of humanity/techbroism that this is a multiple-choice question with more than one correct answer.

“13 yr-olds steal bikes and lunch money from other kids ALL the time!

Nice. I’m at 14.3 years, with the newest car being a 2018 model year (so I’m considering it to have been built in 2017); oldest car is a 2003, and the middle child is a 2008.

Anecdotal counterpoint: I haven’t had issues tracking down parts (OEM or aftermarket equivalents) for my 2008 Honda Fit.

Hmm... this brings up a thought - is there any sort of standardized crash testing for child car seats?

Have you tried folding you in half though?

So Elon did learn something from his visit to the World Cup...

“One Swedish-made mobility-enhancement pump”

Maybe the speed was low enough not to trigger the airbags?

Saw a video on Reddit - apparently the survivors pulled him out of his SUV and worked him over before the cops arrived.

Absolutely right - caveat emptor and all that. My wife and I leased a Subaru Impreza when we were on one income and planning to start a family - just needed something in the $300/mo range, no frills, simple transportation - we were definitely in the exact situation you raise!

This is totally why I plan to drive my $5,000 used Fit for at least another 3 years (already on year 5 of ownership). And bonus points, the thing is damned-fun to toss around after upgrading the brakes.

Absolutely agreed - a new car has its place. But I don’t think that place is with many of the people taking on 84-mo financing terms or those who are buying a new car, not out of necessity, but out of other reasons (such as keeping up with the Joneses). A high quality used vehicle could likely handle the needs of most…

I’ll worry about that when the well is truly dry.

I’d argue that just because you can afford to buy a new car, doesn’t mean you should.

Oh my you’re one of those people. Carry on drinking the Kool-Aid. You remind me of a guy who insisted any news articles found on Google were tainted because it’s a US company.

I’m assuming you’re asking in good faith.

Not gonna claim the Brits were without cynicism (they weren’t - they were still an imperialist/colonial government), but it’s a dry well to try and deflect blame for HK’s situation from the Pro-Beijing establishment (and Beijing reneging on the Sink-British Joint Declaration).