Loooove the Stinger, but I wish it was more hatch-y. What’s the rear cargo space like? If I removed the shelf, would a large (70#) dog fit back there with the backseats up?

Yep. Even at $1/day for electricity, that’s an extra $30/month. Not to mention the fact that unless you have a dedicated, 30A 240V circuit, it takes 7 hours to trickle charge off a standard 120V household plug AND you’d need either a driveway with extension cord or a garage (a luxury a lot of Europeans don’t have).

It’s because they’re company cars. Companies also provide gas cards. Company gas = free. Private electricity = money. Why bother ever plugging it in?

These racks will usually fit a 29er or a 700c road bike. They’ll definitely fit a 27.5. Plus you can lock the forks to the bed and run a cable through the back wheel, so it’s secure. If you’re just transporting and don’t need security, most people just throw the front wheel over the tailgate with a pad on the…

Interested to see if they take market share from the Tacoma. They should be priced about the same and appeal to the same-ish audience.

Because we have gas stations that take three minutes to fill up your car. This would be an attractive idea for electric cars due to the long time it takes to recharge. With a ‘train’ you’d be able to drive distances significantly longer than your specified range without having to stop for three hours at a time.

People tried that once - it was called ‘Occupy Wall Street.’ Did anything ever come of it?

Not disagreeing, but FWIW the $9B was only supposed to cover half of Phase 1, which is now estimated at $77B. Their costs keep escalating because owners and the government in particular are HORRIBLE at estimating the costs of projects. They always under-estimate before signing up an architect so they’re able to source…

Your steak thermometer comment is spot on. For a long time I refused to use one, because I was too ‘manly.’ Then I started using one and, coincidentally, I was able to cook tri-tip and steaks perfectly medium rare and people started telling me they were delicious. Cannot stress enough the use of a thermometer.

We’re talking about ‘affordable’ houses and you bring up Monterey. HA. I see you.

I had a ‘96 manual in blue with cloth seats. Loved that thing to death - it was an absolute tank. One weird thing I remember is this lever on the side of the seat, that you’d pull, and it would pitch you forward as if you’re ejecting from the car. Very useless. 

You seem like you kinda know what you’re talking about - isn’t it safe to assume the firefighters removed the car so that its combustibles (gasoline) don’t add to the fire or explode? I mean, they’re the ones out there fighting the fire. I trust they know what they’re doing. 

Yes. All cars should come with molded rubber floor mats. There’s absolutely no reason to have anything else covering the space specifically reserved for placing your feet.

Yeah thanks Obama for adding 150% to the DJIA during your 8 years in office. We’ll miss ya. 

So, will Tesla honor your warranty if you completely fuck your Model 3 up on the track using their designated track mode that they specifically told you not to use on public roads?

Honda Passport/Isuzu Trooper. Lots of goodness to be had well under $5k. Here’s an ‘02 with 170k miles.

Happened to me a few years ago in my old Honda Passport. Wasn’t WOT but I was accelerating onto a 45 mph road, let off to slow down with traffic and the car kept surging. I knew what happened and was able to wedge my foot under the accelerator to get it unstuck, luckily. F-ing terrifying though.

The floor space can be extended by opening the tailgate

The way that a stage rally works is that you’re driving flat out on sections of closed public roads for mile after mile, then driving there and back and open public roads.

No, don’t ever pull into the median. Every single cop I’ve ever seen or encountered on a busy highway or freeway will just walk around to the passenger side and conduct business there.