You touched on the issue pretty well. Cars are tech heavy now, to the point where some buyers actively avoid buying more expensive models to avoid excessive electronics. Being the “tech company” in that situation isn’t going to help. Not to mention even lower tier cars have enough accessories to make even a base model…

Same here. I had a small custom computer side business. My whole pitch was “Build a PC for your Budget”. You would think COVID would have been a boom. Nope. Due to the tariffs, the lack of parts availability and a drop in sales I didn’t barely broke even in 2020 and 2021. Then afterwards sales dropped so low it didn't…

RFK scares me the most. Walker won't get anywhere. Elno has proven himself unwilling to do the hard work time and time again. RFK however was an actual ecological lawyer with a proven track record. Assuming he actually wants the job, he could be competent. 

There's a gigantic factor that you're forgetting. During the first term Trump had sane people who would tell him "No" when he wanted to do something insane. This time it's his victory lap and he's going to surround himself with ass kissers and yes men. And unfortunately his people will pass the Senate because they…

In all seriousness, Hoovers life before the presidency was wild. Give it a read when you get the chance. 

I'll second that. It doesn't seem possible for a 300 cubic inch motor to get 9mpg without extreme circumstances. A quick wiki scroll doesn't show anything that excessive, why so poor?

This is not a post it’s a sandwich!

Hey look, photographic evidence!

Last week Behind the Bastards started their series on Theil. I didn't realyhow unhinged he was until now. 

Exactly. 

Nah I don't think so. I personally think they'll get bought up, probably buy someone like Amazon. Then the Chinese factories will be sold to one of their homegrown EV manufacturers. Not sure how the European factory would end up. 

I owned a KZ750 in my late teens and haven't wanted a bike since. But RE bikes make me tempted. They look good and they don't cost an insane amount. 

Exactly. A large part of what crashed the markets in 1929 was Hoover imposing tariffs on imports. Guess what? Other countries did the same, investors got spooked and the markets plummeted. 

It does make you wonder if one of those tumblers will be used by some wanna be Batman. https://jalopnik.com/warner-bros-is-selling-10-official-batman-tumblers-with-1851687643

I called them literally 2 weeks ago regarding a stolen package. No problems. 

Even if it’s fixable, that truck is totaled. Remember, Tesla uses their infamously unfixable "gigacastings". That means an impact like this has likely destroyed the entire front structure. Stick a fork in it, the truck is done. 

Marauder. It was peak Panther platform. 

Beat me to it. I’ll second the Buick opinion. The sport wagon was cool, the Lucerne super was interesting, and they weren't advertised and discontinued. Now they're just a bunch of "meh" crossovers. 

During Ford ownership at least. Volvos during the mid 90s-2000s were just kind of there. 

Oh definitely. (Cries in Oldsmobile)