As the father of an 8 month old, I face this dilemma very often. I have no problem leaving my daughter in the car for the 30 seconds it takes to get the mail (communal mailbox) but I have yet to leave her in the car while I run into a gas station for a drink or something along those lines. I have not done this not…

I hear you, but I just don’t think the risk is nearly as great as mass media would have you believe. And it’s not just a few seconds — depending on a huge number of factors, it can be a big deal, one where the kid and everyone would be happier and perhaps even safer if the kid just stayed in the car for a few minutes.

I stayed in the car many times as a kid, and let me tell you it was far preferable sitting in the car playing with legos, drawing or reading a book than being drug into and out of every stupid store with mom. Of course there are limits, the child’s age and length of the stop should play some part.

Another thing is the zero tolerance groups want to conflate child deaths because of being FORGOTTEN in the car for say a whole work day , and the act of INTENTIONALLY leaving a child for 5-15 mins. The two situations are not at all the same. Zero tolerance policies are not going change anything about the variables…

Your dog could help protect your child.

5th Gear: Wait. Tesla’s Battery Doesn’t Work?

Whoa, your headline is a bit misleading. What I got from the article was that SolarCity isn’t using the batteries because most customers just want to sell the surplus energy back to the “grid” instead of storing. Because of this, SolarCity has opted not to use Tesla’s batteries as an install option.

Yeah cause the American Government is so good at not killing people.

At least 97 people are dead so....like...I’m ok with the babysitting and stuff, I think.

I thought it was because Microsoft’s browser team felt like they were up against hopeless odds but were gonna go down swinging anyway.

To your point about negotiating the cost of an ESC – DO IT! The dealer cost on these contracts is generally 40-50% of the consumer cost. There is heavy markup. They’ve got a lot of room to maneuver and still make money, so by all means see if you can get the cost back somehow.

‘89 GT. 2.8 with the slushiest 3 speed auto(with a lock up torque converter that wouldnt unlock). It died doing what it hated (autox)

“In the late 80’s and early 90’s, cars like this were the shit”

If I were independently wealthy, I’d open a museum of top-tier models of shitty cars. This could be parked between a King Cobra and a Cosworth Vega.

Not even a G8 GXP?

For $14,000, it had better come with door handles that won’t snap off!

Why isn’t Mike Tyson as reviled as Floyd Mayweather?

But it’s a great tactic to find really great deals on used cars. I always look for cars that never quite caught on, but I have found to be great. That lack of popularity means a greatly reduced price compared to similar vehicles.

Size is a lot too, as well as creature comforts.