Plot twist: EVERY car sold factory direct will have a middleman markup. It’s called MSRP. Most cars are not selling anywhere near retail. That would all change in the factory direct model, and is something people fail to account for in their seething dealership hatred.

I forecast sales for one of the Big 3. The scenarios we are running right now are downright terrifying. 

Dear ad writers:

Neutral: On the one hand, air travel is usually vital to national infrastructure, and American airlines have competed with airlines propped up by the states they service for way too long. On the other hand, if you mismanage yourself this hard, the idea of capitalism is that you fail and anything that still works is…

When the Isle of Man TT organizers say something is dangerous, it’s really fucking dangerous.

TIL that golf carts are ridiculously expensive.  I don’t know what I would consider a good price...maybe 1/3 that?  Jesus, $9k.  

The original GT-R is much better, it didn’t even require nitrous to brick itself.

$130? Didn’t realize I was talking to the frigging monopoly man over here.

Camacho 2024. At least the tweets would be intelligible.

And this is his one car.

Would an overpriced, leaky, rusty, 50+ year old, British roadster that need 1000's of man hours to get running also work?

They better come with flaming electrified chickens on the hood

If BMW can make an X6M, they should offer carbon fiber parts for my K1600.

I would like to unsubscribe to your newsletter.

You’ve distilled the essence of every product revision reaction into a taut five sentences and 30 words (fudging, split one of those contractions to make it even). I applaud you.

I hate it.  But I’ll get used to it.  In fact, it’s sort of an improvement.  Actually I prefer it.  The next one after this will be terrible, surely.

Not the car he wants, but the car he needs.

We know what happens when you let the internet decide things:

Can’t go wrong with the Ridge. It’s the best vehicle for people that want a truck but don’t really need one. It’s the closest thing to an “ute”.

After engine swap: “Too much money for someone else’s project. CP.”