I don’t know if it is worse in japan or not. Doing a quick search, it says the reason for the 99.9%+ conviction rate is due to lack of budget, they only bring in people who they are positively sure are guilty.(whether that is true or not I’m not sure, though that would mean a lot of people getting off the hook)

But in…

You’re not wrong, but why should anyone dealing with the negative impact of the US justice system be mollified by the fact that other people have a worse deal? That’s still a bit like saying getting shot 2x isn’t as bad as getting shot 10x; at the end of the day, you’re still getting shot.

But the only way you’re going to buy a CTS-V for $6.000 is if it’s been backed into a wall. Hard.

Cabover trucks are wheelie awesome!

Too bad the median worker’s wages hasn’t gone up that much lol.

Username checks out.

Its the LAW in many GM Cars/Trucks/ThingsThatAreNeitherCarsNorTrucks

It’s fine.  Less wear on the brakes.  Since the engine is running and oil is moving around you’re not causing any undue wear on the engine.  In my car the injectors shut off during engine braking so if I have a long time to decelerate I will let the car do the work.  Plus learning how to properly engine brake is a…

Among other things, it allows the manufacturer to use the same rear doors on both the sedan and hatchback, as is the case on every one of your examples apart from the Corolla.

midsize trucks are the new fullsize trucks

I love all the terminology being thrown around like ‘gas guzzling SUV’! When the word SUV pops up a lot of Jalops think 90s Excursion with 5mpg. Average buying public thinks CRV with 30mpg.

I had poor grades in school despite being smart. Why? Because aside from subjects in which I did legitimately struggle, I just was generally not into school. Some kids are like that, yet a lot of teachers/counselors don’t get that.

I was part of that camp for many years myself. However, my last Toyota was a 2011 Camry that at 63,000 miles had just had it’s 3rd automatic transmission failure. The 1st was replaced at 33,000 and the 2nd at 44,000. Blown front shocks at 25,000, a faulty VVT actuator at 29,000 and a persistent VSC warning light that…

The most important dimension is the height from ground to driver’s seat. Crossovers have a comfortable seat height that doesn’t require the deep knee bends to get in and out of a sedan. When crossovers achieved fuel economy nearly equal to sedans, the public switched over, because CUVs offer more utility, more space,…

It’s almost as if having pay for the lower 95% of income brackets stagnate for 30 years while having the cost of living rise impacts their purchasing power.

Neutral: The future of auto manufacturing as we know it now is dependent on real and significant wage growth for the car-buying public. We’re already at 0% financing and you can’t just keep extending the loan duration to compensate for prices that are climbing at a substantially faster rate than underlying wage…

It’s as though companies #1 priority is to add value to their investors and their bottom line regardless of the tactics they use to achieve that.

Neutral: Manufacturers have to make money and change with the times, else they will get left behind (see: bankruptcies in 2009). If politicians attempt to force them to continue to make unprofitable/unsalable product, they will not survive. OR, they will survive, but not in the US.

If they fix it they lose their Youtube ad revenue. This bridge prints money.

Because it’s too expensive, obviously. What, do you think these railroad tycoons are just made out of money or something? SMDH.