2nd gear: reality is that Guangzhou Automobile Group Co has likely syphoned off enough technical knowledge over the past 12 years to start producing their own version without Stellantis, to be branded the Meep or something.

Wife and I stopped on a patio for a nice little Queso fundido and a margarita yesterday and the server said he was dreading the afternoon because Sunday’s have become the worst day for customer behavior. We commiserated for a few minutes and landed on a suspicion that people need to relearn civility after locking…

Hauled my 1996 Pontiac Transport to the junkyard and asked if I could watch them crush it. Goddam piece of crap. 

Exceptions aren’t rules. The fact that some cars appreciate over enough time isn’t news to anyone. And I say this having bought a used car 3 years ago that I can sell today for more than I paid for it. Still doesn’t make my purchase an investment.

Totally cool. Like/buy it because you want it. Not because you think it’s a bored ape NFT or something. Wait, how’s that working out lol?

I don’t care how odd the current times may be in the car market but, it’s a used car. It’s not an investment. 

Come on, extortion for Google Play gift cards? I mean as a restaurant owner I’d just be disappointed.

I’d have named it Precooked. 

My current car, a late model Challenger, brings me more smiles per mile than anything I’ve ever owned. Now before you judge, it’s not straight piped or bagged, nor does it have that obnoxious “move over ==>” windshield sticker. And it’s just the 5.7. Granted I bought it as a recreational car but damn, if this…

Probably the only malaise era vehicle that makes any sense at all today. Never intended to be fun or sporty. Purely nostalgia and with some potential if you were inclined to do a drivetrain swap. So in the end, it’s a nice car but definitely not a nice price, which is what we’re playing here. Good at half the offer.

Well hold on a second there BMW, I’ve got an idea. It’s a little radical so hear me out first; why don’t you go fuck yourself?

Holy crap. I’ve flown a lot, and in a few rare instances been onboard for some less than perfect conditions, but nothing like looking out the passenger window, catching a glimpse of the ground 6 feet away (cloud cover wasn’t likely THAT dense) with no sign of an airport and then suddenly pitch up. That would have…

Air travel in Canada (international and domestic) is a complete gong show right now regardless. The Roger’s outage was a whole new level of shitshow. No debit transactions (contrary to the story above, credit cards still worked), communications down, and a whole lot of sad girls wandering around aimlessly in downtown…

Legacy taxi businesses were definitely not using technology the way they could or should have. That left the door wide open for something like Uber, no debate from me there. But coincidentally enough, I used a taxi this weekend on almost identical metrics as your experience. 18 bucks, decent tip-in for about 10…

Uber was always nothing more than an unlicensed taxi business. But they just said the words “app” and “disrupt” often enough back in their early days, so users felt like they were on some imaginary cutting edge of technology and supported them. But mostly because it was cheap. I never downloaded the app and not once…

I can think of cheaper ways to die.

Grocery stores that have ready-to-go foods (rotisserie chicken, pizza, etc) always put their kitchens near their entrance for the same reason. The pleasant smells that overwhelm you as you walk in subconsciously make you hungry and happy so you may be inclined to buy more on impulse.

At least the Craigslist map in the ad shows the blast radius when you nuke this thing from orbit. Goddamit Craig.

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