I’m just talking about small trucks, i.e. Ranger to Ranger. The new Ranger isn’t huge, but it is way bigger than it used to be. The current Civic is about 20% longer and twice as heavy as the original Civic. That is probably proportional to the new Ranger vs old.

I’ve taken long trips in the back of my fathers extended cab S10. I’ve even taken long trips in the bed of an S10 (enclosed bed so we could soak in all those juicy CO emissions). Back then they were relatively safe, compared to everything else (except riding in the bed, that was never a good idea) but nowadays? I’ve…

I think it is mainly the safety regs that will keep the ‘small’ trucks bigger than they used to be. Whenever I see an older Ranger or S10 on the road, I can’t help but think of how mangled they would be in a modern crash test. The IIHS would have to add negative numbers to their rating system to properly rate them. 

Should we start a running tally of vehicles Jalopniks lust after when they are unavailable but never buy IRL? 

I believe her because famous people can’t be caught wearing the same dress more than once, and once someone else wears it, another celebrity can’t be seen in it. There are plenty of stories floating around of famous people ditching clothes. There was an interview with a designer who provided a dress to Madana for a…

Walking doesn’t produce CO2?

billions of dollars to improve the EV charging infrastructure

That argument could go either way. For instance, a lot of prosecutors refuse to bring cases to trial, even serious ones, if they are not 99% sure they will get a conviction.

Your going to be excited when that Studio Ghibli park opens.

I’ve never heard of a prosecutor in the US getting jail time for failure to convict or a judge finding someone guilty so the prosecutor stays out of jail.

Sorry I’m confused. Are you talking about the couple dozen people affected by the noise if the event happens or the hundred thousand affected by the lost wages, lost business and inability to see a race that they could never afford to travel to see, if the event is called off?

I mostly hear of this distinction in the building industry. It is very hard to prosecute a contractor for fraud if they actually do something. If they do it wrong or stop half way and there wasn’t a clear contract in the beginning, which is rare with small projects like bathroom remodels, then it is hard to prove they…

After the Producer of the Sacramento International Auto Show reached out to the General Manager

Your more right than you know. Prosecutors in China can get punished for bringing a case to court and not getting a conviction. So they will do whatever it takes to get a conviction. 

Some like to call it the free market, largely ran by lawyers in congress.

You should have lived in my building in Boston. There was so much rat traffic in between the buildings.

Just thinking out loud here, but what do people pushing for autonomous vehicles think will happen to motorcycles? Will they be the last true personal transportation or banned outright? I can’t imagine motorcycles will become autonomous at the same time as cars.

I will add to this, if the dealer asks you to sign something BEFORE starting to talk to you, run. Don’t walk, run. I’ve seen dealers tell people they need to sign something to make sure you are serious. It normally says something like ‘if we make a reasonable offer, you will accept the offer.’ This is a red flag, with…

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