Wait the military said it was the pilots fault that this $115 million Flying Fortress is a total loss?

Someone here with an engineering background will know more than I, no doubt. Pretty sure it all has to do with statistics, specifically those concerned with load & failure analysis.

Neutral: No. The advice I gave was buy it as a hobby because you like the brand and want to invest in them. Its a car company, its not going to be developing any world changing technology, they really won’t be getting bigger, nor will they likely be venturing out. If you want to make money on something, it's probably…

True. But we all have a choice, every trip, about whether to drive in the “business” or “pleasure” part of the car’s performance envelope.

But, were you happier when you were using that gas? Every turbo that I have ever driven has been the source of more smiles per mile.

Real world testing is fraught with issues. The whole point of doing “lab” test is to eliminate variables that make real world testing numbers unreliable. Should they look at their test and see if they can find a way to better replicate real world numbers? Absolutely, and they will have to do some real world testing as…

yeah, the problem with emissions and fuel economy testing is that in order for it to be scientific, it must be repeatable. which means variables have to be strictly controlled, which then means out in the real world you’ll get wildly different results. If you don’t tightly control the test conditions, your results are…

The automotive industry only seems to evolve when companies are caught being shit.

Because it’s about the money. Always about the money. Greedy bastards. Note a few of the engineers tried to do the right thing. I want people with scientific backgrounds running things, including the government.

Capitalism and “free market” only works under the assumption that all rational actors make rational decision when they have access to all the information to such a decision. AS VW actively seeked to deceive its customers, the regulators, and the general public, VW is the anti-capitalist here. So yea, Fuck VW

You also have to bear in mind the amount of work that can be done with a newer truck—that is, the capacities. I was quoting the Super Duty price, but everything that you needed an F-250 for 20 years ago can now be done with an F-150. An F-150 starts at $26K. And even then, comparing an F-150 to your Toyota isn’t a…

I like it too.