Aside from the loss of revenue, there seems to be a consensus among local businesses about the race: they were misled. Some business owners claim that the economic benefits that officials sold them on were pretty much bullshit.

Publicly funded sports stadiums are the same kind of grift, just on a longer time line.  I remember seeing an article that the only one in the US that didn’t wind up costing the municipality/city/county whatever in the long run was Exploria Stadium in Orlando because it was 100% privately funded.

As someone who grew up in a town that is a major tourist area (Seaside, Oregon and what a shithole) that holds several big events like, world beach volleyball tournament, a large kite and sandcastle festival, and the largest relay run in the country. These bring a lot of revenue for lodging, food and beverage, but not…

Restaurants make money, hotels make money, and everyone else deals with the pandemonium and sees very little revenue increase during the event, this is kind of a unique scenario.

The myth of events as revenue generators is just that, a myth. Restaurants make money, hotels make money, and everyone else deals with the pandemonium and sees very little revenue increase during the event.

“What is sinister and what we shouldn’t tolerate is the idea that local councils can decide how often you go to the shops and that they ration who uses the roads and when, and they police it all with CCTV.”

““What is sinister and what we shouldn’t tolerate is the idea that local councils can decide how often you go to the shops and that they ration who uses the roads and when, and they police it all with CCTV.””

Conservatives getting mad about a thing they made up entirely, entry #4234314 in a series.

No bad car! You’re the bad car!

I’m confused, where’s the picture of a Bricklin?

How is it vaporware though ? Does Jalopnik just throw that word around nowadays ?

Not me thinking it was the experimental Mercury Sable with the SHO engine and a lighter aluminum body.

LARPers need trucks too!

Don’t forget the Econoline. Yes, you havent been able to buy a full van body since 2015 but this design came out 32 years ago.  It took MY20 off when they changed over from the V10 to the Godzilla 7.3 V8, but yeah.

Don’t worry, he’s just trying to gatekeep based on qualities that he (conveniently) meets.

My truck doesn’t have an 8-foot bed, but it does a hell of a lot of towing. Exactly the kind of work I bought it for, quite capably.

This also means a steady flow of parts for the model. Really, as long as sales cover costs for the model, regulations are met and there are other options for those who prefer new designs, there are no downsides! 

Not a truck guy, but I agree. I also approve of both the available trims, although the “Warlock” name just makes me think of LARPing.

I can’t be the only one who thinks this is kind of awesome, right? Isn’t this basically peak-Jalop? Buying the cars of yesteryear that we claim to pine for, but also with a warranty?

That last number is wild! 293 chases in one county in one year?!? How many ended in fatalities? Like if that’s one a day, that means that on 80% of days, they had a chase. While the law requires people to stop for police when ordered, the fact is some folks won’t. You don’t have a right to run, but I cannot believe…

Warren cops are so stupid they don’t know that they can’t go faster than radio.