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Eric
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Wow, he has aged terribly. Like a red wine that’s been sitting next to a radiator for 40+ years.

The way I understand it, the whole “Boomers ruined the economy” thing comes from a retrospective view on the Cold War mentality, the ‘70s crises, the ‘70s “white flight” to the suburbs, and the ‘80s Reagonomics trend. It was mostly people who were already in their thirties and forties in the 1980s who not only

and 419 want to buy it used.

We have not been waiting for a $100,000 wagon. We’ve been waiting for a $28,000 GTI wagon with a manual transmission.  

Its like the early 90s all over again! 

Curves are out. Polygons are in. You didn’t hear this from me.

People: I won’t get VR until people start making games for it.

Let me guess, the controllers only work if I shove them up my ass?

Can we get a custom VR headset that looks like this?

This response is already older than boomers.

Simply pulling that lever a few millimeters rearward engages the electric latch, popping the door open.

OK Boomer.

To be fair as cool as the option would be this might not be a great application for a manual. The kind of low speed crawling/off-roading a big diesel helps with I feel like is easier and better with a torque converter in the mix - especially paired with any sort of electronic driver aids. A big torquey diesel, low

You’ll also have the added bonus of never having to yell “DON’T WIPE POOP ON THE GUESTS!” something I overheard at my friends’ house (who are parents of toddlers.)

I bought my first hatchback almost 2 years ago. I can’t imagine ever owning a sedan again. The height in the trunk is extremely useful to me. I don’t mind packing it full to the ceiling, and having a rear wiper is nice. My trunk is on the verge of too small in my mazda3 so I’d like a Golf sportwagen next time for a

I was on the fence about having kids

I am confused.

Patrick nailed it. Straight up. Matrix/Vibe is usually my first recommendation. Since “the kids like Hondas”, Toyotas end up being a bit cheaper used.

One thing I will mention though is to also consider the Pontiac Vibe. Since it’s, “not a Toyota”, they are often a bit cheaper. But both the Matrix and the Vibe were

I ended up with a 1987 Elite scooter and a broken laptop screen.

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