The most hackney of comments.

They definitely need to give it more time. The E-class they’re comparing it to has been around since, what, the mid 90s? That’s a lot of time for iterative improvement.

Think of it like a motorcycle with a rain guard rather than like a ‘car’. It’s at least that safe.

I think at $2500 new, it’s not even pretending to.

I can’t see that name without sticking “bodacious” in front of it, and things just go downhill from there.

It has a brake pedal. And a steering wheel for evasive maneuvers!

It’s no worse than a Mk1 Rabbit.

You also need to remember how slow people normally drive in India. They’re not ripping 70 down the expressway, it’s more like 50 mph at most.

how did the museum get something like this registered for road use?

So it’s like a Smart Car but more appropriately priced for what it is.

I have one and it goes up hills just fine, it just feels like it doesn’t want to.

Spoiled is right. Was vacationing in Kenya over Xmas and borrowed a few cars while there. They’re pretty much all slowpokes. Came back and my Mazda 3 felt super quick.

0-60 in 10-12 seconds is not uncommon in most of the world. It’s just that Americans have been spoiled. Here a comparable class of car is doing it in 8-9 seconds. The difference between the Prius and econoboxes overseas is that it gives you the fuel economy of a diesel.

GIVE ME THE D!

so at this point in my 23 yr old life I don’t much “talk down from the ledge” experience.  But I’ve interacted with wildlife. Bears and big cats and etc. I know it sounds offensive to compare the two but I was running on instinct at this point

So at this point I’m like, freaking out.   

so wtf? maaaaybe she’d know my one friend who I was traveling with but this was even pre-google so no way she’d know my family

well I’m a pretty ... generous guy/sucker so I inquire what she needs it for and I can totally lend her pay phone change (we had those back then) but she was quite adamant her company was being taken over by a homosexual. Which... okay I started leaning towards a hard pass but she started jumping and ranting naming…

there I ran into a chick... early 50's? I dunno. White. Graying blonde. Was wearing a full on business suit but... no shoes? Anyway she said she needed a phone. Well this was early 00's and I HAD a phone but I was not only out of town but out of country and they have weird rules

One time I met Kimmel in a bar he asked if I was a vegetarian cause I looked like a raddish! Yeah I didn’t get it either... anyway we took a cab back to his apt he took his clothing off and got into his bed which was just a giant bun cut in half and he pulled up his blanket which was a giant leaf of lettuce with a…

It’s my understanding that Kimmel’s ratings have gone up as he’s been more consistently political, but I wouldn’t be shocked if certain cowardly sponsors have left his show as a result. As if anything he’s been talking about should be the slightest bit controversial.

Not to get all political or anything, but I think…