Agreed.

Yes, good old benevolent Henry.

Yep. Some of the work rules are insane. Case in point: Back in my old Chrysler zone office days, I once got called out for using corporate letterhead, typing my own letters, and daring to use the shared printer, which was way faster than putting it on the union secretary’s desk and waiting two days for her to screw it…

When I think of ghost cars, the first gen Integra also comes to mind.

Funny - you missed the point completely. 

Good for Biden to leave Tesla uninvited.

White guy here who spent 31 years in various management positions at a Big 3 OEM.

See, Mercedes dealers in New York DO stock fun colors on occasion.

Another significant factor in increased manufacturer profits, besides reduced incentive costs, is a much more profitable mix of vehicles sold. 

I’m not sure I understand what you mean. The 4% rule is just a good general annual withdrawal rate guideline assuming normal inflation and a 30 year retirement window.

$80k is 4% of 2 million, not 8%.

I would strongly suggest you get her to set up an irrevocable trust to protect her assets should she end up in a nursing home.

2 million in an IRA or 401k will reasonably allow you to withdraw about $80K/yr - before taxes. Nice, but nothing extraordinary for a well established upper middle class older couple.

True, unless you are fortunate enough to have a chain like Punch Pizza nearby that understands the technique and the wonderfulness of genuine Naples style pizza.

In Naples, where they invented pizza, any respectable restaurant owner would have you thrown in the nearest dumpster for even suggesting pineapple.

Pineapple on a pizza is an abomination against man and nature. I'm reasonably certain it was forbidden in the Old Testament.

I wasn’t suggesting the CHP officer shouldn’t or wouldn’t be facing consequences for not stopping. The kid’s injury was very much self inflicted, though.

That’s not how it works. The manufacturers still be bundling option groups like they always do. There’s only so many build combinations they will make because it’s incredibly cost prohibitive to build “one off” options.

The ideal inventory, at least by NADA guidelines, is 60 days on the ground, 15 days of in-transit units, and 30 days on the ground, for a total of 105 days of availability.

As Third Gear we eloquently wrotre: “Darwin is going to put this kid on his speed dial.”