The other layer of nuance with the whole franchise law thing is it’s not so much that a Ford dealer needs protection from Ford Motor Company or a GM dealer needing protection from GM, etc.

Having OEMs sell EVs direct sounds great in theory until you consider how the dealer / manufacturer relationship actually works.

Black ice.

Yep, just EV’s ‘cause they’re bad and we should feel bad about buying one, especially if it’s a Tesla.

So, they let you take pics? I got the vault tour a couple years ago and they made us keep our phones in our pockets. Journalism has it’s privilege, I suppose.

Yep, soft on crime and defund the police is a right wing thing. /s

Don’t get out much, do ya’?

We’ve already de facto eliminated shoplifting penalties in a lot of municipalities.. How’s that been working out?

Nobody, here.

In spite of being there in late May- early June, no crowds on the Ring road at all. Mostly desolate of people although local businesses were open.

Yikes!

You’re not missing anything. Once you sign those lease docs, you’re committed for the entirety of the lease term.

I low key had a similar experience in Iceland when traversing the ring road.

Car dealers love whatever cars turn the fastest and make them the most gross. They really don’t care what models they sell, only that they have access to inventory that turns fast.

Eww.

Well said. Generational bickering is a silly waste of time.

Let’s be real here. DoorDash, Lyft, and Uber drivers are contractors by every legal definition.

Reading.

Agreed, obviously.

The correct take. People born just after WWII had a very different environment growing up than the tail end boomers.