Not only that, but there is so much historical data on austerity being an absolute disaster that posing it now is complete malpractice. Just because you figured out how to build cars in a tent doesn’t mean you can apply the same degree of cost-cutting to a country.

I think my 96 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel had those when I bought it. Of course they’re not the same tires that are made with that name now, but I’d never buy another set. They would get stuck in damp grass.

Why didn’t Trump do it in the first half of his first term when his party controlled BOTH houses of Congress?

When asked about “tackling the nation’s debt,” he mentioned changing the tax code, and then went on to say there would be some financial difficulty imposed on some Americans. “Most importantly, we have to reduce spending to live within our means,” he said, adding that these efforts will “involve some temporary…

Elon is garbage. MAGAts are garbage. Vote these idiots out of relevance and then let the prosecutions for insurrection etc. begin. Arresting political opponents is not a strictly political act if they are actual criminals.

It’s not an assumption. Almost everything he says is absolutely fucking stupid. He’s rich because he inherited wealth from his dad’s slave labor emerald mine and made a few lucky investments and then bought his way into nearly every company he owns today.

Every single day he proves that wealth and intelligence are mutually exclusive.

My 2014 Mazda 3 came with Bridgestone Ecopias (I think). Those were the definition of fine, but I obliterated those in under 40k. Went to the first gen Defenders after that. The difference was immediate. Got about 55k out of those after 6 years. Wore way better than the Bridgstones in the Mojave Desert. Just replaced…

Amusingly, my Spitfire has ALL the camber, and still doesn’t wear tires particularly oddly. helps to weigh very little and have only 75ish hp on a good day, I suppose. But for sure, staggered can be a dilemma, BTDT with an M235i.

Or aim for, you know, the windows, where the assassin can see who he’s aiming for, and make it much more likely tonot only to go through, but actually continuing the trajectory.

This is the part I don’t get. Where the fuck do you live where needing a bulletproof vehicle is actually a priority? Medellin? Moscow?

That “pros” list is pretty weak.

I have driven cars from almost every era since the 70's in various conditions and have never once had to tighten an essential bolt like the one that holds the door hinge onto the body.  And ditto on never ever having an issue with a pedal, whether gas, clutch, or brake.  It blows my mind that this is happening on…

And the Celestiq is best suited to being burned in anger. 

The whole package looks great. Gear racks are a bit overdone, like do they need to be behind the front seats lol, I guess alpha prepper or gun guys will find uses for them though...

All great stuff, but I’d bet 99% of them never see dirt. That’s fine, I just wish cars like these came with a “reality” trim level that removed expensive features that will never be used.

Exactly, I do a shit ton of outdoorsy stuff and go down a shit ton of trails to do them in a....

I know that once you’re already lugging around all of the gear for a plug-in hybrid drivetrain, added a little extra battery capacity is a relatively small addition. I think 30-35 miles of EV range is plenty, but if you’re Mercedes and want to set yourself apart from the pack a bit this is a way to do it (and perhaps…

I see a decent amount of Air sedans around me, but they just can’t seem to figure out how to sell cars and make money. The lost $3bn last year and are on pace for another $3bn loss this year. You can’t make that up in volume.

They will sell dozens of them! And don’t worry, they will lose money on each one they sell too!