Well, the one I worked at operated like a glorified buy-here-pay-here, and basically catered to those sorts of customers. They were happy to get approved for a new Kia or a used whatever, so they put up with all sorts of abuse. But anyone who had good credit or cash and was in the position to shop elsewhere...did.

First answer: Gallardos.

You claimed they deserved it for working 10-12 hours a day. Now that I invalidated that you say being a professional gamer is a high risk? High risk to what? Their wrist muscles? The capital outlay to be a professional gamer is extremely modest. Given what CAD machines cost he doesn’t need much more than $12K to…

I’m not sure that’s exactly correct if you normalize for the “average” person who participates in eSports at a level where they could produce income against the average salary of a practicing engineer. That is, the risk-reward of perusing a career in eSports is very high on both accounts, so those that do make it do…

The degree changes through time and the point where a society is at. In a time of declining empire entertainment is valued highly.

As with all of civilization since the dawn of man, we reward that which entertains us. I don’t really see anything wrong with that. Should other professions be rewarded more than they are? Absolutely. But that doesn’t diminish the reality of the fact that people are willing to pay money (or pay in attention to adds)…

Why would you make that assumption? Sportsball worship is part of the issues this society has with what it rewards.

My normal work day as an engineer is 10 hours. I create products that bring in millions upon millions in revenue. Society values “professional gamers” more than engineers. It has nothing to do with how much a person works, it’s what people put their money and time behind and what others will pay to bring that in.

I don’t necessarily think it’s fair to punish everyone for the small number of people driving disproportionately-expensive six-figure cars, so an $100K cap as base coverage. Anything above that, and the owner should be expected to cover uninsured / underinsured coverage, as there is an inherent and unavoidable risk in…

As long as they get to stave off abortions and gun control pass tax cuts, deregulate their biggest supporters, and pay enough lip service to abortion/gay marriage/gun control/etc to keep fevereant one-issue voters in their camp regardless of the actual impact of GOP policies on their lives, they don’t give a fuck…

Prediction: they’re going to be quietly compliant for a while, knowing that as long as he’s in charge they can dismantle social security, Obamacare, medicare, etc., plus pass massive tax cuts and deregulation bills, and the public will blame Trump for nearly all of the fallout (people already blame the president for…

Agree with you. Exterior styling on many of their cars is as good as any other. ATS-V, CT6, mustang, these buicks - all great looking cars. Nobody notices, but they also perform, sometimes best in class.

Car max’s good for x days offer is nice also, the dealer I was buying my new to me car offered me like 10k for my last trade on my toyota, carmax offered like 13.5k, so I went to the local toyota dealer (not where I was buying the new to me car, or where I bought the old car originally) and they offered to match it…

Got my cat in a similar way. I was living in Japan at the time, driving my 2008 Civic Type R, kitten I’m the middle of a 4 lane 50kph road. Stopped and tried to get him off the road, thought he ran away. He actually wedged himself in between my firewall and engine. Now I didn’t drive 300 miles, but got home that night…

Everyone should have the right to drive.

Things that seem likely to be the norm that I’m all about: actual cars, great production, local car culture segments.

Met Steven when he was like 10 years old, he bet me 5 bucks on some race at the sidelines of shift sector, and won haha. (or maybe I bet him and lost?) Super nice kid. Spent some time with him runway racing his dad’s cars too last year, he did well. Privileged for sure, jealous I am, but he couldn’t be a nicer kid.…

When I was shooting video out at Shift S3ctor in McMinnville, OR I saw this kid up close and personal with his full trailered race team with a McClaren and a Porsche or two. He didn’t seem outwardly to be a jerk or anything, but I think people can’t help but be jealous of all the missed opportunities they have because…