I drove a 2wd Ranger for 5 years in a region that gets 144" of snow a year, never had a problem on roads or jobsites. Put snows on all 4 corners, and carried quite a bit of weight in tools inside the cap on the bed. Did I pay attention to where I parked, you bet, but I never needed to get pulled out with a strap. I…

Kinja’d.  That reply didn’t show until after I reloaded page of comments after replying.

This was going to be my reply.

You are mistaken, as pointed out in the above posts.

It’s standard operating procedure. The prosecutor recommends charges to the grand jury, and presents evidence. The grand jury weighs the evidence and can decide to follow the prosecutor’s recommendation. This process limits the ability of prosecutors to file charges in a harassing manner.  It is a check on…

Thought about this, a bit concerned about the German engineering premium on parts.

I looked into taking a train with the kids from NY to Phoenix.  Thought it might be cheaper, let us see some scenery, give us some room to walk around.  Just as expensive, took way longer than expected, and there's not even a train station in Phoenix! The fifth most populous city in America!  There was a several hour…

I did the same damn thing! Nearly ran over my mother, who was gardening at the time.

Works 70% of the time, on half the attempts.

If this was Georgia, they would have just given the kid a license on the spot and sent him in his merry way.

Would totally drive a car painted like that.

I had a friend with one of these in highschool. The gas gauge dropped when you hit the go pedal faster than the speedometer climbed.

I, too, use Verizon.  I don't notice throttling too much.  I do notice 10,000 ads with autoplay and sound utilizing my bandwidth, however.

I’m glad that the worst damage that was done during this incident was to your shorts, I would certainly miss reading you.

I'm guessing both thoughts are a factor.

Had to check the image credit on that lede image.  I thought it was a Torchified Lambo with a Kia grill photoshopped onto it at first.

If I ran an oil company, I would have begun diversifying into alternative energy sources at least a decade ago.

I’d be willing to bet my retirement fund that none of the vehicles that Musk currently sells, or will sell in the next five years, will ever be capable of FSD.

Typically this response is just stupid, but I think it actually applies here, so I'll let it stand.

Do you enjoy watching grown men get paid millions to play children’s games with balls?