They got better. We had a 2014 Mazda5 that rode and handled nicely. This was the same platform as the Mazda3 and the last generation Ford Focus. 

Cool idea and great for high trust societies like Norway or Japan.  Unfortunately in our low trust society in the US it would be constantly vandalized,  homeless camps would set up toll gates and the first user to stub a toe would sue the company into oblivion.  

OK they have rediscovered the Fairey Rotodyne and addressed the noise issue but who will buy it?

I understand it’s a proof of concept but Honda is going to have to improve packaging. Right now they have basically replaced the sleeper with power systems.

It’s not “woke” it’s flags of convenience, low paid Asian crews and penny pinching ship owners cutting corners on maintenance. Cargo ships are a shit show of safety and environmental violations, the occasional ship straight up falling apart and it’s been going on since the 19th century. I guess it could be one of the…

I think the true believers just shelled out for Partial Self Driving up front so the 98% reflects normal folks who tried it and didn't like it. FWIW my personal sample of Tesla owners, 2 of 3 would never use it and the third said he'd use it occasionally.  The maybe guy is an IT admin, the no ways are an engineer and…

IIRC even the most humble Cessna or Piper is still required to pass an annual inspection and be serviced by a FAA certified tech to be legally airworthy. 

That would depend on the car and usage. I bought a 2 year old Mazda5 from Hertz car sales. and apart from a stain on the headliner and ony on key fob it was fine until an idiot ran a stop sign and totaled it. Oddly our car had been an Avis rental but it’s hard to screw up a Mazda unless it has the MZR engine or you…

The price is in line with CT70 sales and asking prices, so reluctantly NP, although for an extra $1000 you could buy a brand new Honda 125cc "monkey bike" that would be a better ride

This tops the Bestmadeco hipster are for cash grabs. At least there's a decent Snow and Nealey are under the pinted stripes, this Cyber Hammer looks like a Harbor Freight reject

I prefer John Scalzi"s "mallet of loving correction" to the banhammer, at least for a first offense

Installing a KERS is woke? Some people need to get a life. Next thing you someone will blame a DNF on critical race theory.

1st and 3rd Tesla has jumped the shark expect a correction soon.

The electric kettle to make tea in some JDM Nissans is cool, and the cat guard in old Land Rover accessory catalogs is weird. It's a mesh guard around the fan shroud to keep your feline from cozying up to the radiator and getting sliced by the fan

The price per square foot is insane,  although not as bad as some Manhattan prices. I think my local market is crazy but I have a three bedroom house with a yard and a garage in a resort town for less than that. I think our high prices are pure demand since there's a lot of remote workers and the biggest supply…

My only bear sighting so far was driving around Siltcoos Lake on the Oregon Coast and a black bear moseyed out of the brush and down to the water.

Agreed, I was thinking in terms of leading and trailing link designs which do maintain consistent track width because the pivoting axis is parallel to hub. 

I always thought Rosso Cina was the classic color,

Lockboxes are cheap and easy to use. It doesn't matter that the Lock Picking Lawyer can defeat your Snap Safe in moments because Tommy Tweaker will be frustrated and move on. I have $30 box that fits under the seat so if I have to ditch my carry gun I have a line of defense.  I  also don't have a lifted Jeep with…

If you want a truly small truck the Suzuki Mighty Boy exists and is usually inexpensive or the old Nissan Sunny pickup.