There’s THIS....and then there’s the rest of Jalopnik. Hard to believe this is on the same site. Thanks for the awesome posts Mr. Tracy. One of the only reasons I keep coming back.

At this point, I’m sadly not surprised the General insists on half-assing its offerings.

No, but that’s been part of the business model for decades, for independent owner-operators.

So... funny thing... while ‘for all intensive purposes’ is a folk etymology, if the goal is to say ‘basically’ or ‘mostly’ or ‘as far as is reasonably applicable’, at least ‘for all intensive purposes’ makes sense in that context. ‘for all intents and purposes’ from the moment of its inception (an edict of Henry VIII)…

You know what would be better? If we held the industries’ feet to the fire that are actually responsible for the majority of emissions. I’m talking airlines, cargo ships, cruise ships (entire industry should be banned, in a perfect world) and meat farms. Everyone has bought into EV “adoption” because its the easiest…

3rd Gear: This new technology is so good, we’re banning old (viable) products as incentive to switch over.

Get ready folks...

Yes, we live in an era in which feeling righteous and scoring points against the other side is far more important than taking meaningful action.

I’m giving you a star just for the Winger reference alone. :D

If it makes you feel better, it’s quite unlikely that you won’t be able to drive yourself in your lifetime. It’s really unlikely the tech will mature to the point that we’ll actually be able to rely on it soon.

I was around when those things existed. I had a Diamond RIO, as a matter of fact. I also worked for Apple for nearly a decade, so I’ve got a pretty good handle on their inner workings.

COTD

For second gear, we need to start taking the hydrogen economy seriously. It may never work for passenger vehicles, but it already is in use in space, UAVs, and for other specialized uses, and will probably be useful in other applications as the technology improves. A quick review of hydrogen research contracts given…

If you search youtube there’s some great old CNN footage of them during the Iraq War pretending air raid sirens are going off while blatantly in a sound stage. They even had a gas mask to go with the shitty acting.

Neutral has been Erik’s therapy zone during the pandemic. 

When one of the biggest (and most efficient in manufacturing) is hesitant on going all in on EV, maybe take note?

6th Gear: Gasoline leak at Ford’s Flat Rock, MI plant has lead to the evacuation of several homes. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/09/07/flat-rock-gas-leak-assembly-production/5749423001/

I got kinja-ed. There was supposed to be the Scanners head exploding gif after that.

The serious follow up is due to me knowing a few people who don’t use banks. It’s usually because they’re so fucked up in their money usage that they can’t keep enough in one to keep it open. Their lives involve an endless use of…

I was able to return my lease after 60 days because my Giulia was in the shop most of the time with un-solveable brake and trans codes/lights. I tried really hard to wait it out because I had a similar issue with a Fiat 500 Abarth but in two months of my lease I was able to drive the Giulia for a total of 9 days…

The pat down is bad enough - a strip search is inexcusable.  

Does Lightfoot know that Uber and Lyft don't have vaccine mandates for drivers?