I live my life with the expectation that my coworkers, family, loved ones, friends, strangers, fellow drivers, my politicians, are selfish lazy assholes who couldn’t drive out of a paper bag. Is it judgmental? Yes. Is it hyperbole? Yes. But does it mean I have my ass covered when I need to? Does it mean I am able to…

Do NOT, and I repeat do NOT, get a Jeep Patriot (or Compass, ComPatriot?) As a winter beater. It is a BAD IDEA.

And for accuracy:

Came here to say the same. I presume it’s actually much larger, but with no scale reference, the proprtions are spot on Focus hatch with shitty body kit.

I’m weirdly in the same boat. The irrational part of my brain says that this seems like a great price for a cool, old-school SUV. But the logical part of my brain won’t stop shrieking about how this is a pile of old, out-of-warranty, British “engineering.”

so why the constant harping on a protest with a bunch of LARPers in costume?

“A) what law(s) prevent you from recovering your property and B) how would the police know you went and recovered it from a thief”

Agreed on all accounts.

Once again:  ARTICLES LIKE THIS ARE WHY I VISIT THIS SITE.

An 11 year old Prius with 90,000 miles was the best choice for a daily commuter that expects to take on 30k miles a year?

Even if this particular MG happened to be an MGA, it still takes the indefinite article “an”.

Over the past summer, I’ve been noticing an older woman (maybe in her 70's) driving in my neighborhood. The first time was in a vintage Mini Cooper that looked like it was kitted out for a rally. Then a pristine 924 Turbo and finally on another occasion a nice 240Z.

Ok, I’ll write a little about it...(My experience at Quicken Loans, which is now Rocket Mortgage) I know I could have gone to a smaller shop and it would have been slightly different, but not by much:

Yeah, it’s like the APR on my credit cards. I have no idea what it is or if it’s good or bad because I never carry a balance. I care only about the cash back and other rewards.

When one of my (many...) cars died I had a good job but bad credit. I needed a car. I went to my credit union with a 600ish score and got a 9% loan for $4,000 over two years. Pretty terrible. But I had a good job, bought a $4,000 car, and paid the car off in a year. And I kept it for like, three more after that. So…

Could not agree more. Also add that the ease of repossession and the need to get to work means people will skimp on everything else first to pay the auto note in most cases. And even as expensive as cars are today, they are chump change compared to a house almost everywhere.

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see where things go from here — just a passing look at what happened a decade ago.

There is absolutely no plan to tax the 401k of middle class Americans, full stop. The threshold for the tax is tens of millions of dollars, but thanks for the scare tactics.

Nah my guy, below is from the government, @ArrestMeRed is right. Ohio changed their split speed limits because it was found to be safer and thats only a 10mph difference (sources are below)

Related, don’t let anyone tell you that “Real enthusiasts never need ABS.”