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I was of the same mind, until they started dumping more money into things like this. If they have the capital and factory capacity to launch this, they could at least clear out some of the standard pre-orders before the tax credit expires in the next quarter or so. At some point his credibility with regards to claims…

I know *why* he’s doing it. But that doesn’t change the fact that as a lower income buyer I feel kind of dumped on. Particularly if you’re going to expend the capital and resources to develop and start manufacturing an AWD and P model before you even roll the first base model off the line. I was an in line, day of…

Yes. Almost instantly. Warned there would be a 4-7 day delay but it dropped into my account two hours later.

Yup. I cancelled two weeks ago. He keep trying to push the mass-market model up-market leaving is regular buyers pretty annoyed. I’m out.

The AMC Eagle episode will rock and is more or less mandatory to be done here in the CUV dystopia timeline.

Expanse is far, FAR better IMHO because it dispenses with all the religion and annoying romance plots that made BSG just a slog for me.

The absurd wealth is trickling down alright!

No. The Multi-Air is ye-olde, valve cleaning port injection.

Yeah I too prefer the 124's lines. And it’s a pretty standard Garrett turbo unit (read: Not Fiat) that’s shockingly easy to swap, either to replace or upgrade. It worries me less than the VANOS system on my aging Bimmer that’s for sure.

..and he didn’t put a price on it so V90 all the way. Thing is just a work of art.

Meh. DI is going to be problematic long term, mark my words. People barely remember oil changes and now they’re going to have to consider walnut blasting valves as “regular” maintenance? Not going to happen. The used market is going to be a hot mess in 5-10 years.

....and before anybody says GTI.... meh. I’m confident I can wrench on the 124. Thing is built by the Japanese and pretty damn straightforward: longitudinal+manual+RWD. Just like my 328. A DI, transverse, tightly packaged VW product is a nightmare to me.

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No. That was the *even worse* pseudo-shifter. A little nubby stalk ala BMW that doesn’t stay in place when shifting into gear. You nudge it forward and back and the little light tells you what you’re in. There’s no tactile feedback at all and people, including Yelchin, would think they’d pushed it forward into park…

This is fine *only* once we’ve completely converted to LED’s. Otherwise I’m going to have you come over to my dad’s house and deal with the magical dancing clip that holds the bulb in on an MB GLK. Mind you this can only be accessed by burying your arm deep inside the wheel well. And you cannot see it once you’re arm…

Eliminating door molding and impact strips. You could hurl a shopping cart at relativistic velocities at most 90's cars and do almost nothing. Now it will scratch paint or ding metal from nearly any angle.

Key distinction: None of argue that the Fed doesn’t have the *power* to do things like this. That’s emphatically given in the commerce clause. It is however bad policy. Just as MJ as a Schedule I is bad policy the states are fighting back against. We acknowledge that DOJ could snuff that out if it chooses to do so.…

If this cabal of baffoonery accomplishes nothing else, they’ll have at least exposed the desperate need for legislative action versus executive branch deals and rule-making. Until congress removes it’s rectal-cranial confluence we’re going to see regulatory and diplomatic whiplash every four to eight years as…

99 was the only Le Mans I watch for all 24 hours. Just epic. When that CLR flipped I think the US commentary was silent for a solid 30 seconds. It was a year when I really felt they were pushing the edge and I loved it.