I think a reality of motorcycle ownership for a lot of people is that things change. You lose the place to store it, or the commute changes, or kids happen, etc. For some people, the lower cost of one of these beginner bikes might be enough to keep it around through some of those changes. For others, a lot more…

Awesome adventure. I imagine there were some close calls on range and times that she would have loved to push through another couple of hours without stopping, but I’m sure there were plenty of days when it took many hours of riding to drain the batteries on tough roads and the breaks were very welcome.

I’d add some great supermoto options out there. My DRZ400sm was arguably not a great beginner bike (at least for someone my height, at 5'10" it would have probably been better), but the KLX dual sports and SMs are probably great (plus fuel injected unlike my DRZ).

Posted my entire comment to the wrong article. 

Very good point. If you live in southern California, probably a non-issue. Where I am in Western NY, probably not convenient. And while convenience may not be the biggest thing for early-adopters of EVs, it’s definitely a factor for luxury car buyers.

Addressing homelessness and mental health in veterans falls squarely under socialism. Plus, that’s all from policies of previous administrations, so stop looking in the past. Military spending is obviously crucial to our future and a key feature of keeping politicians pockets lined while they talk about the federal…

The “here’s the only picture of the dent on the fender from 30 ft away through the window of another car” is by far my favorite shot. 

I think if you were dead-set on an EV, it’s a tough call but I think this edges out the EQS for me. Where I’d really have a hard time, though, is deciding between an EQS or an S500.

As someone who still finds luxury sedans (no bullshit “luxury SUVs” in my future) as the dream for a daily driver, I think a close look at this versus an EQS would basically leave me contemplating range/performance versus the details in build quality, but it seems on paper like the front-runner

I think there’s still some opportunity in that space, though. There’s basically the model S (less luxurious) and the EQS from Mercedes (slower and less range), right? The Taycan is a lot smaller. Though I guess the “large luxury sedan” market is a pretty small one which is pretty evident from Tesla’s volume breakdowns…

A decent price and might be worth a look if it’s convenient and nearby. But given the pictures and the writing of the ad I’m not inclined to trust that the seller took very good care of the car (unless they’re, like, 70+ and have trouble with technology?).

Before the cap on vehicle price took effect?

Weren’t the auto shoulder belts starting to phase out by the early 90s? They were definitely still around but I think of them more as an 80s thing.

Civic was the first one to pop into my head. Base specs with no power steering up to higher trims, awesome colors, as many doors as you wanted, and helping to define the Japanese automakers as the standard for the industry

For what it’s worth, I think the way we approach NPorND by using the advertised number gets a little tougher for more expensive cars. I assume everything on Craigslist/FB-Marketplace is marked up 10% by the seller so they can get what they want from it with a little haggling (and I list everything - cars, motorcycles,…

I tell myself that, but I worry. It’s such an integral part of my daily routine that I can’t stand to think about us losing Rob from the site.

For some reason (early on when the Taycan was being shown) I was thinking about it more as an EV Panamera. Maybe that was purely because of the number of doors? It’s taken a lot of reading reviews and finally seeing a couple in the wild to drill in the fact that it’s quite a bit smaller.

A new Taycan is too expensive to qualify for a tax credit.

Now that I’ve read the article, ND on being the 3rd owner of a (seemingly) base-spec EV in as many years.