The markup they’re trying to get away with on the parts at some of these dealers is crazy.

I didn’t realize that Biden reentered the US into the Paris Agreement immediately after taking office. 

There’s a group of people that are trying to uphold a decent society and progress, and generally try to use things like “civility, logic, fair arguments, data”.

We see the trucks with Canadian plates sometimes down here in NY that have the confederate flags. I just can’t comprehend it. 

Hahaha, I meant the class action was what happened.

It may just be because there isn’t a language barrier or the prevalence of BBC as an international new source - but we’ve obviously had a good view on the crap in the UK. Watching the Brexit drama and all that didn’t make me feel better about the US, it just echoed that there’s a few countries that like to think they…

That’s exactly what happened when Ford had to change the fuel economy rating on the C-max. That was sort of a different scenario, but Ford knew those numbers were bogus despite being technically allowed to use them because it was the same drivetrain as the Fusion.

Brand perception probably plays into this as well. Chinese manufacturers have a few more years under their belts now and have been building better quality cars and that will of course help them be accepted by the public. When the domestic car was shit, you’d pay more for the import. When the domestic car gets better,…

I guess, to be fair, a lot of cheap cars don’t have door liners anymore. Or at least not fabric/leather/pleather ones that get glued on. They just get some textured foam-rubber stuff if you’re lucky.

Yeah, not outrageous for a dealer brake job, definitely not for some (presumable) pretty large brakes and a Maserati badge. **I** wouldn’t spend that, I’d do it myself. But if you think you’re getting away from a dealer for much less than a grand for a full set of brakes on your econobox you are in for a real shocker.…

Maybe with a bit of creativity it can at least be hidden when the doors are closed...

I mean, if you look at this from the “I want a sedan and I can get a Maserati for the price of a Camry, awesome” standpoint, yes it’s probably a bad idea.

I assume, like myself and everyone I know, most people knew Rodgers was a moron and completely wrote him off the second the vaccine shit came out of his mouth. And by most, I mean 1/2. But the other half really fucking loves to listen to Aaron or Kid Rock some other celebrity tell them they are right and their beliefs…

There are arrogant and overly confident people in all walks of life. As they say, it takes a smart person to know they aren’t that smart.

You’re right, there’s probably more data showing more possibilities. But all that data they have available, and their touting of “most accurate weather team in Rochester” seems to go out the window when there might be some snow.

They definately aren’t what they used to be, but working from home since 2020 and watching from inside also sure beats brushing my car off in the dark to drive to RIT and then trudge in a mile from the parking lot.

I’m convinced (and will loudly tell anyone and everyone every time we get snowfalls that are less than predicted) that the local news outlets here in western NY (and probably throughout a lot of the country) are intentionally exaggerating the potential weather. People had rebutted, saying “well, isn’t it better to be…

The price on inverter/charges has dropped like a rock the last few years, it’s crazy.

Starting later for sure. When I was a kid, Halloween costumes were bought in a size that could fit a snowsuit underneath. Now snow even in December is questionable (the crazy south-buffalo snows storms being outliers, but those have been heavily concentrated). It seems like spring is just gone. April is weeks of 40…

I like to think I do a good job acknowledging that professional athletes in any sport are, at their core, hyper competitive individuals obsessed with being the best. You have to really, truly believe that to make it at that level. And for the most part, that’s totally fine if we’re on the topic of the thing that they…