I’m curious to see (assuming they got their man) how much planning went into this whole thing. It appears to be pretty extensive. I’m also assuming the overall plan included “getting away with it,” which is not always guaranteed.

Still, this guy got caught because a person recognized him from his photos.

Job 2 is cut your beard off. You want to have as much camouflage on your face as possible for any surveillance cameras. The less you look like you, the better.

Yeah, you have to be wary about a regular, “steady state” maintenance becoming “sudden huge expense” maintenance in a hurry.

Same. In Puerto Rico, I nearly got a refrigerator to the face when the pickup I was behind reached a steep hill. The fridge slid back, hit the tailgate, and briefly escaped the iron grip of gravity.  Fortunately, my refusal to be directly behind a truck carrying anything saved my bacon.

The “aspirational” car I hear the most from non-car-people is, confusingly, Jaguar.  There’s some weird disconnect for normal folks where Jaguar vehicles are both highly desirable and unattainable, when in reality, you can lease one for whatever amount you’re willing to pay the dealer.  

Now that you say it out loud, $1000 annually for maintenance on a classic vs a monthly payment and a warranty on something new doesn’t seem like that bad a deal.

Paying “less than original price for used, but also more than new price” just tells me there are some weapons-grade idiots out there, honestly.

I thought *all* Teslas were going to be appreciating assets?

Asking price does not equal selling price. And a $15,000 discount for 50 miles isn't what I'd call "holding value" either.

And when their “engines” escaped?

I mean, technically they took fish from a farm, and they got loose. They got to live out the rest of their fish lives after escaping, rather than becoming food.

Perez will be fine, because F1 hates any kind of change or risk. He’ll drift from back marker team to back marker team for a few more years as those teams invariably decide proven mediocrity is preferable to taking a chance on a potential young star.

Hahaha... Ugh. 

Update, because it’s almost midnight and I’m tired as hell. We can’t board because the traffic is *so bad* that the crew can’t actually get to the airport. In all my days, I don’t think I have experienced something like this. God damn it.

I feel like I am missing some critical reference here...

I mean, yeah. Mandating security and safety measures are great, and one company can’t fix the world’s problems (or indeed any of them). Full agreement with your arguments. Sign me right on up!

Well that’s just science. Over and done.

Hopefully eating all that horse paste comes home to roost.

Objectively correct. But hey, the world will always know this jackoff can’t hold his liquid. Anyone who runs against him should just run that clip as their campaign ad.