How is this article about racism?

That lady is not white. So they definitely aren’t giving her an award.

“allowed 6-8 weeks maternity leave” - is that your standard FMLA unpaid maternity leave or is it paid maternity leave. And are the extra 10 days added to that paid as well (I assume yes, but probably still needs to be asked)?

Mine’s an Altima. My husband has a Rogue. His acceleration is terrible, but I always just chalked it up to being a 4-cyl. Mine’s a 6-cyl and it accelerates excellently.

Can you tie a CVT to a turbo? I wonder if that would help at all? Granted, I haven’t really driven a “normal” 4-cyl in years (husband has the CVT and…

I snorted.

This answers some of my questions from above. I guess I didn’t realize you got “transmission noise.” It’s not something I’ve ever noticed.

I am by no means a “jalopnik” in the truest sense, so forgive my ignorance with this question, but why the CVT hate? I have one (a 10-year-old one, no less) and I don’t hate it. Should I? Is it because I’m not a purist and have no issue driving an automatic transmission car (seriously, manuals are fun, but not in…

It was uncomfortable, the seats were hard and didn’t “mold” to you, and (this might sound stupid) the cup holder was in a really awkward position - you had to kind of T-rex your arm to get to your drink. This is just a personal thing, I drive longer distances with my hand on the bottom center of the steering wheel,…

Not unless I really, really wanted the car (which I probably wouldn’t because I’ve been trained to not want cars too much lest you give the dealer the upper hand). You make a good point, though. If they don’t want to deal on my terms, I should walk out the door. We all should.

Also, I guess I just assume that car…

Because if you say you want a low payment, they extend your loan to 100 years and screw you on the interest rate to get you to that payment amount.

I don’t understand, however, why you wouldn’t just make up a number and then get “argumentative” during the financing portion of the sales experience (or come in with your…

$99 a month, like the ads used to say.

What’s next? Seeing these women’s faces?

Are they letting them drive now because they just figured out they have legs?

Insert more inappropriate niqab-related jokes here.

Oh, sorry, I totally misunderstood/misread your post. Duh. Thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt and not just calling me a dumbass.

I wasn’t sure. I was also trying to be funny. Faceless internet fail.

Weird, I buy my car to drive it. Not sell it. Granted, my car is 10+ years old (and I may or may not trade it in anytime soon - seems stupid to do so, it’s in great shape and I don’t owe any money on it). I’m not who Volvo is marketing to with their new “always have a car payment” scheme.

I want one in blue, please. I don’t care which blue, but blue. Now. Please?

:-0 Color me shocked. Now, when can I drive one?

I believe this was merely a reference to the Jalopnik article from a couple of days ago explaining what those were. It was not a denigration of your plebeian nature, I don’t think. Could be wrong.

YES! I hate this so much. This isn’t my frickin’ college dorm room, it’s my car (and usually an expensive car because you have to PAY to add that crap!).

I like it. Can’t wait to see one in real life.