I think you’re on to something about people defending their purchase to the ends of the earth. Nobody likes admitting they made a mistake or were duped. The amount of tribalism baked into some automotive communities is kind of astounding.

Kimberly Jones’ speech was 100% facts. We’re tired of the shit. It appears that people, globally, are tired of this shit finally.

Apparently in Minneapolis, they’ll kill you over $20.

$1,500 for a reliable car in good condition??

I used to live in a small city in the south. The local police department didn’t like the fact that the first black woman EVER elected to the city council was trying to enact reforms on the PD, so they harassed her until she not only left the council, but she left the city. The final straw for her was when she was…

This sounds like the “bad apples” excuse for poor policing. I’m sure SOME cops feel the way you suggest they do but, the numerous car chases, even against department policy suggest that some number enjoy it.

It seems american policemen aren’t trained for anything.

I’ll use the Lotus for all of my dastardly deeds then. Good look sticking your magnetic dart on my plastic car mwahahahahaha!

Nah, just shoot the tires out. Cops love shooting guns even more than high speed chases.

They said they’d fix the road when pigs fly.

1. Police need to be prosecuted and convicted for crimes.

People always misuse the “bad apple” analogy. It doesn’t imply that there are just one or two bad elements and that’s it. The actual phrase says one bad apple will spoil the entire barrel.

If you have 4 cops who are abusing their power, and you have have 996 cops who are not speaking up about it, then you have 1000 bad cops.

The whole floppy shifter thing kind of got my wind up.  I could just hear Edd China in my mind, happily popping linkages apart and back together, saying, “...and for just a few minutes and a few quid, that’s one irksome little problem, sorted!  Let’s crack on.”

“Remember that time that China started a big global pandemic that created the worst public health crisis in over a century”

I have never before used this quote as often as I have in the last few months.

Don’t forget - Ford stock price = $5 so BAD, Tesla stock price = $8XX so GOOD

Spring. if you look at the shape of the area of failure it is consistent with failure in a twisting motion (b) below

If the largest economy in the world can’t sustain unemployment benefits for it’s citizens for 3-4 months, then it’s ridiculously fragile and probably should die.  We’re talking a few months here.... not for all eternity.