See, the problem here is that you’re *not* a douchebag, but you’re kinda in the minority when it comes to H-D. I agree with most of what you said, but a large swath of H-D riders are basically sad, angry old entitled white people posing as some kind of “outlaws” with a logo on 90% of everything they own. It’s fucking…

Kids is relative: gen-Xers would prefer Triumphs, they and their kids would prefer college debt relief, their kids Uber and Lyft. I’d love a Triumph with a sidecar someday, maybe, if I was bored and wealthy, but basically zero interest in owning a Harley. That has as much to do with them slapping a logo on everything…

Yep. I’ve bought a couple of recent/last year’s model slightly used cars because they tend to be much more affordable. We’re buying a minivan soonish and I’m having a hard time even thinking about buying a brand new one and paying almost $700/mo. Fucking ridiculous. Payments on my first xB and an at-the-time year-old…

You guys might get a bit more of that than we do in KC, but snow, slush, and salt aren’t strangers here and I haven’t seen much of a rust issue with Toyota stuff around here- or a lot of other manufacturers. GMs and some Chryslers...different story.

I don’t disagree.

I’m actually in the research portion of an article about recruiting and retaining techs, and a big part of it is pertaining to flat rate pros/cons. I put together a brief survey to gather some data, if you wouldn’t mind taking it, hit me up and I’ll share the link. 

Eesh. Where? 

This is a tricky one without more details- I mean, if the tech was test driving a customer vehicle to verify a problem or the solution of a problem, and happened to be near Lowe’s or whatever and ducked in for something else really quick, is it really unforgivable that they killed two birds with one stone? Maybe they…

Then what happens when there’s no Uber in a Zombie apocalypse? Even if you’re not gonna, being ABLE to drive is not a horrible idea.

I agree, but at the same time, I think part of it is cultural. I mean, for example, a first-gen Scion xB (greatest car ever) can be found for under $4k. If it’s been decently maintained, it will have over 100K miles on it, but will be good for over another 100K if taken care of. Not terribly difficult or expensive to…

Wrecks have that effect. I nearly died at 16 in a car accident, and several friends did die in accidents around that time. It’s not like I never drove, I was already a decent driver by then, but I didn’t go to the trouble to get a license or a car or drive any more than I absolutely had to until I was 19, and then…

Meh. I’m 42, and I feel pretty squarely Gen X, as far as I can tell. 

I think it’s weird for me because Maisie Williams looks like a dead ringer for a female version of me around age 14 or so and it feels awkward. Otherwise, good on her. I kinda hope she finishes all of it- she crosses the remainder of her list off and kills the NK or whatevs. Arya rules.

Glad to see via Instagram that POStal is up and running and across the Rockies now. This has been my favorite story to follow this year so far. 

WANT, but can not afford.

Can’t be assed to go back and read the comment this is directed to, I just sometimes like hearing this phrase. Star for you!

Yeeeeeah...you win, if not the internet, definitely the Jalopnik comments section for today. Enjoy your star!

Is there some data-collecting benefit to doing this there, under these circumstances, given the infrastructure that’s already there and making this seem redundant?

So yeah...maybe make a Ranchero and give me like 4 years. Ha!

I say I wouldn’t buy one, but really, it’s more like I wouldn’t buy one right now.