Also the production grill is not the one they agreed to. The production grill incorporates round lights, which is way more Jeep-esque.

It looks to my untrained eyes that the agreement was intended only to cover the grill, not an entire jeep-shaped vehicle.

auto lending is a fairly unregulated practice

LOL. I go the other way. I call all vehicles in Honda’s lineup Accords. Accord Pickup. Accord SUV. Accord Van. Civic is Accord Lite. Etc...

I have never seen a triple trailer truck. 

It’ll be a plug-in for the screen, like the old skins for Firefox.

You’re the first person I’ve seen mention payments. Insurance companies collect payments from customers, and those with poor payment history are more likely to be a pain in their ass in that respect. Granted they just cancel the policy if someone doesn’t pay, but I’m sure there’s costs involved in sending cancellation…

All goes back to my theory that everyone prior to about 1975 was horrible. 

Tom, do you ever dabble in powersports? I’m quite seasoned in automotive, but whenever I deal with motorcycles or ATVs, it feels like the wild west again complete with no prices online, dealers keeping rebates, and exorbitant prep fees. Seems like there are very few bike dealers that get it.

I don’t know much about insider trading laws, but I do know that this is 1000% sketchier than anything Martha Stewart ever did. I hope he had his ducks in a row, because he will be under investigation for the rest of his life. 

So much fun to watch all this. Full disclosure: I own 2 whole shares of TSLA LOL!

I have long said that Tesla becomes a real company when Musk is asked to leave. This heads it in the opposite direction. MAN, this is all fun to watch though!

All good points

CEO announces he will buy out any shareholder at 420, market price is still 40 dollars below that guarantee. Shows the confidence that the general public has in Musk following through with promises.

Well it’s certainly worth more than an 02 Mustang, even a Cobra. I like it. NP-ish

Ya, immediately comes off like an ass. NEXT

My guess is that if anything, it’s removable. Like, maybe it slides into place and can be lifted off. If that’s the case, it certainly does add a layer of functionality. 

I see no evidence that it opens

I pretty much hate everything Ryan writes, because I disagree with his take 90% of the time. I clicked on this thinking that it was odd for him to write a fun story about quirky little car, then came to same realization that you did- he blew it again. At least we can give him credit for recognizing the sound of a…

This. Essential mod on my LX470. Aux input was the only essential piece of tech missing in 2004.