This is why I normally only allow people in when I am coming up on a fresh red. I have to stop anyway, as does everyone behind me, so I might as well let this person in who has probably been waiting since the last red light.

That is something I don't doubt one bit. Look at what they do when you bring your car as a trade in. They give you $5k and flip it for $15k. With a lease they know everything that has happened to the car, and you have probably only had it for 2 years at max, so all of the initial depreciation has occurred at your…

I have to say this is one of my problems with GM. Their trucks don't even start to break a sweat until they hit 200k, but their cars always seem to have complaints about things breaking apart. Why can't they get their quality under control across the board?

You know, as much as I like trucks, I had completely forgotten that the Ram Runner even existed. Even with Ram beating out Chevy last month, I can honestly say that I have seen more Raptors around on the daily than new Ram trucks. Almost all of the Rams I see around are late 90s models.

I see a similarity here.

That actually makes a lot of sense. I am in the market for a new truck, and every time I look at how much I will have to put down, and how much I will have to pay every month I think, "Just a little longer. I can keep this one running just a little longer."

Interesting that it seems like they are focusing on leases primarily. I wonder how many people actually lease these trucks.

I guess I am one of the holdouts. A lot of my friends moved right to SF when we graduated college, but since I grew up in the Bay Area, I got my fix whenever I felt like it by just traveling into the city. I don't see the appeal that so many people have for living in the city. I would much rather be that person that…

The problem with that is the money wont be spent only by the town that needs it. The money would have to be spent by all of the neighboring cities. And they aren't going to put in the money, because most of them have places with plenty of parking, so they would much rather people just come to their city instead.

You hit the nail right on the head there. The main problem is there is no way I am taking public transportation to the location. I can either take 20 minutes to drive my car, and hope that I find parking, or take an hour just to get there on public transit. For me, it is far easier to see if I can find parking, and if…

My only problem with these things is that every time I take my car in for standard maintainence, they reduce the tire pressure to half of what it is supposed to be. So I guess I actually love the sensor, because it always reminds me to fill the tires after getting the car back from the shop.

A pair of forthcoming studies by (Norman)Garrick and several of his UConn colleagues examine the economic and sociological impacts of parking trends in six U.S. cities from 1960 to 2000. They conclude that some car-centric cities forfeit more than a thousand dollars per parking space per year in potential municipal…

California is also interesting as it is explicitly allowed for you to pass on the right in almost all circumstances. Yet, there is a law on the books saying you have to move over to the right if you are moving slower than any traffic behind you. That means that if someone passes you on the right, YOU broke the law,…

That second backflip reminds me of what we used to call monkeyflips back when I was a gymnast. People that didn't know how to throw a real backflip would throw them over their shoulder so they could see the ground. <s> That's definitely what he is doing here. </sarcasm>

This does not look like safe seating for shooting things. What about the guy sitting across from you?

I'm not really a fan, but it is slowly growing on me. It does look a helluva lot better than the outgoing model though.

Ford "Death Wobble" prevention has been installed.

We are siblings as well.

She says that F&F is setting up. Does that mean they preemptively booted his car, expecting that he might try to move it once they do start shooting? That is rather unfortunate. I can understand doing it right before shooting got started, but at least give him/her some time to leave. Although, on that point, it might…

Proper trailering mirrors and a solid front axle.