Don't team up with a friend. Family is coo but ultimately only one person is financially liable. Even a good friend could run up a bill, by mistake, that he couldn't afford. It's your credit, not his, that is screwed. As I understand it only T-Mobile's Framily plan gives you the flexibility to apportion liability.

Never heard of it. Typically steel wheels cost between 50 - 100. Also, if you keep your car a long time I've had steelies start to leak on me. Spending 200 - 400 is a good investment for a new car. Balancing takes expensive equipment and at least a few minutes. Lease or pay for the service, my guess is you lose…

Yeah we had the same free/reduced program. I'm wondering how much of this debt is from people with decent incomes. I forgot lunch money all the time. There was no program for forgetfulness... other than hunger.

In comparing CNG to gasoline after 75,000 miles you'll have spent around $13,000 on gasoline. The CNG is 11,000 extra upfront, which might be more than $13000 if you're financing or have some other productive use for that $11,000.

The cost of CNG is widely variable. Some people have free access to CNG, buy a Phill…

We aren't allowed to buy cars without brakes. Why not? Just go really slow.

Normal hill ski jumping is not even ski jumping. The mens downhill skiers were nearing the distances of normal hill ski jumping. I can excuse the lack of team competitions, perhaps there would not be enough countries with adequately qualified participants yet. The lack of a large hill competition is pathetic. …

Oh no! It will take heavy people 12.1 seconds to hit 30 mph because of these bs standards.

Actually you're wrong. In America we don't have much of the freedom you're referring to. Cars and their performance, related to what the government deems safety performance are heavily regulated. A snow tire requirement in northern climates would do much more for safety, per dollar, than a host of other…

GM is offering it on most truck models, not the cheapest ones though, as an 11,000 option.

You learned about the scientific merits of fracking in an English textbook?

Bald tires decrease performance of a car in ways related to safety. Not sure how this is different. The government regulates: airbags, seat belts, speed limits, annual inspections, adequate tire tread. Airbags and seatbelts don't even make the road a safer place for others, the only benefit is to you and your…

You and my college roommate. Gross.

I could say the same thing about bald tires with no tread. Or brakes with inadequate stopping power. I'll just go slower.

Studless snow tires do not in wet conditions.

This makes no sense, you're still getting the duvet (I hope) dirty at the same rate. Otherwise you're sleeping in direct contact with a comforter. This either creates a lot of laundry or means you are gross.

Well, the type of lease my impact my analysis but I would argue POS OEM tires generally last between 20k and 30k miles. So for many people that lease they would have to buy one set of tires anyway.

If you recall, I never said you were driving unsafely. I said you were either driving unsafely OR you were in my way. We can take this to extremes.

You can't have it all. You're either a hinderance or you're driving at an unsafe speed. Typical comparison tests of stopping distances show studless snow tires to stop around 35 feet sooner than all season tires @ 30 mph. See tirerack and consumer reports...

Assuming the stats are accurate, your advice implies only 33% of couples realize kids are a lot of work? That means 67% of couples are stupid. I am not sure realizing is enough.

You have two options. You're either in my way or unsafe. You cannot safely go as fast as me. I'm not sure it should be a law, but it is definitely an annoyance. In my view, if a car is new, snow tires literally cost nothing because it prolongs the usability of summer tires.