I’ve still not forgiven Chris Harris for crapping all over the Miata. He’s totally allowed to dislike the car, but I can’t take him seriously if he can’t even admit that it’s a good car while expressing that it isn’t his thing.

Well, he did almost write her off...

as long as they keep the fake tailpipes, i’m happy. I have a disease, and the only cure is, more fake tailpipes.

I’m really happy for you, and I’ma let you finish, but the SAAB 9³ had the best cupholder of all time.

The vehicle must be fun to drive and relatively new

You could get a certified M5. That should be big enough and sporty enough. Not sure about reliability though, but with a certified warranty, it would help.

Just buy the damn minivan.

Thats the joke......

Look at the paint job.

This sounds familiar.

For me, not buying a tesla is a no-brainer as an ethical decision. you buy one, you’re buying a car made by unhappy, ununionized, overworked people. even the developers are miserable. The whole car is imbued with misery. When I buy a german car, I’m getting a car built by people with a balanced work day, great…

I found next year’s challenge

I know, right? The thing would last another 30 years after that. Hell, it’d probably outlast the availability of gasoline.

I feel like this needs to be a reality show. David has $4000 to buy some dilapidated heap with unobtanium parts, and get it running and driving in three months for some grueling road trip.

The metals used in the batteries are renewable. They are not consumed as the battery ages and can be recycled (and are recycled). They’ve been running a recycling program since their early days (when li-ion recycling was rare). For packs that reach this point, 10% is reused and 60% was recycled back then.

Considering the tax credit is non-refundable, it means people who don’t owe enough taxes can’t take advantage of it fully anyways. If you own no federal taxes, you get $0 even if you buy an EV.

$550 for LSD, Bilstein shocks, shock tower brace & sport springs. That is an unbelievable bargain.  

Stockholm Syndrome.   My first job, my boss treated me like crap and claimed it was good for my career.  It wasn’t until about 3-4 years after I got out from under him before I realized that he was a horrible manager and a crappy person.    But up until that point I thought the sun shown out of his every orifice.   I…

Holy crap, Tesla is just running a 19th century plutocratic industrialist’s dream wrapped up inside a 21st-century facade. It’s all very clear to me now.

That must have required a lot of overnight parts from Japan.