The problem with promising the impossible and pushing your employees to deliver is that no matter how good they are, eventually they will fail.

Second time too.

Third Gear: Musk’s business “strategy” for Tesla has always been hyping the next thing to cover up for the broken promises and spotty performance of the last thing.

Counterpoint: If your mundane car needs sporty variation, there is an aftermarket for most every car that lets you create one in your own image.

Remember this one?

You’re assuming a couple of things here:

You’re assuming, I imagine quite falsely, that the tagalong Kia isn’t sporting armed backup if it’s needed.

Not so much if Scout monopolizes the parts distribution supply chain.

Not to cape for the dealers, but good luck with that.

If we’re talking about flipping potential, it’s gotta be a last of the line “They Don’t Make ’Em Like That Anymore” kind of rig at the highest trim level. So I submit to you:

So that employee drives an EcoSport?

Uh, the Buick Envision is made in China. So is Lincoln’s Nautilus.

Let me turn you on to something:

So, blast ’em out of the sky over the mini-mall? I don’t understand what you’re saying here.

A 20-foot bird? Multiple 20-foot birds? You’re kidding yourself.

Because there are communities wrapped around these facilities. You don’t want to be raining hot lead and aircraft parts on your neighbors.

That’s cruel and unusual punishment, man.

No, but they are the people who call the cops when the randos get out of control and keep the vagrants from pissing on/in your seat.

Nah. Issue the test driver a warning ticket and impound the car.

They’ve got one of those too, on the back pages.