A bit of apples and oranges. I would say comparing Inventor to Solidworks is a better comparison. Similar suites in a similar price range. Catia is a whole ’nother price class.

Fair enough. I haven’t used any of the newer versions of AutoCAD, so that looked foreign to me.
When I switched from Inventor to SW about 9 years ago I found somethings I liked better about SW and some better with Inventor. IIRC I think I liked Inventor’s sketching system a bit better. Both good suites, though.

Fair enough. I haven’t used any of the newer versions of AutoCAD, so that looked foreign to me. It was definitely imported, though. No way FCA uses AutoCAD for any auto design.

Indeed, there’s no way these are AutoCAD files.

I almost guarantee you the CAD files leaked/stolen from FCA aren’t native AutoCAD files. Nor does it look like they were opened in AutoCAD in those pictures (to be fair, I haven’t used AutoCAD in some time). I think somebody just said “AutoCAD” because unfortunately the AutoCAD name somehow became somewhat ubiquitous…

Yeah, I totally agree. I would imagine the profit margin on a decked out Grand Cherokee or Wrangler Rubicon is massive compared to a stripped down 2WD Patriot (my gf got a stripper model for like $14k IIRC). I often wonder if Jeep/FCA made a huge mistake in bringing out models like the Patriot and Compass. Sure, it…

Well......says you. I love RCR. To each his own, I suppose.

I also have an unhealthy obsession with 3-pedal EVs. I am all for electrification, but the one thing I will miss more than the sound of a nice ICE is shifting my own gears. Unfortunately, it looks like the only EVs I see with manual transmission are one-offs (usually DIY builds). I’ve actually looked into doing…

Probably nothing, which is why selling off Jeep separately would be a stupid move. Hellcats and Rams might sustain them for a bit, but that Challenger/300/Charger platform is sooooo old at this point. Not to mention they have nothing in the midsize sedan or compact segments, and only one subpar car (the 500) in the…

I agree they shouldn’t sell off Jeep, but I don’t think they could spin off Chrysler. Who would want it? Unless you mean Chrysler as in “Chrysler including Dodge & Ram”, in which case maybe you could find a buyer. Maybe.

Interesting idea. I bet most people on here hadn’t even considered any of those (I certainly didn’t).

I’d say their are two types of Jeep owners at this point: people like yourself (I’m guessing) who probably buy the more expensive, 4WD, off-road capable “real Jeeps”, and people like my girlfriend who bought a 2WD Patriot because she just wanted a cheap CUV that gets decent gas mileage and has a good amount of storage…

If FCA really is interested in selling Jeep separately (which I think would be a dumb move), I’d love to see GM or Ford make a play for it. Probably won’t happen, as I don’t think either of those companies want to expand their lineup of brands, but it would be nice to see Jeep stay American. And quality couldn’t…

It’s not pedantry. He was correctly pointing out that the impact did not occur at a differential speed of 104 mph. With regards to the physics involved, the speed of 104 mph by itself is almost irrelevant.

I would trade Donald Trump for a box of Krusty-Os cereal, even if it’s one of the boxes with the intestine-shredding razor-star special toy.

I would imagine that’s required equipment. It is a purpose built racecar, after all.

I would presume their plan is simply to make life a living hell for the residents just long enough so that they can negotiate a large profit on the selling price.

I know it’s not (nor should it be). I’m just pointing out that if you’re not allowed to discriminate based on race (which you shouldn’t be) than I don’t think you should be allowed to discriminate based on gender, either.

“if certain race/religions/nationalities were statistically likely to be at higher risk, then yes it would be ok.”
This is where we fundamentally disagree. If you’re not allowed to discriminate using any of these characteristics with regards to employment, housing, etc. (and I don’t think you should be), then I don’t…

Yep. I was thinking the same thing. Either that or the Aston that Daniel Craig drove in the opening of Quantum of Solace.