Possibly the same people that would have drowned after eating Miracle whip, thinking they could walk on water.

Just another thing that the Simpsons predicted....

On the bright side, we now have a legitimate IIHS study stating, and proving, the obvious.

I’m just saying this because I have a weird unjustifiable liking towards these things. And given that she’s not looking for anything particularly exciting, just needs efficient and spacious transportation, why not? Wagons make everything cooler...even a Prius, right? -

I do browse Jalopnik when I’m waiting in the airport, but I don’t think there’s 7 hours of daily (or weekly) content on here. I'm totally OK with that. I need time to do other things.

I am not an expert, but according to this website, a boeing 737 achieves only 5mpg, only 12% less fuel than a concorde. This is only some part of the story, the 737 carries more people and more cargo. Another interesting note. In Boston, we have a puddle jumping airline called Cape Air, they just purchased all…

Supersonic jets are cool but I want less time in airports. I fly for work frequently to a place that is a 7 hour drive. After all the lines, searches, rental car stuff, etc, the flight only saves about 2 hours. 

We do. There’s tons of transoceanic cables.

The SR-71 literally leaked fuel when on the ground. It had to be refuel in air after the metal had heated and expanded to seal the tanks.

1st Gear: At this point these self-driving car partnerships feel less like exciting opportunities to advance a society-changing technology, and more like meaningless business theater to bump up stock prices.

Nothing wrong with having cheap cars, but the theoretical person this article about isn’t interested in $2k cars. If they were, they’d keep the cheap hand me down they’ve been driving since high school.

And the alternative is what? Spend a lot of cash up front to get a car with no payment.

Well and that was my point to him. 35K is the MSRP for an Accord Hybrid Touring. Which let’s face it, won’t set your hair on fire, but when gas is at $3.50 a gallon right now (and that is really low for SoCal) 49MPG combined is pretty damn good for a car that comes with the A/C Seats along with the heated front and…

Still better to go with the alternatives though to get more features for the same or less price in my opinion (and yours).

It’s mostly that they’re at the point where $400/mo isn’t a problem for them, hence feeling like a successful adult.

Not necessarily “have to”. If it’s cheaper to cosign and everybody is on board, why would you not cosign? Free money.

“It’s a good thing in this case. I work in logistics, and the driver-willing-to-work-for-nothing shortage is massive”

I wish I could beam this emphatically into the heart and soul of any <30 year old car shopping. Keep them from making the mistakes I did.

Buy what you need, not what you want.  A little personal honesty can go a long way towards avoiding future problems.

Take someone who has your interest in getting a good deal with you. I’d suggest that person be someone who has made some mistakes in past deals and learned from them and made enough deals to be relaxed and comfortable during the process. Don’t take some high-strung newbie with you, no matter how “old” they are. Your…