Only made it to 4th gear today. Wonder if the news is an M22 rock crusher, Toploader, or what kind of 4 speed.

Your assessment is correct on how billionaires work the system. You can take loans against stocks as if they were an asset which saves the trouble of losing control of the company by selling them off. Some people buy houses using a loan taken against their stock portfolio which they then pay off the loan once they…

You are asking for a level of reporting which I’m not sure exists any more. To expect journalist to go even half a step beyond a pull quote is too much. Not sure what the definition of “fast charger” is but I’m guessing that means level 3 which is crazy high output DC charger. I do have questions as to how continuous…

Not to mention that the stock he owns gives him a certain amount of control of the company meaning he’s not just losing future earnings but also power over Tesla.  He also can’t sell them for 5 years after he gains control of the stock meaning that these crazy numbers people are throwing out are not even what the…

I also think the owners of Rams are less likely to report problems than other buyers because a lot of them are repeat customers.  The Hornet and Tonale probably have some conquest sales for customers not used to how shitty a product Stellantis normally delivers.

Sure, but as an infrastructure that is a requirement for a whole subset of vehicles as a fuel source it becomes a safety hazard when there is even a tiny percentage down. If you’ve ever been forced to evacuate somewhere because of a hurricane or been trapped on a highway for a long time then you know how important it…

“Just 9 percent of EV charging attempts failed on the Electrify America network in the first quarter of this year”

I’ve worked on BMW’s of this vintage and they are honestly not terrible for a DYIer.  The battery is in the trunk and it is huge on these though.  NP for one of my favorite vintages of BMW.  Early 2000's they really hit a stride in design.

Getting a Toyota Matrix for Pontiac prices is the best move.

We had a ‘15 Mazda 3 hatch (2.0 6 speed manual) when we had our first kid. They are TINY on the inside. Perfect commuter car though. Didn’t matter how much you revved it or how you drove it would always get over 38 mpg. Ended up getting a ‘13 CX-5 grand touring FWD. They get pretty decent gas mileage, have an interior…

Well you can get a mattress delivered to your door in a box.  I would definitely recommend that over trying to taco a mattress into a BRZ.

I know this is some how spun as an anti-Musk thing like everything on this website is but what it kind of obscures the actual chain of events. NASA issues an RFP to deorbit the ISS and Space X got the winning bid. There is no part of this that is Musk’s plan or that he had much involvement in any of this at all. In…

Lol.  That’s why you gotta correct people in Severna Park, Glen Bernie, and Pasadena when they say they live in Annapolis.  No you do not.

if you own a house in Annapolis and it’s paid off you should never move ever.

Can’t wait to see the Police Interceptor version maybe it’ll be the last of the...

It wouldn’t, but it doesn’t matter. I would agree a China made EV probably would have the same or similar software to one made elsewhere in the world and at this point everyone is gathering data on everything all the time. It also doesn’t account for the fact that many other manufacturers use raw materials for their…

“Are American cars really so bad, American automakers really so terrified, that a 102.5 percent tariff is warranted?”

8 years/100k is the federal legal requirement for an EV battery, 10 years/150k in California.  Some states require OEM’s to be responsible for the battery after the end of the vehicles lifecycle anyways (called Extended Producer Responsibility laws).  Seems like Ferrari is trying to get consumers to pay for something…

I would assume that the builder was probably a WW2 veteran which would explain the use of the Willys engine since he was probably familiar with the drivetrain.  Same goes for the use of the TR-3 chassis.  A lot of vets stationed in Europe got to experience British-Leyland products such as Triumph and MG and ended up…

“get robotaxis that can carry tons of people between their destinations, with set stops every few blocks”