Design and Engineering got in a fight and we all lose.

If the video was staged...?  So? You stage something like this; you still deserve your reputation to be ruined.

One Apple store in Shanghai has 25,000 visitors per day. ... They don’t need a lot, but the few they have are helpful. ... Plus, most of their products are sold in other stores. So, YES. Apple needs physical stores of one variety or another.

I don’t need to test drive the specific car I buy; I do need to test drive the model.... maybe not drive, but I’m going to have to at least sit in one. ... I’ve fallen out of love with a lot of cars five seconds after getting the seat adjusted.

Aren’t these three valued at about 10X the price of La Voiture Noire?

I maxed out my wife’s A6 a few years back on a couple miles of closed highway...* ‘but I can’t remember how fast (mid 140mph’s???) ... ‘Just remember thinking it was too fast for the car’s aero/suspension - too much air under the car. ... That’s the problem with a “stock mainstream car.”

For the most part I agree... But it depends on who his customers are. If he does the kind of work where the quality speaks for itself, then he’s fine. But there are some jobs like accountant, attorney, etc. where customers need cues to let them know you do quality work and should be taken serious... Yes, it’s stupid,…

Forbes says there were 2,208 $billionaires worldwide in 2018.

I was going to get one the last year they were out, but they only came with the small engine.

Even an extended cab...

When you prepare to pass with an 8-speed, go ahead and double or triple downshift manually... it’ll work a lot better than just pressing the gas - Audi owner. 

I don’t mind design elements; just faux ones.

Borderline Truism: “Bad Cases Make Bad Law”

It’s always better to bring out the luxury version first. That way you can say the “economic” version borrowed from the luxury instead of the luxury borrowing from the economy.

~How can it breath when a Camry requires twice the grill?~

Last time I tried was 1997 in a 1987 Honda Prelude Si at age 20: Country road with a hill that took about 60mph to catch air. ‘Deci

Lazy economist conflating dollars with utilities.

Fair -  If you can earn a four percent return on an investment, then a two percent return on investment is not such a good deal.

The more controversially, but I believe correct idea is the need for a market correction through a carbon tax - market failure due to externalities. This would go a long way towards solving the argument over whether EVs are truly better for the environment. (I like the idea of reducing income taxes dollar-for-dollar…