I don’t know why this is unfathomable. A grand a month is what it takes to pay off a $50K car in a reasonable span of time. And $50K is not a lot of money anymore. Of course, you don’t have to spend that much, but since the average wingnut just can’t not have a big-ass pickup or S/CUV to haul the dumplings around in,…

The hilarious thing is those may well have a higher usable payload weight capacity than a typical 4dr “1/2 ton” US pickup truck. Put 5 Bubbas in the cab and some of them can basically carry a big bundle of paper towels home from Costco.

Mine fits nicely in the back of my two station wagons. No padding needed.

Real trucks have 8ft beds. Just sayin’.

HOA boards are elected. But in some HOAs rules and regulations are like the US Constitution - yes, they can be amended, but the bar to clear to actually do so is VERY high. And as a general rule, the board can’t just change them willy-nilly. Though of course, they can influence what comes up to a vote in many cases.

My aunt and uncle did as well. That stick is VERY oddly placed. Before the van, they had a 4spd stick Aries wagon. With a bench front seat. My aunt was so short when she was driving I had to sit in the back as a 6' 2" freshman. Problem solved once I got my learner’s permit though.

Sure as heck doesn’t happen here in FL after a big storm. Even Florida Man is better than this. 

That would be socialism, don’t ya know.

I don’t believe you, unless you live in a very special place. And if you do, guess what - you don’t need to buy a car where you live. Fly down here, go to Disney World, buy a car at a discount and drive it back to whatever fantasyland you live in. That’s the magical thing about cars, they are self-transporting.

For some cars you can order exactly what you want. I ordered both of my new BMWs, for example. And certainly the Detroit makers. But some makers simply DO NOT allow that, and it has nothing to do with the dealers. Famously, Toyota. They build cars to a pre-determined plan, like it or lump it, no way to build one with…

Humans are actually pretty tough creatures. And it takes time for the brain to actually die. More than enough time for you to wish it was over in a case like that, I suspect. <shudder>

Obviously, it’s something the kids like, so unlikely to be of interest to me. And I am not old ENOUGH to be interested in a Lincoln anything. I doubt I ever will be. So I am right there with you.

I’d have to care enough to bother to google it.

At this point, Jaguar is as much a zombie as Saab was once GM sold them. It’s not a matter of it, it’s when. Unless tastes change, there is simply no reason for both Jaguar and Land Rover to exist. 

The chances of having to do that are so infinitesimally small that it’s not worth even remotely worrying about. If you get some road rash from the slide, oh well, it’s better than dying in the airplane. And I say that as someone who has actually had to do it. It was a little rough, but not THAT rough. I felt it on my…

They already do this - that’s what the big-azz yellow tube thing hanging from the jetway is. But sometimes the system is down, sometimes the airplane is not parked at a jetbridge. Sometimes it’s so hot that it doesn’t keep up.

The mechanical were pretty much epic junk on all of them. Tarted up crap is still crap.

To be fair, Jaguar probably should have died decades ago.

Thanks for sharing that - very interesting.

That was gifted to him by a “close personal friend”.