I think it’s pretty weird to think there was only one possible for Luke and then calling people who said the new movies weren’t very good toxic gatekeepers. There are infinite arcs that Luke could have taken. He could have been a successful teacher. He could have even discovered the pitfalls of success or even watched…

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/18/22188789/dji-ban-commerce-entity-list-drone-china-transaction-blocked

I think this just means the government wont do business with DJI. Not that sales will be banned.

No. Dude. Warner Brothers was on board but so was Nolan. And for the people losing their jobs and having derailed careers. Going through depression and working from home taking care of kids - I think Nolan’s millions preclude him from too much empathy for the huge hit to his certainly still huge compensation. What the…

Here’s an honest argument. Nolan’s push for having a movie released into theaters during a pandemic showed a lack of regard for the sacrifices society at large was making at the time - and gave the impression that his ego and the vision of his art were more important than those sacrifices. That context with his…

Agreed. I’ve had PPIs on a bunch of cars - your best bet is finding a specialist in that particular car so they run through the gamut of known issues, but no one is going through your used car with a fine-toothed comb. PPIs have their limits. Depending on the cut and weld, damage to the C Pillar would have been pretty…

Yeah. Dude. Seriously how hard is it to design a screen in a 200k car that doesn’t look like it’s been tacked on as an afterthought. Honestly it’s the worst thing about modern interiors.

Why are the only options anemic NA or 800 HP turbo car?

The issue with the BRZ isn’t that it’s NA. It’s that in a 4 cylinder configuration, you aren’t getting enough nuts. It doesn’t need to have even 300 hp, but torque reaching in the 250 range, makes a ton of difference in usable speed. No one seriously wrings out a…

?? That’s it?

Most of those statements are true, but - how considerably? Because I’m not sure it would be that considerable.

Yes, please make this about a CRX build as opposed to the massive increased in turbo cars across the sport car range. The only company that has reversed itself is Porsche, and even then it wasn’t the forced induction, it was the 4banger. Shit Lotus is making some of the best, light sportscars out there.....with...wait…

No. Disingenuous would be pretending that there aren’t beaucoup reliable forced induction engines out there. Current turbo setups are also REALLY responsive. The lag in the MKVI GTI vs. the lag in the current GTI is incredibly different, and that’s at the low end of the spectrum. Also disingenuous would be pretending…

And here’s the money answer right here. True statement, and thats what pisses me off about the car. Same with Porsche and the Cayman. I think they need to think less about competing product lines, and think more about the next car up the ladder that this thing could take on.

Lol. Currently own a car that weighs the same, has marginally more power, much higher torque, and revs higher, which is also a riot to drive, can confirm that a little more power would also be nice.

Having built a 90s era CRX with forced induction... Please do tell me about the very real tradeoffs that would have made me not want to do that.

I’m going to get panned for this, but I wonder if they realize or don’t care that with forced induction this car would be a car in the mold of the WRX when it came out and had almost the power of an M3 for soooo much less money. Maybe its selling fine without, but I keep seeing this car as a “good enough” effort…

A 3 row within shouting distance of the price outselling it. Be sure to let me know when GM sends you those rental sales numbers. 

Yeah. Just a little less to the older Pilot. Without disclosing fleet sales. Winner. 

I think it’s being held back because it looks like an econo shitbox with a mediocre interior and the exterior proportions of a Prius. It has all the excitement of lightly warmed over day old toast and yet somehow you can price it up to nearly half a hundred stacks.

1. Labor is a long process where you can be pretty damn “normal” during fairly substantial stretches.
2. They made a choice, and unless you’re an obstetrician, I’d say you have no basis for your criticism.

Unless you can clearly outline the risks and quantify them. I think you’re making a mountain out of a molehill.