It’s also that, at a sub-$10K price point, you’re competing with a lot of lightly-used cars for sale. 

Man, I gotta tell you. I have also been “stockpiling” weapons and ammunition. I bought two guns (legally) this summer. If you “raided” my house right now you would find six guns and several hundred rounds of ammunition of various calibers (all safely stored in a gun safe!). I’m not planning any attacks...but I also…

Their main “ideas” seemed to be “she was mean to us” and “we don’t want to follow the rules.”

Overall, they sort of came across as petulant children who maybe needed a little discipline. The person who yells “Stop treating me like a child!” is usually acting like one in the first place. (coming from a parent of two teenagers)

Yes, I expect the dealership, who are experts in the car buying-and-selling business, to take on the risks of the transaction. I’m not a mechanic. I didn’t even see these metal shavings. All I have is some mechanic telling me he saw some (3? 100?), who for all I know could be angling to sell me an expensive engine…

Maybe it’s just me, but there’s a difference between selling to a private party and trading in. If I’m trading in a car, the dealer has trained mechanics, readily available diagnostic equipment, and a lift. If I’m asked a question, I’ll answer it honestly but I’m not volunteering them any information. With a private…

Now, Donald Trump is a very stupid man in a lot of ways, but one thing he GETS is that, just as in an excellently crafted joke, an excellently crafted story relies on these kind of seemingly meaningless details. Particularly in a situation where he is never going to be cross-examined about it, or even demanded to…

I sold two cars last summer for around $1K, both run and drove. One (‘98 Civic) had even recently passed inspection—body was not in great shape, trunk lock was broken—but it ran just fine. The other was an ‘01 Olds Aurora, only issue was a CEL for a bad speed sensor on a wheel, and was going to need new tires in the…

“You promised you would love me forever.”

I have to tell you that not all Lyft/Uber drivers are on board with the push to make them “employees.” There are a lot of us who would vastly prefer to maintain independent contractor status. 

The reason why they love and are so fanatically devoted to Trump is that he gets to be racist without consequences. He’s the embodiment of their fantasies.

I’m just a clueless but well-meaning middle aged white guy, and even I can tell this was a terrible idea.

I basically toss all of my change into the driver’s side door bin on my car. Which is fortunate! I was at a place a couple of weeks ago which was “cash only” and I needed $8.00. I had three wrinkly singles in my wallet, and it took just a couple of minutes of scrounging to come up with $5 in change from my car…

This week, on “When the Disruptors Become the Disrupted”...

I have had a partner “ask” for it by taking my hand and placing it on her throat. 

I live here, so I can say with some authority: the Missouri Legislature is, collectively, the stupidest group of elected officials in the country, and they have been for years. Now we are also “blessed” with a dullard governor who has to borrow his backbone when DJT says it’s ok.

You’re a bit off on your musical history. Topping the charts in 1990 were the likes of Janet Jackson, Bell Biv DeVoe, and Wilson Phillips. Nirvana’s Nevermind, where they first hit it big, wasn’t released until late 1991 and didn’t really start cranking until 1992. The Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream wasn’t released…

He’s only doing a terrible job if you accept that his job was “run the USPS as well as possible” and not “effectively cripple the USPS so we can make a case to eliminate and privatize it.” 

I feel the same way about ice cream. It’s...fine! But if I eat ice cream more than 3-4 times a year that’s unusual.