It also gives you a good idea of parts availability. You can probably get Toyota or Nissan parts inland, but the German stuff is only available in the major metro areas.

I’m going to toss some inconvenient facts out there for you.

Excellent taste in beer. Or Hacker Pschorr Weisse, or Bell’s Winter White Ale.

When people first started talking about autonomous vehicles 30-40 years ago, they were expecting to have autonomous-only driving lanes (with guide-wires in the pavement or something). Then they realized just how expensive and impractical that would be to build.

If it was solar powered, that car could end up circling the block for centuries, waiting for civilization to re-emerge enough to recreate parking spaces.

we’re still on jalopnik, so you’re in equal company ;)

Most of that admin is probably managing your grants so they can charge you more overhead to manage your grants.

If you implemented this at the university level, you could solve a bunch of the systemic problems plaguing higher education. Administrative bloat is a huge problem. In the past 20 years (probably more like 45, but I’ll be kind) admin has skyrocketed. Take a look at these numbers from the California university system.…

Well, for pre-owned, I’ve rarely seen that be an issue. If I can get a better rate, it’s hard for them to argue. But yes, with new car purchases, I’ve done financing through the dealer if it gets me a better deal on the car — I just confirm there is no prepayment penalty (they isn’t) and I then switch to my own…

I will have to disagree with that comparison, or at least add a caveat. For some people, a 200 mile range EV hatch will be just as practical as a 300+ mile range ICE hatch, for those who will be using the EV in a city or suburban environment where most of the day-to-day driving you’d do won’t take you out of the range…

Patrick, could you ungrey me if I put some French military jokes here?

We should also remember Avery Brundage, the role model for the petty assholes who run the IOC today.

I see someone else wilfully ignores Boyle’s Fourth Law.

This whole conversation misses the point.

Flump is right. Reminds me of willy wonka and the chocolate river scene.

That onomatopoeia made me laugh far harder than it should have.

A power top? Come on. Learning how to get the top up and down in under a minute is a right of passage for Wrangler owners. The inconvenience is part of the charm!

My God, you're an ignorant piece of shit. Please go away.

You didn't read what I wrote or understand it at all.
In case you're actually interested, I have real humanities degrees from real universities, both of which are generally lousy at sports, and a real job in the private sector that requires actual thinking.…