I completely understand how this particular idea is a bit of a mess, but I do have some frustration with our infrastructure:

At the end, did everybody clap?

Please stop - just make it stop. Tech, its ideas are all shittier iterations of things that already exist.

What were they going to do with a bunch of DVD players, anyway?

Never Underestimate the Lug-Nut Rule.

Big yikes on the immediate reply with “hey you damaged my car with pet hair, let’s talk off the app so you can pay me” within the same minute of submitting the rental return. For me that’s a response of “Nice scam, no pets went near this vehicle. I will charge back anything you add to the claim and cancel the card if…

I am not in the greatest demographic area (?) but I have not seen a single Maverick yet. Not even a fleet truck. (Northern Alabama)

Been to the other side of the Kashmir in Afghanistan, the whole area is rather uptight about centuries old geopolitical disputes. 

While I certainly understand the arrogance of building the world’s largest private yacht and the hate that is directly towards one of the richest men in the world....men that got richer because of the pandemic.....men who have such large amounts of money that they couldn’t give it away fast enough, if they tried (a…

I am really not describing a WRX hatch. I am describing a lifted WRX hatch.
I have a WRX hatch, I want one that can handle a little dirt. 

I hope the outraged parties will also disavow the hefty, positive economic impact that accompanied the building of such a fabulous vessel in the area. 

OR, how awesome would Crosstrek STI be.  Small fast and decent off the paved road.  Not a trail crawler but good on a bad road.

Nothing a new BRZ STI wouldn’t turn around, am I right Subaru fans?

It was made clear in the article, and it’s appeared here often enough too, that prices in the UK and most of the world include all taxes. In this case you have import duty which I think is 10% and VAT at 20odd% plus the costs of sourcing the vehicles in the US and shipping them in small numbers. On top of that they…

If I can’t have a GR Yaris they can’t have a goddamn Bronco. I will single-handedly put an end to this 

“It also seems they may have taken a page from American dealers on markups.”

Yes they would, as long as you pay for it. In Europe they’re like toll roads but with pre planned traffic.
As long as you can slot into the schedule, you can hire a driver and hire/buy a train and travel wherever you want. But regular traffic has priority. You will not be able to travel to Amsterdam or Utrecht at…

My experience riding trains is that they’re only boring if you find your own company boring

Why not? Pretty sure they’ll be happy to take your money to use their tracks as long as it doesn’t screw up their operations. That’s exactly how a lot of Amtrak operates. I’m sure it would be hilariously expensive, but also $350 million train. 

What advantage does this automobile have over, say, a train, which I could also afford?