Darn it, my brand new Suzano Pulp Sport was on that boat...

Car dealerships will jack up prices and blame the bridge collapse by this afternoon. 

We went to the Lincoln dealer last week and they were pushing their loaner 2023s (and even a 2022 Nautilus) hard. I said we wanted to see the new ‘24 redesigned Nautilus and the salesman kept pushing their loaners (sold as new even though they all had around 3800 miles and the ‘22 Nautilus had well over 6K miles). I…

Time to stick a fork in Lincoln? The Nautilus for example - who wants to pay $50K or more for a gussied up Escape?

They’re pretty nice, but I don’t think they can shake the grandpa car stigma. 

> Buyers at West Point Lincoln in Houston, Texas can lease a 2023 Nautilus for $199/month at 0.9 percent APR for 24 months with $6,452 down

I still feel it was a big mistake to not pay homage to the fascia’s big “V” from the Microbus:

This. The chase for eternal growth through continual cost-cutting so you can reward shareholders is what leads to failure. Boeing is the greatest example, although their story is still being written.

Bizarre, Unappealing, And Unfinished

It’s a $60k+ truck. It’s supposed to $60k+ truck things. Like

Looking forward to meeting my neighbors in one of these.

Ford won’t need to worry about warranty claims since the drivers will crash before the engine blows

It sounds good, but will only get you banned from a Cars ‘n’ Coffee 3/10ths of a second faster.

“Goodyear Doesn’t Know Why Tire Wear Was So High At Bristol”

Cops seem to have a hard on for sovereign citizen loonies, which I heartily approve of. I just wish they had similar hard ons for Nazis, Proud Boys, MAGA degens, and others of their ilk. Guess that’s tricky though considering so many of their fellow cops are sympathizers of these groups, if not actual members.

Not sure why you don’t mention it, but the CRV that was hit was in the middle lane with the lights off at night. That is a recipe for disaster even with a human driver.

Seriously? They thought this might have been legit?

The last thing I’d want to be responsible for as a high school teacher would be securing a weapon. And the biggest thing I’d be worrying about would be my fellow pistol-packin’ faculty who feel that’d be no big deal.

keep defunding education and this is what you get

Meanwhile, in Utah: