Our ‘21 A4 was $31k and is a beautiful car for the money. 0-60 in 4.8 per Car and Driver, and still gets well over 30 on the highway. 

More development requires more crime? That’s the first I’ve heard of that. My city here in Michigan is growing quite quickly, and our crime is still very low, (consistently in the 10 safest cities in Michigan.) They are throwing up condo developments, etc like crazy around here. 

As much as I’d like to think I’m Ron Swanson, I kind of agree with you here, as we see some wild cars here in metro Detroit. (A tire bouncing off the road on the highway, or a Charger that literally drives down the road at an angle.) But the downside of those inspections is getting rejected for some H&R lowering…

As someone who worked for a time in a small independent mechanic shop (and who grew up around it before that, as it’s my uncles), I would say you are not completely correct. Most people with cars that are less than 5-6 years old get them fixed. Most 10 year old cars with 150k? They regularly have one or many lights…

I’ve yet to have our Audi auto-brake when I needed it, but I have had it do it multiple times when I didn’t most of which made me think I hit something. Rolling back at .x mph to near the road so I can back out? Nope, slam the brakes to a stop like I hit a vehicle. (Even when I’m 10 feet from the road with the rear…

Exactly, most drivers today have no idea how to operate a vehicle without anti-lock brakes. Then one day their wheel speed sensor fails, the ABS light comes on, and...

This is that to a further extent. Relevant article related to what others have asked from you:

Half a second slower? How many opiates are you on.

and the cheapest are the most likely to not have it. 

California will continue to have that shortage unfortunately. They’ve tried to regulate that away via requiring affordable housing in new developments, but that has only served to slow the growth of new units. What really helps with affordability is simply supply. The more units there are the better. Unfortunately I…

Our last 2 Audis you can turn the screen off. Our old A3 it actually dropped into the dash which was cool. The new A4 its always there but you can kill the screen if you don’t need it. 

They can’t raise rent more than the market will pay. California has regulated itself into a massive housing shortage, (much worse than the current shortage in most of the US.) If there wasn’t a supply shortage of housing, they could raise rent, but people wouldn’t pay it and the units would be vacant until they…

Can’t agree with you there, but given your SN, I can see where you might have a skewed definition of minimally regulated. 

What modern cars? I’ve never owned one of them. 

I’m not sure you can argue that housing issues in California are related to the free market. We’re talking about one of the most heavily regulated housing markets in the U.S.**

**This is not an argument for no holds bar free market capitalism.

I don’t have one, only the made up person in your head does, proven by your Truth Social comment. 

Thanks for confirming that you in fact have not comprehended any arguments I’ve put forth.

You are the classic example of everything that is wrong with discourse today online. Instead of taking someone’s arguments at face value, you make a quick judgement on who you think that person is, attempt to “read
in” to their…

“Describe “illegal immigrants.” What do they look like?”

They are all races. 40,000 in 2023 were from China. There are Russians, Uzbeks, people from Eastern European countries. Yes there are a ton form Latin American countries, as those countries are the easiest to get to the Southern border from. Once again you are…

Yes land borders make it much harder to control what comes in and out of your country. How many illegal immigrants came into the UK in 2023? We have 300k a month coming across our Souther Border last year. (And Customs/Border Patrol thinks that number is low.) If you don’t understand how porous borders have an effect…

I’m not splitting hairs, comparing the US to the UK is ridiculous. Completely different countries, populations, geography, borders etc. It’s comparing apples to potatoes. How many land borders does the UK have?
I’ll keep my freedom here, you can save a life surrender your knife, (or screwdriver, don’t get caught with…

This isn’t the UK, in case you weren’t sure. Comparing policy on an island roughly the size of Oregon is not equivalent.