My pet peeve is the dipshits driving with their tow mirrors extended when no towing anything.

The “funny” thing is, that in day mode those screens are SUPER bright. So, not only are they not illuminating the road in front of them, they’re also blinding themselves and destroying any modicum of night vision they may have. 

If you have a Costco membership, check them out... They were the cheapest by far and with better coverage and lower deductibles (assuming you’re a good driver and won’t cause my rates to go up)

It should still be a night race, though. Vegas looks like shit in the daylight. 

It’s looking like we might get some rain on Friday, too.

Good point, and one we’ll definitely have to see in the real world. My guess is that it will kick on long before you need it, and technically, you could pull over for 20-30 minutes and recharge the battery a lot more.

Nope. The 4XE is a typical plug-in hybrid, where the electric motors only assist the ICE. This design has zero mechanical connections between the ICE and the road.

This is awesome, and I honestly think this is how all hybrids should have been from the get go! 

Not at all. This is more akin to a locomotive, than any hybrid on the market. The ICE engine does not directly power the wheels in any way. 

It 100% was based on the Eclipse.

Make it 300 miles (which actually means 200 in highway driving) and I’m right there with you. I like the Mazda’s approach though; an EV drivetrain recharged with a constant RPM rotary.

He’s accidently correct... the Stealth’s underpinnings and engine were from a Mitsubishi 3000GT, and the Dodge Avenger was an Eclipse.

It’s easy to look back with 20/20 vision. When I was younger, my mom told me that my grandma had a ‘57 Bel-Air. I was so stunned that she didn’t keep it until she mentioned “It was like a Ford Taurus to them.” My brother had a ‘99 S2000 when it was new, and before that a ‘97 Prelude SH, both cars that would be worth…

ABS doesn’t shorten the braking distance in most situations, especially in older iterations. I’m guessing this experience was from the 80's or 90's, since now-a-days I believe ABS is required. 

The third owner might.

Both Rivian and Lucid are taking the same path as Tesla as far as affordability goes. Their first version needs to be expensive and a “Halo” car to grab attention. There are already plans for the Rivian R2, and after the Lucid Gravity, I’m sure they will get to work on a smaller, less expensive model. 

It would be better if they just rolled one of those telepresence robots up to the window. This way I don’t have to proactively download an app that I will hopefully never use. Plus, there’s got to be thousands of these things available on the second hand market, considering their fad use during COVID.

You only pay the higher percentage on the monies over that amount... so pay 22% on all the income from $44,726 - $95.375, but still only 12% on the first $44,725, then pay whatever the percentage for all monies in the next tax bracket is. You don’t pay the higher percentage on ALL of the income, only on the income in…

The system doesn’t “Punish” you for trying to be rich. Our tax system is hilariously beneficial to the wealthiest, and most punishing to the middle class. We have brackets, so you don’t get taxed on ALL of your income, you get taxed different rates on different parts, and only if you make that amount after all your…

That is a regressive tax. Driving then becomes a more financially impactful task to poor people, then it does to the rich. It’s the same reason small fines are pointless to the wealthy. It’s just a small tax for breaking the law, often times the fine is far smaller than the amount of profit they make from breaking the…