I like most of these, except “Remove gas tax and instead institute a per-mile tax adjusted for weight *and efficiency* of the vehicle.” - red tape and cheating are inevitable (source: Sweden had a mileage tax for diesels, NZ still does). Also, how would the efficiency be determined?

I feel like Erik knows that and went there with this in mind - the shop still managed to do even worse.

Usually the additional vehicles cost less and less, since it is unlikely that he will be driving all eight at the same time. Hell, it’s unlikely that more than one or two will be drivable at all, but that’s besides the point.

I don’t have the energy or interest to watch a ton of this, but I watched about one minute and saw no original content whatsoever. Sure, there were a few seconds of footage taken from the Simpsons, but the rest was all Toei.

I don’t think there is anything wrong with criticism, it appears he is using too much of the original content in his montages.

As a left-wing loony and anti-capitalist (not entirely, but the system mix could use a bit less capitalism) I agree with you whole heartedly. I also just realized that I am wearing an H&M sweater I bought in 2002... and my cars were built in 1993 and 1996. Live as you learn, I suppose.

I mean, I don’t think they’re much fun when they’re babies, either - but if you aren’t there when they’re infants then they won’t grow up to be your best pals.

Word. I believe in fair use, but to build a company based on using other people’s work is rather a stretch.

Came here for that. It only tastes like that in the land of subsidized corn.

There is definitely room to make Wool non-cruel, though - which I think beats most of the alternatives.

I worked at Taco Bell in the mid-1990s, and the Meximelt is the only thing I miss. It used pico de gallo made from actual ingredients, so there was no profit on it - the cheese was somehow special, too. Anyhow, the staff were allowed to eat freely EXCEPT for the Meximelts because the food cost was too high. If that’s…

I just checked when it was published - 1967, which helps explain some of this weirdness. Anyhow, books from movies are usually even worse than movies from books.

I sometimes get to drive my kei car around with my daughter up front, my toddler son behind her (that’s the only way to fit a rearward-facing kid’s seat, while my daughter’s booster requires a 3-point belt which are not available in the rear) and my poor, poor wife sitting behind me with my seat pushed all the way…

You don’t have to be able to drive a stick, but it does remove certain limitations. But I guess you knew that already.

...in a leased sports car, on which you are two payments behind.

I remember when the show car came out (I was not quite 12 years old, and November was a highlight of my year because that’s when car magazines carried the Tokyo Motor Show coverage). I, sad to say, did not comprehend the RAV-FOUR and my inability to categorize the car made me dislike it more. Weirder yet, I thought…

A friend of mine has one (swb) here in NYC; it was an auto but he is in the process of swapping in a 3S-GTE engine and a five-speed. Gauges are inoperative, but the car drives perfectly fine. Total sleeper, too, looks completely standard on the outside.

Parts were right, but yeah, the overall theme seems to be confusion.

I have a friend who lives on a smallish Greek island who owns one of these. He mostly just futzes with it and polishes it with a diaper, it is waaaaay too much bike for the location.

There are a number of reasons the CX500 Turbo was short-lived; I believe power delivery was #1 or #2 on that list.