I love the environment, too, which is why I stay in the city where my presence causes less damage (we go camping twice a year, though). This is not meant to criticize people who do enjoy getting out there, but if those of us who like the urban environment stay in the cities I think that will be a net benefit for the…

It always blows my mind when someone pays $6K extra so as to not have to waste a few hours by shopping around or going further afield. Man, you could take a two week sabbatical, go get the better deal, and still save considerable amounts.

They are typically not parking, they’re standing (which makes no difference to a bicyclist). Parking enforcement loves giving out tickets but only when people are not in the cars.

As an avid bicyclist who commutes to NYC by train, I second all this. I also have to go to job sites frequently, and sadly it is almost always more convenient to use cars if you’re going anywhere outside the Manhattan core.

I saw an Arteon at NYIAS in 2022, but that’s the only one I’ve seen in the US since COVID hit.

Tired of all meetups devolving into lines of Porsches, but I would definitely stop to look at a car that had this installed.

Classic bloat, there seems to be no way to avoid it with Americans. They survey customers and all of them say “a little bit more space would be nice” and so the second generation gets a lot bigger, voiding the reason people bought the car to begin with in the process.

Due to climate change, Florida Men can be found in most of the continental United States depending on the season. Fun Fact: they mate all year long!

Next trend is going to be people installing parachutes on their BMW 330i’s and their G37s. Better than popping exhausts, at least.

I had to fight our contractor and various relatives and friends every step of the way during our renovations to keep smart things out of the house. Even managed to shed Alexa, in spite of the eight-year-old’s protestations!

Exactly. I can’t be bothered to deal with this kind of stuff - which is why my garage comes equipped with a lock and a handle. 

The Germans would say Warum einfach, wenn es auch kompliziert geht? (why make it simple when things can be complicated).

Also, what kinds of miles? Does AutoPilot work in a rainstorm? This is like when private schools brag about the achievements of their students vis-a-vis public schools, when they simply don’t accept problem students and underperforming ones.

They will go to ten-year loans first, but something will eventually have to give.

Brilliant. I feel like I’m inside of a really lazy skit.

Typical crew to paying passenger ratios seem to range from 2.5 to 3.3 (down to 1:1 for luxury cruises), which means that crew members would statistically be somewhat less likely to be the rapists.

It’s really fun, I just read the WP entry on the concept. I assume that using Prince Charles’ descendants makes a lot of sense: there is a fair number of them, they come from a family with some history of longevity, and they are all likely to be provided with excellent healthcare and thus to live for as long as…

Do you really think that removing all of this lithium from ocean waters won’t have an impact? Nature is pretty fine tuned.

Open it to the public and charge admission. Or host raves or somesuch in there (are raves still cool? do young people still say “cool”?)

I bid $4k on a Suzuki Wagon R that sold for $4,100 (Cars n Bids). Very sad, but probably best not to have two kei cars for daily drivers.