1) I never said anything about expired. People sometimes alter plates, which would likely come up “invalid.” As far as typing AZ instead of AR, I am sure people make mistakes at work all of the time.

And for good reason. I have friends in Queens whose basement flooded because all of their neighbors concreted their backyards; their yard was somewhat lower and presto!

Another issue is nitwits paving over their yards. I lived in a suburban part of Queens and everyone is pouring concrete or paving their entire yards, which makes it insufferably hot and also makes flooding a real problem when it rains. There are rules on impermeable surfaces, but since enforcement is zero they serve…

I am assuming they thought it was a fake plate, that would probably come up “invalid” as well. I don’t find this egregious compared to how US cops usually act.

This presumes a vaguely functional government which would use that extra money to fund things that really help that poor student out (healthcare, free or nominally charged education, daycare for working families, etc etc), while also improving public transportation.

But still depends on mostly fake fuel economy figures, while giving fines to manufacturers for building what people want/what they want to sell. With more expensive gas, there is a change in what consumers demand and the product mix follows without convoluted systems that mostly just feed lawyers and have little real…

Doomed to fail, because CAFE is a complicated and easily-circumvented effort to do what higher fuel taxes would do a thousand times better.

Yeah, but I wouldn’t touch a recent German sedan with a ten-foot pole. Please note that a “ten-inch pole” was specified for the 300. Also, wasn’t the 300 based on a nineties’ Mercedes?

People are either ostriching or hunkering down.

The house I bought came with a subscription to Warbirds International magazine. Those guys are already under a siege mentality, as their very expensive hobby is withering due to ballooning expenses, lack of interest, aging fans, governmental intervention, and a steady stream of accidents. Being into cars may sometimes…

I just read about the name of Burma/Myanmar, and it’s not all that straight forward. What’s unexpected is that many perceive “Myanmar” as being more inclusive of the minorities in the country, but the minorities themselves prefer “Burma” as the word Myanmar is more purely Burmese. Aung San Suu Kyi fought the…

I own a car, and I wouldn’t touch a 300 with a ten-inch pole.

Yep. The second I feel even a hint of desire for something, the company either stops producing that item or goes bankrupt.

Congratulations on getting out of here!

Well, EVs are generally much newer. Not sure what the median age of an EV is, but it’s a lot lower than the other two. I am curious about hybrids and why they catch fire so often.

Are you trying to be serious? Everyone was clamoring for the vaccine; Trump had no impact on its creation aside from allocating money.

“Winning with simplicity” is the best car manufacturer tagline since “Add Lightness”. Let’s hope it means something, too.

Ooooh, what’s next? Please bring back the Fiero!

Driver training is actually quite severe; the problem is that the majority of it has nothing to do with actual driving. I cannot think of a better analogy than to the old imperial examination system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_examination

Came here for that.