I have a rusty Focus Wagon in my driveway... automatic, won’t die. I kept it around to use as a moving van, planned on donating it afterwards as the rear suspension was having problems. Then my mother wanted to borrow it for a road trip to Canada, and so I fixed the rear suspension against my better judgement. Haven’t…

My wife dailies an RHD and my car is RHD (I commute by train, though). We have an old beater Ford Focus wagon as backup, should parts supply issues keep us out of our JDM cars.

I wouldn’t necessarily buy this, but I’d rather have this Camry than a new car. Luckily I could find a ten times cooler, 25-year-old Toyota in Japan in nearly equivalent condition for less than half that.

I thought I was stupid when I bought a car at auction in Japan - but even if the deal had gone south, I certainly wouldn’t have considered anything so drastic - assuming that $275K for this person is equal to me losing $5K.

Kei trucks frequently come with drop side beds, which allow for a lot more flexibility. If they’re even necessary.

Never realized how lucky I am in my NYC suburb - 0% HOAs. The town doesn’t allow street parking overnight and they are very strict on work w/o a permit, but I consider those benefits. They will also plant trees in your yard or in front of your house for no charge, if requested.

I can’t even tell whether this is satire.

If you want to see where Repo’s come from, there is an IG account with a guy called stevoogotmerollin - he literally brags about selling cars to people who are clearly off their heads on drugs, all without proof of income, two-digit credit scores, and minimal down payments. It is painful to see.

Except for the car payments (none), I am that neighbor. I am paying three times the mortgage of most of my neighbors, and I live in literally the second smallest house in town. When I feel cheated sometimes, the trick is not to compare myself with those who happen to be better off.

Love the Daihatsu Move next to all the Lambos.

It’s amazing how he will announce something nonsensical, which will boost stock by 10-15%, and then when it becomes clear that it was all vaporware, the stock will drop 3%. Nothing makes sense.

We can’t escape Mother Nature - but we had the options of self correcting before she did it for us. Right now we are in a sort of purgatory; it is too late to avoid but we aren’t yet suffering the consequences.

Pretty sure everyone assigned to this project thought it was not seriously meant and stayed busy with other things, hence the late rush.

Can’t wait until he joins the metaverse.

Tesla is no longer the cool, new thing - which is to be expected. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the market has rejected Tesla, but competitors are getting better and better and I don’t see Tesla addressing any of its actual issues (quality, repairability, outdated designs, sociopath helmsman). I think they’ve…

Yes to all that, but you may have misunderstood the saying: it’s “carrot and stick”, the carrot being the reward (yum) and the stick the punishment (beatings). In Germany they say “pastry and whip” (Zuckerbrot und Peitsche).

I used to wait tables in Hollywood. Cameron Diaz was a semi-regular, often bringing a PA or some other staffer for lunch. One day she was there with a male secretary or somesuch, a very bland kid with no presence whatsoever. I was quite surprised when my co-workers informed me that it was Justin Timberlake and the two…

If Elon was as cunning as he thinks he is, he would make getting a non-Tesla wrap void the warranty. (this is now a patented idea and if Elon uses it I want a cut)

It’s funny, because the Rivian always reminded me of the 70s International Light Line pickups - upright, conservative but well designed, a half size too large for the mass market. Maybe I will get my way.

Easy solve - yank it into neutral, or simply turn the key.