That’s the only way it exists and I’ll take the old tech and the lack of a stupid fucking infotainment screen tacked to the top of the dash that goes with it.

I have a feeling it’s going to be more than I would want to pay for Nissan build quality, but it definitely has my interest. Being an old platform might mean it could come in cheaper. Either way, reusing the platform is how it can exist in this era. Even the overpriced Supra built by a company that can afford to burn…

I’m pretty sure the idea is to help to educate enough people on the true costs of petroleum, particularly in comparison to common rhetoric arguing against the “higher” costs of modern, cleaner energy solutions to get people to vote for policies that support renewables over petroleum. I’m not sure what solutions you exp…

I would consider our healthcare and drug system maintained to be purposely obtuse in order to prevent identifying and fixing the exact “inefficiencies” that are designed to funnel massive amounts of money up to a few huge private entities—one of which is Pfizer—at the expense of the rest of us to be a kind of subsidy.

A PA system that also played animal noises and other sound effects. The ornamental dog/real dog barking duo would get the real dogs in any neighborhood going nuts and the rooster and the cow also sounded realistic (cat and sheep did not). I had it high school, so it was the right time to have something like that.…

I have this same complaint with a lot of cars—they’re so damn big in exterior dimensions, but between the crash structure doors (acceptable) and massively oversized consoles (infuriating) they have less room for my legs than my ‘80s compacts.

Dammit, I didn’t mind it until I read this and now it’s all I see.

Blizzaks are probably best performance for the money. If you do big miles, you might want to look into the General Altimax Arctic (made by Continental) or something like that—they were about 1/2 the price and wear much longer. Not quite as good as a set of new Blizzaks and they don’t grip as hard on dry pavement, but…

Same here with Focus ST vs RS. For about half the price, it was far more than half the car, plus I like the ST ride, mileage, and front bumper better. The 2.0 is also a closed deck block vs the open 2.3 and $40k+ for a car with an interior of a car half the price? Nope.

While I agree about the underwhelming performance, it wasn’t that bad in the context of the time and the VTEC system was innovative then. It wasn’t really about the power, though, as much as being a daily drivable supercar, which was unheard of at the time. I think it was also meant to appeal to a more select audience…

I had some decent times in NYC, but even in my 20s where easy, cheap sex was still interesting to me, I could never understand wanting to live there and then to pay such a premium to do so. My sister has a friend who lived in a building of sufficient uppitiness that it also housed A/B-list celebrities. The hallway…

This is true—there are probably 7 different unions that need representation there to back up the bus. Experience: coordinating a ballast and fluorescent light replacement compensation in a lobby of the old WTC. I’m slightly exaggerating the number of unions, but IIRC (obviously a long time ago), it was 5.

Nice! Shit, just getting to really look at one up close was a treat for me. I also like the Zonda better, though I think the movable active aero panels on the “regular” Huayra are pretty fun.

I’ve seen so many supercars and rarities over the years and most modern and modern-ish supercars do absolutely nothing for me—not even for some unjaded inner child who still wants a Countach—but Pagani is something else. The build quality, craftsmanship, and attention to detail are beyond reproach. The aesthetics…

Unless something offers consumable and/or changing content, I do not do subscriptions. I would never buy a VW in the first place, but were I so inclined, it would immediately be on the no-go list. And, no, I don’t care if I “don’t have to use it”—I don’t fucking want shit I didn’t ask for as it’s just more weight in…

And ungalvanized metal that rusted out much faster at that.

No, I’d never do anything with drugs.

If I was in commercial real estate in the city, as businesses downsize their footprints with WFH, I’d consider renovating much of the empty parts of the buildings into “meeting halls” with multiple, nice meeting areas for otherwise WFH employees of the businesses that still want at least some downtown presence. They’d…

I thought working in a cubicle farm was bad enough that I would sooner smuggle weapons or do wet work than go back to it. I can’t imagine the hell of an open-office space. Without doubt, I’d rather clear fatbergs out of sewers.

My favorite job was boat mechanic. Didn’t pay well, but it was satisfying, usually fun, had the smell of the ocean, girls in bathing suits, getting to take a boat out once in a while to check for problems/confirm successful fixes, and boaters treated you well, unlike being a car mechanic where people treat you like…