I wouldn’t save that much money doing it myself, I’d end up with more junk in my house that I’d never use again

I don’t work for an automotive OEM in the same sense, but I do design industrial trucks for a living and can agree that having some wrenching experience can certainly help.  I got the names of the main engineers at the site from my friend’s stepdad who worked there in the finance department.  I got a tour from the…

I think one reason 2 car families might have the same car is because they are performing the same task. If a husband and wife are both working and have to commute, it might make more sense for them to have two smaller cars so they are each comfortable on their drives. Otherwise one might always have to drive a big…

I think one reason the Mustang might get away with so many engine options is that back in the day it was the “car for everyone”. You could get it in grandma spec grocery-getter and full on raging V8 drag monster. It was never a car that was only about power and performance. That’s what it is most remembered for, but…

While it sounds silly to say this, carpooling and the like wouldn’t really be helping out with the whole “social distancing” thing.

Can’t agree more about using a car to keep it in good condition.  My Viper front end is a little worse for the wear with all the rock chips, but the mechanicals are top notch and never give me a second thought, even after 125,000 miles.  It kills me to not drive my other cars because I hate just watching them sit and…

Our cats are still lazy bums throughout most of the day.  It’s not a lot different from weekends.  They get up with us and are active for a while for their morning feeding and maybe an hour or two after, but then they all just find their respective nap spots and pretty much sack out the rest of the work day.  Our…

I’m in the exact same situation right now.  My wife and I totaled her car pretty much literally the day before our stay at home order went into effect.  We have a rental for a month and a week, but it ends next week.  Sure, we’re doing less driving now than we did before, and we might be able to borrow from parents to…

It’s not that unrealistic to understand why dealers might need to stay open. I have that exact situation going on in my life right now. My wife and I just totaled her car on the way to an appointment when we hydroplaned on the highway and hit the center barrier. That was almost exactly right before the stay at home…

People really think this would have been better than the last movie?  I don’t really see it.  This seems super disjointed and not really in keeping with the characters’ personalities through the other movies.

I dunno, my 8.3L V10 has cannon backfires and fun flames out the exhaust too and only makes 550 hp.  Plus I get torque the instant I hit the pedal, regardless of rpm or spool time.

Yeah, this is what I wish my company was doing.  I get to lose my 20% in the coming months on a month by month basis until something changes.  Someone had suggested doing the deferred thing, even without interest, but we’re cheap.

I guess I’m still a “no replacement for displacement” guy.  Not in that I think you need 800+ cubic inches or something silly like that, but more if I’m going to get 1000 horsepower out of some tiny engine I know it is going to be pushed to the absolute limits and winding higher than the moon to get there.  That’s one…

No love for the V10s out there?

I’ve never really liked mid-engine design to begin with. Lambo and Ferrari kind of pull it off, but more so on the convertible side than the coupe side. It just looks disproportionate to me. I think the video preview picture sums up what I find weird looking the most and that’s when the windshield starts above the…

My wife and I were actually hoping to get a new car later this year.  Assuming our jobs still work out okay I think it could be a really good opportunity to get some good deals, but it’s going to be interesting.  The biggest wrench in the works is we just hydroplaned in her current car into a barrier on the highway. …

I think it would be tough to reissue stocks at that point because everyone is selling and liquidating for cash, so I don’t think they would get a lot of buyers to inject cash back in.  Though a recession is a nice “fire sale” for people that like long term investing.

Ah, okay.  That makes things more clear.  Thanks!

Maybe someone can help me understand how stock buybacks work.  In my head that’s basically companies giving money back to their stockholders, correct?  I’m a bit surprised that people would complain that companies took money from the government to give to stockholders instead of hoarding it for themselves.  No matter…

It’s tough for me because I see both sides of this. I’m an enthusiast, so I want what I want and am willing to look everywhere and travel to get it. My wife is more on the practical side and while she still has her wants and desires, they are usually something you can actually find more than a handful of in the…