It’s sure a good thing that these officers are protected from civil lawsuits by qualified immunity. I would hate for them to have to defend their actions in court, he said in a totally serious manner.

Spends the whole article talking about the Lyriq being Cadillac’s future and everybody starts making fun of him for suggesting that people will give up Escalades for Chevy Bolt-sized vehicles.

I went ahead and accepted my NFT that I was sent after attending a Dallas Mavericks game last season, but it was easy to accept. It was still not worth the effort.

I’ve seen more than a few Kia EV6s around town, and I think they’re good looking in person, too. If I wasn’t forever eliminating Kias from my life thanks to their shitstorm of a dealer network, I would definitely consider when I get to the point that I want to go electric.

I’ve never been too much of a fan of convertibles, so I don’t think I will miss them if they completely disappear. My wife briefly had a Mustang convertible, and she and at least 50% of the kids liked it, but I’d have rather have had a hardtop of the same car, if given the choice. It’s too hot most of the time for me…

Semi-rural Texas.

Entry-level police officers salary where I live (before overtime) is $62,370 plus benefits, bumped up to over $66k before first year is up.

So it is a chargeable offense to carry a window actuator around with you in California?

I was ultimately able to order one through a local dealership without having to physically go to the dealership, but it was still a hassle and almost fell apart completely more than once.

After this past week, I long for the days when dealerships are a thing of the past. Tried to place an order for a Maverick starting back in August. Sales dude from local Ford dealership in Garland TX that used to be called Prestige Ford but is no longer known by that name or for having any prestige tells me to send my…

Sure, but even when it is just a math or technical error, it can be near impossible to get it back depending on the employer. I’m still waiting for my 8 hours of pay that I didn’t get when the clock-in computer was messed up when I showed up for my shift at Applebee’s in 1996, and I had zero leverage to try to force…

What is annoying about situations like this is that because of the power dynamic, mistakes that benefit the employee will likely be resolved in a short amount of time and the employer will end up whole. But if an employer systematically underpays employees, it can take years to even start the process on getting that…

Takes longer to handcuff a guy than it does to run the plates.

You can still spend hours arguing over the value of your trade.

This is my fault, guys. I bought a Cadillac this summer. Granted, it was the cheapest Cadillac one could buy new and it cost less than some Kias, but it’s a luxury brand. So this is all on me.

I have more than a few clients who could afford to spend that kind of money on a car, but few of them seem to actually do it.

I meant for every car the dealership sells if they sell high-demand ones for significantly over MSRP. The guy paying $250,000 for the $100,000 car might not care, but the next guy who comes in wanting a base Trailblazer might want a warranty.

Weird how it’s all, “There’s nothing we can do to make dealers better” when they can find ways to make customers “better”

I guess I understand why someone with more money than sense would be willing to significantly overpay for a high-profile performance car that’s in high demand, but I do not get the people trying to flip Ford Maverick XLs for $40K+.

They absolutely mark up their shit cars, too. They just call it “consumer protection package” and throw in $6 worth of crap you don’t want along with some nitrogen in your tires and charge $2,500 for it.