And as long as inflation keeps up, $300 will be like $50... I just watched a documentary about Lebanon, where a guy who got a mortgage for the equivalent of $250K was able to pay it off with $5K after a year’s worth of absurd inflation - he is lucky; his job pays in USD rather than Lebanese Pounds. His friends,…

Get out of here with your math and research and crap. (I also imagine that the average 200K family has a $6K mortgage and a whole bunch of “essential” expenses).

I recommend buying that vehicle outright once the lease is over; you’re not likely to be able to replicate that deal...

Cue several commenters who will prove that paying $1,000/month for an F-250 will actually earn you money, what with permanent 12% returns from stocks and Bitcoin and NFTs and whatnot.

Does all this add up to Elon finally having jumped the shark? A hundred years from now he will be a symbol of this era, and people will scratch their heads at our idiocy.

What do you mean? It is hyper cool to me, and if I took it to a show it would have swarms of people around it. The Mustang crowd wouldn’t get it, but lots of people would. It’s a ticket to Radwood but also to most Cars & Coffees, and it would also be a useful vehicle for the occasional camping trip or whatnot.

I bought an Arrows liveried t-shirt at the 2001 US GP, for cheap since the team had recently folded. Of the brands being advertised, all but one (Orange) sound like the made up things you see in the background of GTA. I thought the shirt would become valuable some day... still wear it, although it’s more gray than…

It saves editors the trouble of having to point out that she was hassled mainly because of skin color.

It’s not something I would ever own (if I was to buy an electric car, it would be a smallish, efficient appliance kind of thing - think Ioniq) and I am glad they were shut down in GA (hell no to corporate welfare) but I am still rooting for Rivian. I can’t quite explain it to myself.

I lived in LA twenty years ago, when they first decided to use jaywalking as an excuse to ticket literally everyone. (I am sure they hit minorities harder, but they were not really holding out on anyone). I got a ticket for standing with one foot in the gutter while waiting for the light to change. This is not a…

They only enforce rules that a) they themselves agree with - and they hate bicyclists - and b) that are sure to create revenue, preferably without a cop having to show up in court. Oh, and c) only if there is no risk to themselves in enforcing said rule. I.e., looking dangerous WILL protect you from the police,…

Word. Bike lanes along the entire block near any police station is covered in cop’s private cars and their work vehicles.

Neutral: We are pretty much there, as I am in the process of buying a house. It’s hard to imagine owning an EV while living in an apartment, unless the apartment building provides the means for charging.

I thought the budget was $10K? If there is no budget then I think dad should be given a 1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante with the X-pack.

Just go to Carsandbids and set yourself a $7K limit. Give yourself two months and you will get a steal. Keep $3K in the rear pocket for shipping. Sometimes an auction that ends at the wrong time (or something) ends up a bargain.

That’s like triple the budget...

It doesn’t sound all that special to say that here in NYC/Tristate area there is a solid JDM scene, but ours includes a large number of people WHO AREN’T INTERESTED IN THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS. I can go to meetups and mostly see weird, pedestrian, JDM cars. Love it.

I would have expected British locals to take care of the problem by immobilizing that old geezer’s car.

A functioning system would benice, and would’ve kept her off the roads already. (not supporting OP’s suggestion)

As with so many other Musk projects: wouldn’t a train make more sense?