And this is why I will never buy a new car. Well, this and the somewhat strained relationship between my income, student loans, and mortgage.

There is definitely some lag - I deal with Contractors a lot, and some of them are building at a huge loss based on contracts signed earlier. And their prices still haven’t caught up.

I have a Ford Focus wagon with a rusted away rear end for $2,200. Should be good for another year or two, I just got to finish moving house with it first. My 70yo mother just borrowed it and drove ~1,500 miles (NYC to Quebec and all over the place in between) with only a CEL for an open fuel tank lid. It’s... safeish.

When people use math to support whatever it is they wanted to do anyhow, I always smile a little. But the point still remains, it can make sense to buy the more expensive item if you are choosing between two of them.

“If you don’t want to get saddled with a high car payment, ask yourself: What do I really need to accomplish with this vehicle, and what’s the most economical way to do that?”

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Add to that that building new cars is NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT either.

It will take a while for all of the other gasoline vehicles to disappear. If they do mostly disappear (I doubt it, I think electric has some issues) then buying gas will be the equivalent of buying fodder for a horse. Only for the wealthy, and probably taken care of by others.

Username checks out. Also, Musk is now just a bigger Spanfeller. Herbs one and all.

I think this is the natural outcome of being the highest rated company in this area. The others are so clueless that they aren’t even aware of how much work remains to be done.

Trying to convince my boss to buy one of these, to avoid another GMC Denali.

No, you’d still have to go more granular and determine in which situations AutoPilot is being used - if it’s all highway miles, you can only compare the results in comparable driving conditions. It would be pretty complicated to get a meaningful conclusion.

I am boycotting the World Cup due to the issues of doing it in Qatar - slave labor, behind-the-scene shenanigans to hold it there. Everyone ought to do the same.

At least they picked a very cool car for it. That staffer is going to have to sell it; it will be waaaay to recognizable.

I filled up for $3.47 the other day - same station sold diesel at $6.09. That price differential makes absolutely no sense to me; especially since I was also under the impression that diesel required less refining to begin with.

RWD for sure, but it should have a reasonably long wheelbase unless you live somewhere where ending up in a snowdrift isn’t a problem. Peugeot 505 Turbo was my favorite, but my old Volvo 240 was also super fun in the snow. The longer wheelbase gives you plenty of warning and huge margins to do silly things, and you…

I am so glad I don’t have TV, because I literally have no clue who Laci Peterson is/was. And no, I don’t need anyone to fill me in.

I’m sorry, the VF e34 is sold in which domestic market? Vietnam?

Ugh, I hate train-on-plane violence.

It said “migrant” so I am guessing mainly Central American.