Weird. Normal people don’t want to buy a $50k car with 7% interest rates, tech that’s outdated faster than a modern smartphone, a business model that’s constantly pushing microservices, and tracks all your movements with no way to opt out or find out where that information is going?

I was surprised by the Hummer’s inclusion as well. It’s possible that dealer markups are also keeping the few that have trickled out unsold. It’s already a six figure GMC, which will limit the buyer pool, but drop a five figure dealer markup on top and even fewer people will be interested.

do people seriously buy cars this expensive with that little down?? I can understand buying a civic with no down payment or very little down. But a luxury vehicle??  

come on now, it’s worked for some fictional characters

Here’s a fun, perhaps not so hypothetical, scenario to keep you up at night.

We cruise quite a bit.  I prefer larger ships due to how bad the smaller ones react in storms.  I’ve been on a 75k ton one versus a 150k one and it’s night and day in a storm.

Oh please. You go on a boat of any size (or a plane, or in a car, for that matter) and there’s a risk that at some point there’s unavoidable bad weather. The oceans are big vast scary places. Anyone who goes on a cruise (I have, and mostly likely will again) should be aware of those facts and risks. You are not at…

The problem with Indycar is that they barely market the series. For the race at Barber, the Indycar Instagram account neglected to post when the race started. They show one commercial for races (besides the 500) on a sister channel at 1 AM the night before the race. The drivers rotate through seats so much you can’t…

It genuinely feels like if it doesn’t make economic sense to keep less popular stuff on a “one price for all you can consume” streaming services, then it should at least make sense to stash them on one of the many “it’s free, but you have to watch ads” services like FreeVee, Tubi, PlutoTV, etc.

How about its reverse order starting positions based on least points to most points in the championship. Let Max fight from the back to get up to Logan who may/may not be a sufficient road block to actually win. Would be more exciting in the years where the title comes down to the last race for points.

Actually it would be a big help if they just brought back DRS in the tunnel since it sets up the only real passing opportunity on the circuit.

How to fix Monaco (and F1 racing in general) :

When they announced the dimensions of the new Ranger, I had to double-check I knew the Silverado width. I’m looking to downsize, so I was shocked to realize the new mid-sizers are literally as big as the full-size of 20 years ago. I hope the Tacoma stays a little thinner to please the off-road crowd, but they seem to…

Can’t wait to see the Trailhunter join all the other overlanders in the Whole Foods parking lot.

I think Toyota is right. I think that PHEV’s are such a good solution to so many of the EV car drawbacks. you get all the range you “need” according to all those studies, but you still get a car that works like a car in every other respect. They are faster, they generally have good off-ev mileage and they don’t…

base model access cab tacomas are the orkin man’s jam.

This was a great episode. Unfortunately, I had the three cameos spoiled, but it was still cool seeing their characters. And I was pretty impressed at Lizzo’s acting. Bryce Dallas Howard should direct every episode. 

But just as Din begins the ritual, he’s dragged beneath the surface by a huge beast

I thought it looked like a giant alligator with a turtle-ish shell.

Was anybody else disappointed that the pirate king was NOT Hondo?