Yes, I’m not disputing that this is more energy intensive; I don’t know how much energy it takes to grow a crop of canola. What I’m saying is that you can use renewable resources (wind, solar, hydro, etc.) in a much more direct fashion to generate fuels, whereas with growing crops, you still rely on traditional means…

Berlin to Warsaw in one tank

That’s slightly oversimplifying the process, which relies on our current way of growing food, which, if you don’t remember, generates a ton of excess carbon and pollution (emissions, fertilizer, etc)

Hey, I just did this on my car, in addition to a whole whack of other things while I was in there (wheel bearings, these bushings, the found a busted tie rod end link and ball joint). I had to pull the control arms to do it, but it was pretty easy, as I have a shop press.

I feel as though all of these comparisons are stupid, even while accounting for a per-capita breakdown (excellent improvement, but it’s not enough). This data probably isn’t available, but it would make the most sense to compare the Echo-boomers car purchases per capity with those from Gen X and the Boomers while they…

“Ran when parked”

VW hired Stanley Kubrick to film it in miniature and dub in all of the “1000 hp” “engine sounds”

Are you inverted 180° from normal human position, either through a gravitational anomaly or perhaps the use of gravity boots?

My third gear synchro is going on downshifts from 4th. I really don’t mind the double clutching, but it would definitely be a bigger pain in the ass with 2nd.

Seats. Definitely Seats.

Most-wheel drive

There’s a silver lining to this: maybe he’ll wreck it so hard that it takes him with it

Still no.

Yeah but it’s true, Elise > Range Rover

Are we sure this guy is a bona fide Floridan? Because that doesn’t sound like a Floridan concern

I’m surprised that it didn’t rip the bumper off. Or that that dad didn’t light the tires up first.

Well, yeah. You need some sort of head protection in case you crash, because you shouldn't be wearing your seatbelt either (again, a government conspiracy). Don't even get me started on airbags (foreign governmetn conspiracy).

Wait wait wait. All of this advice is super wrong.

So it’s the balls, then.

Nah, you’re either super wreckless with your money or have balls the size of grapefruit