just $2,000 more than a Ranger, but Hinrichs is right. They’re different trucks for different people

Wow, really digging for relevance there ... one article is 13 years old, the other is 15 years old. I suppose you can make an argument that it simply indicates the continuity/perpetuity of towing scams across this country. 

Interesting references .. I spotted the Malazan ref right away but had to google the Il Quora/Bezel names ... still can’t picture Roseanne in either situation.

You didn’t state the term. $300 how often? Every month? Year? Day? What kind of person blows 300 bux a month on taxi rides? And why? (fuck calling it “ride sharing” .. they — Lyft and Uber and all the other competitors — are de facto taxi services, plain and simple)

I don’t understand this. The idea is to promote disconnecting by providing yet another connected device that is even more hassle (snip) ?

Misconception misconception ... “34 percent actually believed the shot would not work at all.” ... well, according to multiple news reports over the past decade, including reports on Gizmedia sites, including verifiably sourced articles fucking quoting the CDC and or other federal agencies, the “flu shot” DOESN’T…

Google later claimed its self-driving car was free of blame in the Camry crash incident, via the New Yorker, instead labeling it “an unfortunate single-car accident in which another car failed to yield to traffic.”

stupid people not following instructions

are above the rear window which means I can’t see a thing when it’s dark.

I can easily imagine a Prius being whipped through a high-dynamic emergency maneuver but I can only imagine how out of position the passenger was that he suffered severe spinal injury from a relatively simple non-crash maneuver ... he must have been totally out of place in the chair, not sitting properly / not belted…

Heh, just reminded me of something I heard in a news report way back then ... there was a guy (I think a mortgage broker) being interviewed about “predatory” lending practices ... he explained that his company pushed NINJA loans ... they were writing mortgages for people with No Income, No Job or Assets ...

Tom, this makes it sound like you’re blaming the consumer

our lovely government has made filing for bankruptcy harder and more expensive than ever

One of the saddest elements of this issue is so many people NOT filing bankruptcy. If you’re under water, in over your head, can’t afford insane APRs and the threat of repossession and wage garnishment then you should FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY. In most states, your wages, reasonable amount of savings, any retirement funds,…

Big schnozz sure, but “incredibly fragile”? Not on your life, friend .... many of those 70's cars had massive amounts of chromed steel in those noses (Pontiac was very famous for that ... and my mom had an early 70's Tempest with that awesome battering ram out front). Even the T-Bird has steel underneath that baby…

So, if you’re a young person and you’re living month-to-month and you know your situation could change dramatically with minimal notice, Lynk & Co’s model makes a lot of sense.

Not true. Some people just hate haggling, regardless of whether or not they’re being ripped off. I know people who would knowingly be ripped off if they didn’t have to bargain with another human.

You know there’s an electric Chevy hatchback, right? Doesn’t get more mainstream than that.

The C3 Corvette may not be the best Corvette ever, but it is the most beautiful Corvette ever. I’d love to resto-mod one of these puppies with a modern drivetrain/suspension/interior.

‘hey I wanna sue coz this image on my fone appears to be something other than what the sales guys are showing me’ ...