What cash? You mean this $368 he had? I can’t imagine what happened to all $268 of it. I mean really, are you even sure he had $168 in the car? There’s absolutely no proof...  

Civil forfeiture should nauseate every last person familiar with the concept. Yes, it disproportionately targets and affects minorities and the poor, but even beyond that, it’s a quintessential violation of due process. The burden of proof is basically nonexistent. Recourse and a defense are not guaranteed, and it…

Absolute insanity. It wouldn’t happen in CA, that’s for sure, and now that it’s legal here they wouldn’t have been able to cite him for anything (other than a possible traffic violation).

That’s pretty sexist but I still laughed

That’s a lot of AMC Eagles

Those cars are just as ugly today as they were when new.

Not sure how Jeep is made irrelevant by this (or the never-will-happen Bronco). Jeeps will still be better for pretty much any other kind of off (or very rough on-road) driving. The current Raptor is apparently pretty garbage on anything except pavement or sand. Rough logging road or major pothole dirt trail? Go…

I’d love to drive a Countach though, even though I know it’s probably shit to drive. Or actually I’d like to drive one BECAUSE it’s shit to drive, this probably drives just like any new Audi but a bit faster.

Totally apples and oranges.

I’ve owned 6+ motorcycles, none of give you the Jeep/short wheelbase off roader  experience.

Like it or not it is a commonly used abbreviation/nickname

We call it “California” man. Where you from?

No and no. Many ex-military members are rejected from serving as officers because they’re ex-military. There are of course exceptions but those usually are due to nepotism.

The problem is that there are noise ordinances in every state but they aren’t enforced at all because they aren’t money makers. There could be waivers given to certain types of modified cars or just simply outlaw it but if it is only enforced once a year when it is convenient for the cops, no one will ever follow it.

Maybe the ticket is requiring the problem get “fixed,” which could be quite expensive and difficult in some cases? I could see the need to fight that.

The taxes issue is road use tax, which is basically what the federal gasoline taxes are. Since a Tesla uses no gasoline, it never pays the federal gasoline taxes, which means that it isn’t paying road use taxes. It’s probably 20% of the price of gasoline (combination federal & state taxes), which is about $6k if the…

Me: “How did his guy swim miles out into the ocean? Is he Michael Phelps?”

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I hate to say it, but I’ve seen this across all Gizmodo media blogs recently. It’s like a memo went out that said “You know how we have a loose relationship with the truth? Forget about even that, just lie or use what you know to be other people’s lies, it doesn’t matter, Univision wants to cash in.”

This looks like a semantics issue. Specifically, I think “maintenance costs” is probably a bad term.

Not saying 2017 Nissans are good looking, but have you seen what Honda has unleashed on our eyes lately?