If this guy had comprehensive coverage through an insurance company, the company would’ve written the car off, simple due to the price of the repair. A part that small failing, should not create a repair bill that puts the car on a salvage title. 

Agreed. No OEM would ever do this. Which is why Indie mechanics are so great. They usually figure out the tricks to save you a bunch of money, vs. the parts swappers who work for the OEMs.

Well, the guy was told he needed a battery pack, and if this repair fails catastrophically he’ll find himself in the much, much worse position of ... needing a battery pack.

I think it looks really nice, but let’s be honest - it wouldn’t sell in numbers unless they gave it the Crosstrek treatment - lifted it and gave it some crossover cladding.

Not sure how a brass piece is going to warp. This is likely stronger than the plastic piece ever was. The only downside I can see is that the plastic housing it went into will likely break before it does, so the potential for the next repair to be much more difficult is higher.

Very cool he gets to pilot such an awesome plane. But that’s why he is paid well, his input matters during situations with many variables. 40,000 feet and you can tune out.

Unfortunately, everyone else who shares the road gets to be a beta tester too, whether they want to be or not. You thought you were driving to work, but you are really providing system inputs to see if the Tesla will react properly or not. Just have to hope your test inputs don’t “crash the system” - you might not be…

I’d say there is a pretty big difference between exploiting loopholes (more so with a product that will only see limited sales) vs. outright falsifying information and committing fraud. I’d see the LCV situation as less of a Dieselgate situation and more like labeling the PT Cruiser as a light truck to skirt emissions…

A CRT is a Cathode Ray Tube, a kind of display device common in the 20th century for televisions and computer monitors. It works on the excitation of a phosphor covered screen by a beam of electrons guided by magnetic fields...

She’s simply remarking that the minivan is a possesion of #207SHITBOX, is all.

Most people push back and don’t allow it. They figure they just need a few people who have fuck you money and want to be first.

I can only imagine that Skinny’s Pizza got pruned because Pizza Planet is the main timeline, and you all know Pizza Planet used.

I never said you must accept it, only that the Japanese have often prioritized manufacturability and engineering over hand-crafted artisanship in their cars, and that there is beauty in it.

It is probably, but not a guarantee of being, more lawsuit proof if this asshole tries to get reinstated. Fired for not following specific policy is always easier to enforce than fired for general failings. I work HR auditing, and the advice is always fire for concrete and specific reasons, it is safer, even if you…

this is much easier and won’t involve any sort of judgement calls they can get rid of him now and wait for criminal charges

People and places can change. Everytime Philly chases out racists, they should be applauded and given positive reinforcement. It makes it worth their time to keep doing that.

Yet when my kid opens their window on the interstate in my mundane little car it feels like a pressure hammer smacking my eardrums repeatedly and everything goes flying.

T-shirts neatly tucked into supermarket khakis might be the least intimidating uniform they could’ve gone with. Makes me think more Circuit City employee than dangerous extremist.

There are pleasure cars but they all have to do double duty as family/everyday vehicles. Having a car just  for the weekends or just for nice weather or whatever  is mo longer affordable for the masses. Sure there are people at the upper levels of i come that still do this but for middle class and even upper middle…

I think the headline could use some improvement: “White police confront 11 armed black men - no one dies”. That shouldn’t be news but it is.