It’s weird...there are like at least 7 Toyobarus (including mine) in my apartment’s parking garage. You wouldn’t think sales were low at all.

Yeah...how do you prove the mechanic did it? That’s what I want to know. I had a friend take his car in to get some CV joints worked on and literally the next day his axle was broken. It’s either gross negligence or intentional breakage on the part of the mechanic. But how do you stop them from just saying “Hey, it…

I mean I understand the image it was referencing, but that image isn’t Rosie the Riveter. This is:

That’s not Rosie the Riveter.

How is that S2000 #1 when it doesn’t even fit the criteria of being under $10k? The BIN is $13k and the reserve isn’t met and presumably isn’t anywhere near being so at $3k.

Well for a while I actually did, yeah. Once I got a new car though I got more comprehensive coverage.

Well, it was never a box I ticked off on my State Farm policy. I was only made aware of it when I had an accident and was on the phone with the agent. She said “Hm, I think you’ve been a customer long enough to qualify for accident forgiveness...Yup.” My premium since has actually gone down.

I mean that’s just the nature of insurance. And I definitely made them pay out their fair share.

That seems contradictory. Pay more now to pay less later.

You have to pay in advance for accident forgiveness? I thought it was just a thing most companies did if you had your policy for long enough.

The Lancia Stratos is my all-time favorite car. I don’t know why. I’ve never driven one and probably never will. But something about that ridiculous Bertone styling and the fact that it actively wants to kill you...be still my heart.

Ah, true. I don’t hear it used very often so I never really picked up on the manipulative aspect, but looking deeper that indeed is the typical definition. I always just thought it was like, someone who was good at making others successful...but not necessarily with the manipulative spin.

Maybe it’s because Svengali has a less negative connotation (while it’s no less stereotypical)? Calling someone a svengali isn’t inherently negative; calling them a Shylock certainly is.

WHO are these people who pay for cars before they see them?

You can always tell when V-TEC kicks in.

I guess I could try that. I am still trying to grasp Tinder. It seems like an extra drawn out way to get a date. I have to

I guess the euphemism equivalent would be “I have a thing for tall men” which I occasionally see. But the very specific height requirement is more common.

It’s seriously the worst.

He got the date, didn’t he? I think most dudes lie about the height thing just to get the foot in the door, and then hope they can wow you with their personality. It’s why I think the whole height thing is stupid from the getgo. If you’re going to impose arbitrary limitations at the outset, people will try to work…

You are.