An almost 15 years old car with 140K miles, this is a $2,500 car, top.

Cars all became our friend who aced the SAT, got his business degree, and is now doing a solid job raising his two kids in the suburbs while working his way up through middle management at a regional accounting firm. He’s a good friend and can hold his liquor on the semi-monthly occasion he comes out with us.

I’m assuming that this shop is ‘sucker charging’ on labor, quoting the book labor charge on each part as if it were a separate job. Probably also charging the ball joint and bushing jobs separately, even though they come connected to the entire replacement suspension arm. Oldest trick in the book.

Jet fuel pairs nicely with rotisserie heiress, with a side of hedge fund manager

as someone who suffers the same neurosis, control-left click may save you some time, depending on whether your keyboard is conveniently close when you browse.

They’re going to use average value of a Craigslist search for similar year/make/model sales ads that include either of the key phrases “no lowballers” or “I know what I got/have”

Also, in case people need to remember, driving a taxi is more fucking deadly than being a cop and no one thanks taxi drivers for their service and worships them as heroes.

I come here for Rob’s writing. I don’t care what the vehicle or vote is.

maybe I’m wrong (I am likely wrong), but I don’t see the utility of a tiny open bed on a full-sized cab.

Google was a thing in 1999. It was just relatively new.

Hi Jalops. Erin made a few small errors when she was publishing this post. It’s okay. The story is still good, and the message remains the same. She corrected those errors, because she’s a person who has some good days and some bad days.

People have to buck up, grow a spine and act like the dealership works for you. Ignore their pressure tactics and don’t take any crap. The last car I bought the salesman came out and asked immediately how I was paying. I said in a loud voice if I go into a bank about a mortgage I don’t discuss the details in the lobby…

It surprises you that people don’t understand Octane? We’re talking about the same population that filled trashbags with gasoline in their trunks because a pipeline shut down for a few days. Think about the most average person you know, then remember that roughly half the people buying gas are dumber than that person. 

The problem with putting a battery into the trailer is well... Cost. Now you have a $5000 trailer with at least $7500 worth of batteries attached to it. Most people would rather just buy a diesel F150 or something and save a years worth of running cost instead.

Never quite understood that. Here in Europe we either order building materials from hw shop on lorry all at once, or use trailer to get the stuff. Saves one from having to drive cumbersome, fuel thirsty vehicle in the 99% of time you don’t have to haul those sheets.

New rule. Only police on motorcycles can give chase. Guess what happens when you fuck up decision making on a motorcycle?

Here’s a crazy idea - how about you get fired for not obeying an order or doing your job properly? That might help.

Help me understand how you’ll ever catch someone, when every time they run you have to stop. Presumably you would also not allow for search warrants? Because people die during those to. In which case, shouldn’t we just get rid of all the rules and laws and make it sort of like the purge?

I’ve witnessed four chases (such is living in L.A., sigh...). Three resulted in crashes and injuries and *every one of them* was over a minor speeding ticket or outstanding warrant.

With very rare exceptions, the police should never be participating in high speed pursuits. Let them go, find them later. Whatever they did, it’s not worth endangering literally everyone around you.