Not to mention volcanoes actually have a negative forcing effect due to the cloud cover, offsetting some warming from sources like CO2 and solar variation.

This is a company who made a profit from doing so on a massive scale, big difference.

25k isn’t hard. I do 28k a year just commuting and doing family-type stuff on weekends (and occasional road trips).

You can get around it on iOS by adding a second reminder to the appointment, 2 hours before its time to leave, or adding a second appointment for “arrive at airport” (which is what I usually do). Google’s handling of these situations is definitely superior.

They have these at DEN too.

Agree. I couldn’t get on board with a lot of the humor and left the theater somewhat bored. It seemed like it was trying too hard, or something. Maybe if I read the comics it would have been better.

The real question is do they come with cool wheel bags with RS logos on them?

As another TDI owner I just wish they would fix the problem or do the buyback or do whatever damn solution they are going to do sooner rather than later. I hate this waiting and not knowing what the eventual outcome will be.

I can’t believe I missed the fact you were talking about apple until the bit about the turtleneck.

Somehow, this is Volkswagen’s fault.

It’s just weird that the “big three” in the US are now Ford, GM and Tesla.

If I asked you what the first GM car was which had 4 wheel independent suspension, an all-aluminum engine, and a rear-mounted transaxle, would you say the C5 Corvette in 1998? If so, you’d be wrong. it was the Pontiac Tempest in 1961.

If you add up enough of anything, the total is a big number. I’m not a fan of these comparisons because it inflates the impact of the activity. As you say, there are a lot more effective ways to save energy than not charging your phone in your car.

The Focus ST is basically a Viggen 15 years later, with worse gas mileage and less cargo space.

As CARS showed, prices and availability in the used market were affected pretty dramatically, altering the value proposition of buying used versus new. Using some kind of federal incentive program to get the general populace into autonomous cars would probably cause something similar. I did say “much to the dismay” of…

Weren’t the early motorcars meant to replace the horse rather than the buggy, strictly speaking? I mean, sure they had more than one seat but the buggies in the horse-and-buggy era were always essentially trailers pulled behind a self-contained mode of transportation (the horse).

Fun fact: On the 2011+ Jetta, one of the wipers does not fold up in this manner. It really makes for a fun time scraping ice off the windshield.

After robo-cars are mainstream, I could see a left-leaning government launching a “Cash for clunkers” style program to incentivize getting older non-robo cars off the roads, much to the dismay of enthusiasts everywhere.

I owned 3 classic 900s over the years - an 8-valve turbo from the early 80s was my favorite of the 3. So much fun on the road, and not a bad car at all to wrench on, either, once you understand their train of thought.

I’m waiting until at least next year (the wife’s Focus ST is only 3 years old, still feels brand new and I can’t bring myself to trade a car with so much left to give), but every time I read something about this car it makes me want it more. I hope they are more available and maybe not going for over MSRP when we are…