What’s crazy is that you can likely lease an Merc, Audi, or BMW electric in the midsize or full size class for about the same as this Kia.  I am seeing $125K+ EQS sedans lease for as little as $800 per month with only a few grand down. Sure, they lack the practicality and extra row of seating but I still find it a bit…

Wow, for 1% of the price of a Miura, you get roughly 60% of the style and 50% of the performance.  Nice price it is.

I recall many years ago when my parents ordered an Uber to get back to their car from my birthday party and my dad had to cram his 6'-2", 250 lbs frame into the back of a bright purple Mitsubishi Mirage hatch. It was comical but fortunately the driver was very friendly.

I saw my first one at a BMW event last year and just drove by one today on the road.  It was black which doesn’t highlight the curves and angles of the body but it still looked like a giant black blob on the road.  It actually makes the IX look somewhat decent.  I have no idea why BMW decided to release a giant…

I had a similar experience with a late model Opal Astra wagon when on holiday in Spain this past summer . Fortunately, it had a manual and I was able to wring the shit out of it to get it moving but it was a far cry from the C-class estate diesel rental we had in Portugal.

Time to go back to school and take macro/micro econ 101.  The economy is far from tanked and some say it is even recovering right now.

I have lived in the NYC area for 7+ years and prior to that, spend several NYE celebrations in the city. The closest I ever got to the ball and Time Square was seeing the top of the ball at 5 PM on NYE and then getting the fuck out of there and to a party in a much better part of town. Now, I am old and watch on TV all…

I love spending $25 on a Heineken in Clark Key!

Wow, those 12" wheels really look great on a 7' tall vehicle.  What great proportions.

The NYPD certainly takes the cake in this regard. My favorite are the traffic “officers” who allegedly are supposed to keep pedestrians safe and prevent gridlock at intersections. Ironically, they are completely incompetent at both tasks, completely ignoring red light runners who gridlock and come within inches of…

Most people this unhinged are also well beyond rehabilitation.

And it’s only a matter of time before they get smart enough to unionize. Soon enough the United Robothood of Carpenters and Joiners of America will actually exist. Fortunately, Tesla will have their own version of ED-209 to bust the picket line.

That all make sense but I wish they would just back off on the 10% of consumers who make it clear they don’t need add-ons. A good salesperson should have the experience to not only educate the undecided buyers on their options in an unbiased manner but also know when a they are not interested to back off.

“They were offered an extended warranty and turned it down, but Lupo was concerned about the way the financing manager behaved afterward.”

Which is of course THE MOST important credential for an engineer.

“We can also build real shit, motherfucker. Have fun picking up them eggs!”

Meanwhile, the Boston Dynamics breakdancing robot team just released a diss video to Optimus and Musk.

Sometimes, they are just fishing to see if they can find a violation or even something stickier like a suspended license or warrant. Unfortunately confirmation bias leads to many officers assuming a car is suspicious because they are too nice or not nice enough for a neighborhood (and even more unfortunately, the…

When on holiday overseas, my favorite thing to do is go to the lounge, grab some food, and drink whatever rail scotch they have available (usually Dewars White Label or Cutty Sark) over some ice. There’s nothing like a stiff drink to go with my pre-made mini omelet and oatmeal in the morning.

I used to live in DC and after buying a new home on Capitol Hill, I would make almost daily trips to Home Depot through a somewhat dodgy neighborhood. On one of those trips, I was stuck behind a car going under 20 mph and decided to LEGALLY pass it on a two lane, one way road, using my turn signals properly, and might…