At that point, ending World War II by any means necessary was the best course of action.

“Here is why: if that 2017 is indeed a “new car” there is a floor at which the dealer simply can’t sell it any lower.”

Thats what happens when social liberalism (as opposed to civic liberalism, fuck you Karl Popper’s corpse) sweeps the continent. People forget that human rights and enlightenment thinking arent socially universal and need to be defended with borders and bullets, and would rather have a big fat NHS than tanks. And the…

What about longevity and disposal? Embodied energy covers the entire life cycle, from harvesting raw materials, to eventual disposal.

The IFO study, bizarrely, seems to advocate for natural gas-powered vehicles as a “transitioning” technology on the way to cars powered by hydrogen, which, sure, I guess, and “‘green’ methane,” a product which does not exist.

Jason, you missed the mark on picking a safe car for the kids. The Scion XB 2006 and earlier are death traps on a side impact:

Hate to be the wet blanket here, but the first gen xB is really poor in the side impact crash tests. I mean better than the MG, but you’ve got kids. Now is the time you need to prioritize safety. Keep the MG for the weekends, get the fun sedan for the weekdays.

Tesla is ahead of schedule.  They weren’t expecting to blow up in China for a couple more years.

Jason, I usually like the stuff you write and it’s mostly smart and funny. But lose the profanity. It doesn’t add a single bit of humor, and it’s no longer shocking or edgy. It’s just a crutch for inadequate writing. You’re much better than that.

This is exactly how people should think.

Eh, 10 percent is a very high rate, but its far from predatory

It’s because they are buying cars that are far more expensive then they can afford by financing them with loans for 8+ years. It’s insane. They are dumb and most of them will end in default as they are all clearly terrible with money.

Than go do your own research on what's happening right now. There's no shortage of information available from sources you might consider more palatable... all of which will lay out the same scenario.... 

“and without it, he’s now threatening to close the border entirely.”

Why did the dashcam guy honk at the Flex driver in the first place? Speed up and honk? Who’s the dick first? Then the Flex driver retaliates with extra braking? File this one under : “When idiots meet.”

But it doesn’t come with mirrors.

I dislike the use of the quote “they’re all the goddamn same”. Yeah, they are more or less. Conventions are a business. You’re doing your cosplay as a business. If the conventions are were you have to go to flex your business and make money, boo hoo that they’re all the same - you’re doing this as a business.

*looking around nervously*

Agreed. The Germans take this very seriously. If the Germans would think he had intentionally made a Holocaust joke, he would have been fired. At the very least the media would have exploded with this news. It has not.

“Unionize your workplace, if you can!”