Hmmmm... maybe I wasn’t clear. I wasn’t suggesting the customer supplied the parts. I was saying that mechanic shops mark up parts to make extra profit. That’s not unusual. So maybe I missed something in what you were saying.

LH,

That all sounds right, but things were one way, then they were another. Maybe not in the last 70 years, but the retail business of fueling cars in the U.S. (at least) has changed during the last 20-30 (I’ll give you the 90s). I wish America would import European innovations like nationalized health care.

I think degradation is like manageable if you’re an individual owner, but I don’t want to rent a car that holds 10% less fuel than that other car. I believe that would and likely does impact demand. It’s a math problem for Hertz.

I don’t think the stock market analogy holds. Cars don’t generally go up in value unless they’re rare or are classic from a vintage era. You can expect stocks, like real estate, to go up and down, but the general trajectory is up statistically. Except in some very specific cases, cars are not investments. They’re…

I know this isn’t a one-to-one comparison to a tech that didn’t exist and then did, but there actually has been significant improvements in the last 20 years or so in terms of safety design, pay at the pump, advertising (unfortunately), integration with apps that allow for customer engagement by scanning a QR code at…

Don’t forget the rest of the story. Maurice Bessinger wasn’t the only brother who specialized in que and sauce. Robert and Melvin Bessinger also did it without the side-order of racism.

Most of the Southeast, really. We tell tourists along the coast of South Carolina “Don’t like the weather, just wait 15 minutes.”

That’s my question. What if it gets wet from you know being ... outside.

Applebee’s reference made this about 30% more funny. haha

Exactly. (we know how this movie ends)

Yeah, man. That was kind of my reaction when I read that part. It has a car wash mode? Kinda makes you wonder if it shouldn’t be driving in the rain. Seriously. Do you have to put the Fort Lightning into a special mode to wash it?

Yeah, but it’s still funny.

I wonder if this is because other countries regulate things like this more strongly or at least come back at companies who step over the consumer protection line.

Did they offer to give him a new car? I missed that part. I mean getting a new car switch likely isn’t as simple as handing over the keys when you consider, taxes, tags, insurance, financing, but it would be a good faith move.

Yup to be sure. Our local Subaru dealer has been great to work with. They went out of their way to honor my third-party tire warranty and took care of all the paperwork and contacted the warranty company for me. I drove in, got two new tires and drove out. No charge except for “shop fees,” which weren’t that much and…

I don’t think the writer was being even 20% serious on this.

HAHAHAHA!!!!

Then this guy knows even less than I do! Thanks for the info. I had a friend who had to take mifepristone for a miscarriage, and I thought it contained the same ingredients. The difference is, I’m not trying to stand in the way of someone making decisions as a reflection of my personal opinions.

100% on point.