Good God, what does that thing weigh?

Apologies if it's already been asked, but why not just ship them home from Hong Kong?

Well, a human long haul trucker might be a pretty good "human driver equivalent." 

Fuck Donald Trump. This is all. 

I seem to recall a similar study in the US several years ago. It got much more specific, assholes in America seem to like blue BMWs.

Your analogy is flawed. This isn’t about a broken radio, it’s about Tesla removing something that was already paid for from something they didn’t own. To correct your analogy, it’s like when you buy a secondhand car with the top of the line Audio system, but a few days after you buy it a factory technician shows up…

I’m not sure what's up with that. I had my stock 66 sideways more than once. Not since the last time though. Coincidentally I don't have a 66 Mustang anymore.... 😥

We can add expensive, sure. But archaic and unimaginative is apt. “Put a tree-fiddy in it” has been the hotrodders go to for decades.

You're doing it wrong.

Meth. Not even once. 

“The LS is the standard of the automotive world for archaic, unimaginative, but reliable power.”

Some people just can’t stop. My uncle Bud was involved in the trucking industry for 50 years, as a driver, manager and eventually owner. When he sold the company and “retired” at 70 he was miserable. He finished every household project he could find in about a month, then went stir crazy. After a few months he went…

And at the end of it you'd be WAY over 21k. 

The tech is probably way above me, but I’ve wondered for a while why they aren’t run on the same principal as a diesel/electric locomotive.

Yup, right along with Subaru and their Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle. “Partial Zero?” Yeah... I guess it refers to the fuel evaporation system and basically when the car isn’t running it’s not putting out any emissions, which I’m pretty sure has  been a federal mandate for all cars for decades. Technically correct…

Seeing how the "RX" stood for "rotary experimental" anything dubbed and RX-whatever will be nothing more than Mazda cashing in on its heritage. And can someone please, for the love of all that is good and holy explain to me exactly what "skyactiv" technology is? I figured out that the car doesn't fly and I'm sorely…

You are off on  only one thing, and that is that people do desire to own them. I picked up a 98 XLE just like yours (minus heated seats) 3 years ago after searching for a nicer one to use as a commuter. I wanted something with airbags, air conditioning, with a V6 that was reasonably comfortable and nice looking, for…

No, but we’ll get through it, I think. Pretty good chance we’re only halfway through it though. We really need our friend right now, but please understand we aren't quite ourselves right now. 

Hell yeah. Now they need to crack down on this at grocery stores. I was recently in a Safeway and watched a large dog peeing on the floor. I laughed out loud when she told the manager that "he's not a pet, he's a companion animal." He told her to get out and look up the word pet.

I remember when they introduced this idea in the 80s. Longevity was an issue then, I see no reason why it still wouldn't be. With the high cost compared to a standard tire, I predict that this will go the way of the "flying car." Which already exists, and has for 80 years (it's called a "small airplane") but that's a…