Reminds me of an Omaha area guy who you’ve probably heard about. Dad’s money and very little oversight led to fast cars (world record Evo), which eventually led to him killing somebody.

Taylor Lewan, an all-pro Offensive Tackle for the Tennessee Titans, stands 6'7" tall and weighs 315 pounds, and has a waist of 40". That is not tiny by any stretch of the stretchy pants.

That portion of the population would be less massive if they eat healthier and become more physically active.

I’ll completely disregard the first part of your ill-informed comment. The reason Republicans flip out about menu alterations, is because every time the government alters school lunches, the government fucks it up. The food pyramid is a joke and following the food pyramid makes people fat. Michelle Obama’s school…

99.99% of people with a waistline of 40" or more are obese. That .01% are NFL players. Rides have to be designed around some parameters, and a size 18 woman is not freaking average, not by a long shot.
Can people please stop with the attempts to normalize being unhealthy AF?

Civil engineer: *snorts fat rail* *chugs beer*
Okay you guys, I’ve got it!

This isn’t local to me, but I’m down in KC quite a bit for work and the intersections around interstate on/ramps in the KC metro area are just EFFED! Even when you know what to do, they are confounding. I’ll try to post a satellite pic of one in particular. Pasted below is I35 & W 95th st. 

I swear that I saw one of these on the road last week, completely undisguised. I said to myself, “hmm I knew they were coming out but that was a really quiet launch.” Perhaps they were showing it to dealers or something. 

Hell to the naw. It’s a $3,700 car. The strategy to employ is to go see the seller. Offer him or her half of the asking price. He or she will get offended. Call back in six weeks when it’s still for sale. 

I’ve lately been of the opinion that we might be better off as a society if the only people buying new cars were the very high earners and people with wealth. Then perhaps the only vehicles being sold would be of very high quality. Kind of like Porsche’s idea, where if you want a cheaper Porsche you buy used. Except…

I see what you mean there, and there is a distinction. The Pro S has other equipment/features in addition to the big glass roof. I’m talking about the cost of adding to just the standard trim of each Tesla model. If you jump from the Model S to the Plaid, you get better stuff, same as the jump from the Pro to the Pro…

I’d pay the extra not to have to ride in, drive, own, or be seen in the Bolt. The Model 3 is pretty good looking IMO, and the Bolt is a dud. I’ve ridden in both and the Bolt is a penalty box.

Porsche leads the world in profit per unit. I forget the exact dollar figure, but I think I read Porsches have like $18k in options, on average.

Vinyl is really cheap! And can you imagine how much money they save on having almost no mechanical controls?

I can just about guarantee that is not the case. Look at the cost of Tesla’s options, and think about the margins. You want a cream colored, six seat interior in your model X? Cough up $8,500 bub!

The secret to Tesla’s profit, as with most automakers, is making huge margin on options. The marginal cost of options is very low, save for perhaps a change in the seating configuration. But Tesla charges four figures for every option. I’m not sure how to account for the cost of 1's and 0's, though it’s well…

Picking bottoms only leads to stinky fingers

Despite the consant negative press covfefe

Your first “nice” car.
Many of us drove, or still drive, crappy cars. There are multiple avenues to owning one’s first nice car, including the short-term easier route of borrowing outside of one’s means. I’m here to tell you that it is worth waiting, and saving, until you can actually afford your first nice car. It…

I voted NP because it’s still in the ballpark of what I would offer, about 90% of the asking price. This cars lacks the highly desirable (but very common) options, so it is kind of the odd man out.