Because most automotive electronics are designed for 12V. Also if something happens to the battery pack its good to have a different 12v system for lights, door locks, ect. 

I was defrauded by Budget once.

Man, these things are amazing - a device I only recently discovered.

Its a reference to the movie Spaceballs. After Ludicrous speed comes Plaid. Its a hilarious scene and if you haven’t seen the movie you should.

I grew up in Poland in 70s and 80s, and at that time there were really only a couple car choices - the “little Fiat” (the 126p) and the “big Fiat” (the 125p). And the little one was cheaper, so the few people who had cars mostly had those. There were also a few used cars brought in from abroad, as well as a car called…

I bet this would draw a bigger crowd at a Cars & Coffee in the US than almost anything else...because it’s something a car guy has never seen before.

Holy shit, she’s white.

1st gear: Dealers remain the worst

In one product cycle, GM will flip the script and start charging $50 for the “stop/start delete” option. 

Perfect...For some odd reason I am finding the “But what about me?” crowd to be extra annoying this morning.

I laugh every time I see mention of the McDonnell Douglas Widowmaker....erm DC-10.  From the hydraulic killing third engine to the poorly written emergency procedures that instructed pilots to slow to an airspeed below the authority of the control surfaces.  A turd indeed.

is an excellent band name

“Autonomous Melons” would be an excellent band name.

That is a GREAT wedding gift!

Most people in the auto industry categorize Tesla as luxury. I work in sales analysis for a major automaker, and we segment Tesla vehicles as lux. 

Texas road by and large are pretty darn good IMO, though some places like Houston where the roads have been under construction continuously since about 1850 are kind of a pain. Louisiana’s roads are just bad, but that’s really down to 2 or 3 reasons, a state’s who has been run by pretty openly corrupt folks for…

Whichever state the person answering is from.

Or wonder bread

There's worse and many of them as well...

Let’s get it out of the way now... this is THE worst bumper sticker, bar none: