I’m going to go ahead and start by saying that while I don’t currently ride, I used to commute almost daily by motorcycle. While I did typically wear all the gear, the back half of ATTGATT didn’t exactly apply. Furthermore, the nannies who would inevitably come out of the woodwork were equal parts annoying and…
Welcome to the detritus clustered around Gawker’s charred remains. “Will clickbait for food” is screen-print-stickered above every door in their offices.
It’s worth noting that it only takes about 20-30hp to maintain a constant speed even at expressway speeds. The range extender, in this case, would be used to charge the batteries, and the batteries would have the capacity to supply the ~700kW mentioned in the article.
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Quick correction - Drive through river shower on a budget. This is a train in India without A/C. Basically every window is as wide open as it can get, including the ones in the locomotive.
As to the car’s provenance? Couldn’t care less if I tried, and neither should anyone unless the car itself is the celebrity.
Man, I’ve played the CL game the same way, but it never ceases to amaze me how many people call for CL deals to be done at their homes. Then again... the majority of the limited CL sellers I’ve bought stuff from (at least those who had me meet at their homes) are the sorts of people I wouldn’t want to know where I…
You do realize that the US military committed massive amounts of troops to Afghanistan between 2001 and 2015 (there’s still about 5500 US troops, there, and decidedly nontrivial military presence in surrounding countries, right? We had troop levels in the 100,000 region between 2010 and 2012. That the aforementioned…
Not wanting to put the cash as collateral is a completely fair request. In most cases like that, a 3rd party would hold the cash, but would show the seller to confirm that the buyer is serious. The other options (the buyer leaving their vehicle, the seller photographing and/or holding the buyer’s ID, and/or a seller…
Not that I agree with them in any way shape or form, but Hezbollah, the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and the 15-20 or so other factions still alive and well in Afghanistan alone might have something to say about that. Asymmetric warfare is a real and terrible, albeit effective thing. Do you think the US government rolling out…
You were both taught and remember correctly at least in that regard. Bullets are not, in fact, necessary to human survival. What your health/gym teacher probably didn’t tell you, was that complete control of the supply/ownership of either (firearms and/or food... and usually in that order) is a really great way of…
Not as a rule. You’re saying something tantamount to “if there were no food, there wouldn’t be an obesity epidemic.” Ask a Ukrainian about it sometime.
You know, there’s a certain collective of people in Europe who seem to be using bombs, blades, and vehicles with great aplomb. Remember, as well, that firearms can serve as a deterrent. It’s much harder to say that about first responders equipped with any of the items mentioned above.
You know, my firearms get used nigh weekly, and not a one of them has ever been used to harm a person, much less kill someone. What’s more it’s well beyond happy coincidence that 99.99...% of the 300+million firearms currently in circulation in the United States are living similarly peaceful lives . This, alone,…
Not to mention that his leaf, while still a perfectly serviceable a-to-b commuter is worth about as much as a waterlogged, half empty, pack of cigarettes. He way better off going the weekend car route.
Not a parallel I would call out*, but glad someone did.
Oh, I completely understand where you’re going. Unfortunately, the consignment dealership you’re talking about would have a tremendous amount of liability, overhead, and labor involved. It might work for big ticket vehicles (and is often done for classics / exotics ...for about 15% of the sale price), but for the…
As has been mentioned here, riding along on the test drive is acceptable, as is holding collateral - ideally the person’s driver’s license, their own vehicle, or some major portion of the cash for the vehicle (an opportunity to kill the argument “I only have ‘$x’ on me, will you take it?” tactic.)
I see where you’re going with this, but I think the word you’re looking for is “CarMax”
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