I will refer you to my previous comments.

Yes, cars are more expensive, in part due to natural inflation. But let’s not forget that the car you can buy today barely resembles the car you could buy 20 years ago, and less so for each decade you go back. While they all share a powertrain, wheels and brakes, the cars of today are not what they once were.

Luxury…

$46,382 was stated as the average new car price. Add tax, tags, dealer markups, add-ons, TruCoat. 

David Tracy is one of your neighbors? I thought the city made him clear the lot a long time ago. 

Yes, possibly one of the best self owns ever! I’m truly glad you have come here to add such insightful commentary. This entire comments section is better with you here!

You’ve made an odd interpretation of my commentary. Who is arguing against the facts? Not me.

If you think this is the dumbest thing you’ve read in a week of dumb things that sounds like quite a compliment. Thanks!

That would be incorrect, but thanks for commenting anyway. 

Having had a car from one of the makers on this list with multiple open recalls, with no parts to fix, or appointment dates available, or loaner cars available, made it clear to us that a new car was in order. 

I totally get it, and I’m with you on that advice. As with many situations in life and finance, one’s mileage may vary. Some creditors are more willing, or able to negotiate, and many debtors, even if they are willing, are possibly unqualified to make any type of arrangement that would satisfy something such as an…

Should one expect Uber to become crime scene investigators? Should we expect the police to make better use of their empty patrol cars and also offer rides? I think it is reasonable to limit the expectations of Uber’s responsibility to investigate and prosecute crime, and leave that to the sworn officers of the law to…

Lawrence, I won’t pretend to know the depth, or breadth of the problems at Lucid, but this one line is more potent than anything else you wrote, and to me indicative of their cultural problems. If I learned nothing more about Lucid, I could make every interpretation of how they can fix their culture overnight. This…

Touché.

I shall add an “LOL” or an emoticon of similar meaning when I anticipate that you’ll not see the humor in any of my responses.

With the holidays upon us, I hope you’ll bring your joy to parties a many.

How long should I expect to stay in the greys/grays?

As a novice of global politics, I have some questions.

How high is the bar for politicians in other countries?
Do people expect more from their politicians?

I don’t expect our politicians to be perfect, but gosh, they have to be better than what we’re seeing. Right? 

Unpopular opinion, but with the way so many people talk a big game about driving their rental cars like they were stolen. Is this just comeuppance? Maybe it is a wakeup call to rental car drivers to respect their ride, even if its just a rental? 

The owner of a car such as this is a rare breed. They need to have some skills in a number of vehicle systems. They have a use case for a vehicle like this that can forgive its quirks and undeterminable reliability. They likely won’t be traveling far, or using it often. They will also likely be of a financial stature…

Ha. I was thinking about this the other day. I have a car that is coming up on its two year birthday in just a few weeks. I feel like I drive it all of the time, but in two years it only has 1500 miles on it. I need to get out more and actually start getting into the office on the regular. 

Oh my, that A6 could be so much fun, but it could be a total nightmare, as you’re well aware. I agree that’s a tough call to make.

However, even if it turns out to be a total disaster, it could be YouTube gold and catapult you to an influencer status that would make Mr. Beast a bit jelly. 

Lots of live events are streamed and broadcast and it doesn’t bring out the crazies. Live PD was ran for 4 years, did that show cause the hypothetical situations you mention?

If you’ve never been in a “its your word against theirs” situation, you’ll wish you had the support of visibility and evidence. The criminal…