2nd Gear: Plug-Ins

Who are plug in hybrids for? Honestly, they’re for people like me. Every other week I have to drive between 400 and 500 miles to Ohio in pretty much whatever weather god decided to throw at the midwest. The rest of the time, I don’t have to drive that much- I work remote and when I’m at home, aside…

“Given its size, the XM offers decent luggage space, with 18.6 cubic feet of cargo room behind the rear seats”

I don’t care if it tickles my balls while giving me a blowjob, it’s irredeemably ugly. No matter how good this giant SUV handles, it can’t escape my overwhelming desire to torch every one I see.

unfortunately, a common story across this country. I work in nuclear power, I know a lot more of the problems than most people. But I also know:

First, put that winning lottery ticket in a very safe place (like a safe deposit box) then get thee to an estate planning attorney. Said attorney will likely form a trust for you so that the trust can claim the ticket without disclosing your name (keep them pesky freeloaders away). Then after all the taxes are paid,…

I am seriously stunned that so many people are surprised by all these ‘revelations’. This is 100% consistent with everything we witnessed the preceding 4 years. It was predictable.

“Ford Credit’s plan for EV leasing enables customers to replace their vehicles with the newest model at lease end while keeping the vehicle in the Ford network longer so Ford can better manage battery recycling and materials,”

Is that seriously a question?

Considering geopolitical forces, Europe needs to go full EV and nuclear base load as fast as its little feet can carry it.

Anyone who wants to have their mind blown, and understand a lot of the context around the Russia-Ukraine war, should spend some time studying the Eastern Front in WWII. There are a ton of great resources out there, but my person favorite is Dan Carlin’s “Ghosts of the Ostfront” series as part of the Hardcore History…

Silver Lake is one of the most exclusive and expensive neighborhoods in L.A.

I am not worthy of such a machine either, but I would not turn one down as a gift. It would look nice parked in the living room after the wife left me because of it.

Ski helmet included, never used.

Come with a ski rack?

Tax attorney here: a lot of that stuff you are talking about has actually been shut down, or would never have survived audit.

Porsche created the manual GT3 Touring just to fuck with the people scalping the 911R’s, and blacklisted them from ever buying new Porsches ever again.

2nd Gear:

In - whoevers - defense. Car vending machines are stupid.

“Due to inventory shortages we know we’ll be able to rip _someone_ off, so if that someone isn’t you, pound sand.”

Forget the gaudy Ferraris, the if you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all Porsches and the Mercedes taxi covered in stickers. There’s clearly a very nice Mazda Cosmo there that got not so much as a mention.