Just to clarify, the aircraft didn’t likely blow its tires DURING the braking event. Aircraft tires have pressure release plugs that allow a “controlled blowout” if things get too hot. This is to prevent a more violent, catastrophic explosion of the tire which could cause damage to the aircraft both externally, and…

Why is no one buying the 500E?

Cause it’s too goddamn expensive you greaseball idiot. The old ones were a delight, the perfect city car. Would loved to have bought a new one, but not at that price point.

Also, this shit is hilarious

Lawyer here who has had some interaction on these types of scenarios. This was 100% an insurance denial, and if there is one thing insurers do not give a blue fuck about it is the company’s bad PR arising from a loss or a denial of claim.

The only people that say things like this are the ones butt hurt that someone they worship is being called out.

I’m so tired of seeing this dumbfuck “stick to cars” comment on every single current events article. This site has always been political and lefty. You either knew that and are being a disengenuous fuckwit, or you just made a burner account last week and know nothing about the kind of content Jalopnik posts.

Trump humpers love copy pasting this kind of comment!

Question: If this were a post about the unhinged ramblings from the CEO of Stellantis, FoMoCo, or Volvo, would it count?

Jalopnik has lots of articles calling out Bernie Ecclestone’s bullshit as well.

Billionaires are involved in politics - who knew? 

Hard to separate the two when a guy running one of the most valuable car companies is most likely going to hold a major position in the executive branch if Trump wins.

You don’t think a car company CEO of one of the largest automakers on the planet being a completely unhinged weirdo is newsworthy for a car site?

Same. Model 3s are incredibly affordable right now and, my concerns about their quality control notwithstanding, I’d snatch one up in a heartbeat were it not for that incel lunatic cosplaying as a “genius” Elmo.

Can we keep the political garbage in the garbage and keep this site / forum dedicated to cars?

The slide show is absolutely terrible, but the answer has to be Musk.

Musk is living argument for higher tax rates for the ultra-rich. With his wealth and power, he has endless self-regard and no self-discipline, turning his brain to mush. He can communicate every half-baked thought in his head to millions of people, many of whom give him credence due to his supposed genius. Worse, he’s…

I can only imagine that Elon, as the son of a South African emerald mine owner, and expert in monetizing the genius of others and marketing it as his own, is deeply threatened by Taylor Swift - a Billionaire that has actually earned her money with her own hard work.

This was not ‘asking her to have children with him’. It was a rape threat, and couching it as anything but is dishonest.

His creepiness has become so thick he could slice off pieces and sell them to his sycophantic followers.

I will probably get some flak here, but it most likely was an insurance-based denial. Any of these contests that you see to win prizes (hole in one, kick a fg, make free throws, etc.), the sponsor company will get insurance for them. And it is really up to the insurance company to pay out the prize if it is won.