...your metric for how popular the announcement to drop the one of the most popular features in modern cars is whether there was a mass exodus of reservation holders that probably aren’t aware of it? Jesus, GM has their head up their own ass.

4th Gen Focus ST.

CT5-Blackwing and Rivian R1S.  I think I could do about everything I wanted with those 2

Easy, XC90 V8. You’ve already got the Polestar for fun duties, the Yamaha V8 is relatively reliable because Japanese, and they’re old enough that $20k should be enough to find a good one and even do some preventative maintenance.

“As far as mass layoff emails from the boss go, this one isn’t terrible and gets to the point, though whenever I read one of these, they never seem to say things like, “and, by the way, me and every other manager are taking a huge pay cut,” or “I, too, am not sure why I’m still in charge after this has happened yet…

Brand new explorer ST should be attainable for around 60K 400 horsepower to the All wheel drive system or if you are feeling spicy you can option it in rear wheel drive. All the room for activities and they are well equipped especially compared to a 2011 bimmer. 0-60 in 5.1 seconds.

Golf Alltrack 6-speed manual. Can be had with few options, loaded, in between, around, below or just above $30k. Has AWD for CT winters. 1.8t motor is solid. MQB VW/Audi parts bin = massive customization. Wagon utility even > GTI hatch. Speaking of GTI. $1k gets an APR base tune for 87 octane with factory warranty…

Years ago, I was told that the worse problem a company had wasn’t having people quitting and leaving, but having people quitting and staying.

Doug Field: “It’s harder than putting a man on the moon,” he said.

The original 240 didn’t do that because it doesn’t have any sealant or gaskets at all, it just leaks.

I think these numbers would be pretty great for so called hot shot haulers. Think short run cars between dealerships, warehouse to warehouse transfers from Dallas to Houston, etc. And it’s not necessarily that you’ll be hauling 40k, but that 10k load will haul much easier, get up to speed quicker, use less fuel, etc.…

I’ve owned a wide array of vehicles over the years, (I’m only 33 though, so no old-man stigma here) and the 2011 Jaguar XKR (X150 generation) I picked up back in 2018 is the best vehicle I’ve ever owned. (Reliability and all) It’s probably the most slept-on car in this category. (Which is one of the reasons I bought…

One wonders how many positions could’ve been funded by the $422 million Scaringe raked in last year.

Guys with big wieners don’t have girlfriends that are asking them to buy Raptors. Those ladies found something else to dream about.

“The operation went off without a hitch”

Ford Maverick Hybrid seems perfect for this job. Sure they are hard to come by right now but if you look hard enough they are out there and some dealers aren’t marking them up with crazy “market adjustments”.

$60K is the new $30K

Holy shit, the Venn diagram of people who wear Oakleys around their neck and who are actually cool and badass now has an overlap of one person. 

LOL, you won’t see any of those big yachts in Monaco this year, they are being seized or went back to Russia to a safe port

Perhaps that’s what he was counting on