Exactly, my uncle use to travel the world fixing bespoke forestry equipment and he told me a story one time of when he had to take the whole engineering team out of the office and down to the floor to an actual machine. He had been telling them for months about a change that needed to be made but they ignored it…

Throw software developers in that category as well.

You articulated what all of us VW/Audi owners have known for a long, long time, but always hated to admit.

That explains a lot about what has gone on at Audi.

Of course -- Audi lets engineers run the show. Customers pay the price :D

Was in Germany. While there, Audi Museum and manufacturing. This was 5 years ago. Even then, they had an E-tron, based on an A3 (prior to coming to the US). 200 mile range then.

but can confirm it doesn’t handle like a 3 series, but is a solid car.

What did salesperson say?

There’s nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes.

Ha!  I guess I should have looked. nice pull! 

Some mouthbreather already lit the shoes *He*Was*Fucking*Wearing* on fire.

I really want someone to make an actual vinyl windshield (windscreen for our homies across the pond) banner that says:

“Usually, I run around threatening and screaming at everyone, because I have a gun in my pocket and it gives me the courage I don’t naturally possess. But this day, this man stood up to me. Well, that really scared me, so instead of backing away from his family that I was just threatening, I whipped out my courage and…

Yeah, I kinda want to run a shopping cart into his car. I was only touching it though.

Exactly this.  Thank you for synopsizing my own thoughts better than I could, myself.

Be honest, it was Bradley that put his stuff on the trunk of that BMW wasn’t it?

I agree that people shouldn’t hide their cars away from the world, but you don’t get to decide what other people do with their property. If someone doesn’t want you to touch their belongings, don’t touch them. It’s not about damage, just respecting boundaries.

I feel weird that this is a conversation that needs to…

Don't worry. He's wrong 

wow

For weekdays at the ol’ parking lot: