Your entire argument rests on the premise that an ICE or hybrid luxury car would not meet the same consumer need as a Tesla.

Otherwise, I just assume they are playing the same game the dealers are.

I get that, but my counter point is that thousands of small cars are made every single day all over the world.  They’re not dead.  We just don’t get them in this market.  That’s a decidedly different situation than aren’t made anymore.  

At least until August!  It ceases production worldwide August, 2022.  After that.... deader’en dreams of a Freddie Mercury, Jimi Hendrix, James Jamerson, John Bonham supergroup.

The regular Golf and Spark are dead.

Two things have to happen, the first of which is unlikely As people have flocked to urban centers for both economic and social reasons, that has lead to the understandable concentration of Democratic votes into a smaller geographic area. Since the Constitution isn’t going to change anytime soon, the only way this…

Keep in mind that the same basic logic that makes gay marriage possible across the country - the equal protections clause of the 14th Amendment - can be weaponized the to hurt people as well.  Sure, it’s the “red states” that have to live with these decisions up until the equal protections clause gets applied more…

Yeah, but the article is wrong. Sure, you don’t HAVE to pay until April 18th, but most people file and pay at the same time. There’s ZERO penalty for filing and paying on the 18th.  There’s no reason to fly early if you have to pay.

OR... do them later so when you get hit with the $1k tax bill, you have as much time as possible to save.

First of all.... you’re 100% right. Leave her alone! She’s just a little girl. Let her be just that!

And it’s equally childish nonsense for GRRM to expect any of those projects to matter to ANYONE. He can’t complete the first one, what makes him think anyone believe he’s complete ANY of them? I’m sorry for him. He believes anybody cares about any of his other projects.

Getting all whiny and pouty and saying you won’t vote for a D...

Well, first, isn’t that just arguing that since nothing can be done due to the rules, voting is a pointless act? If there are no practical solutions, then voting is also not a practical solution. That’s essentially throwing in the towel and admitting defeat no matter the electoral outcome.

Win or lose is irrelevant. Can you make’em THINK the dirty libs are going to take your guns? Judging from my right wing family.... HELL yes. It’s pretty easy. Doesn’t matter if that hill has already been taken. Just make it sound like it might not be as protected as thought and you’re golden with the rank and file.

I was told to prevent societal crash, I should vote Democrat. And I was also told if that didn’t work, I should vote Democrat. Was I instructed incorrectly??

so where are they going to find something else to gin the mob up?

And I contend you only THINK you personally will pay more (assuming you value your time at $0/hr spent searching for the best price). I’m convinced you’ll actually pay less. Likely not hundreds and certainly not thousands less, but definitively less. You’ll probably pay way less if you assume your time has value.

It’s an open secret that dealers don’t pay “invoice”, so even “invoice” is an inflated price. Between holdbacks, stair-step incentives, and other sorts of incentives, even selling at “invoice” can net dealers a hundreds if not thousands in profits on each car. Dealerships always like to bitch they make ‘nothin’ off a…

Dealers provide valuable services to both manufacturers and to the end users. If you don’t see how that is so then you have zero understanding of how the industry works.

If you ever needed a case for “direct sales means you pay more money,” the Apple situation is exactly that.