Who ever said they should provide reduced or free rides? You are putting words in my mouth. My contention is that surges, although determined by algorithms, should easily and quickly be overridden by the humans when they see that the cause for the surge is not a concert or some other special event. Your analogy is…

Well, it took too long, and the humans in charge should have reacted more quickly than they did. I know it’s an algorithm, and I know how they work. So take your stupid comment and shove it up your ass, sideways.

Exactly.

You make it sound like they’re doing us a favor. Taxis also spend hours shuttling obnoxious drunks home too, and don’t have surge pricing. Plus, if you’re arguing that they should be allowed to make extra profit due to a bomb going off, then you have other issues.

In addition to the suggestion of penalizing the constructors, I would also find a way to make the punishment fit the team being punished. I feel the punishment should be less severe for teams below a certain operating budget, and/or those who routinely struggle in terms of being competitive. Having the penalty be the…

The cost is irrelevant, the point is Lauer didn’t install this thing himself. He requested it, it was approved, and someone went to install it. My guess is the only way he gets it done without raising eyebrows is to say he wanted it for personal security. So he could lock himself in in the event of some kind of…

Would that be the first example of a cat-front exhaust?

Don’t forget his testicular euphemism, “attachments”. Class act, all three of them, they will be missed by me, that’s for sure.

And of course, who can forget the scene in the back of the pickup truck with the snarling dog who gets frozen in his snarl. It’s an Australian cattle dog! (Full disclosure: blue heeler owner here)

Or, “Excuse Me While I Whip This Out”

Sigh. It was a joke, dude.

Since stereos are rarely manufactured in-house, and outsourced, would it be fair to say that this is the fault of the sub-contractor?

Yep, just went though this twice, one with a Land Rover dealer here in South Miami, the other with the dealership where my wife got the car she currently drives. They sell McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, Audi, Aston Martin and Maserati. Until recently I thought the “call for price” crap was strictly within the…

“... the minivan has long been imputed as the auto enthusiast’s white flag of surrender.” - I think you meant impugned.

But now you published it so everybody knows

Use turn signals, always

Wait, wait, what about the equally insipid Buick commercial with the kids with the tuba and double bass to show cargo capacity? Of course what I absolutely hate about Buick ads the most is that idiotic music they created for them.

Sigh. I had a B7 RS4 in that color, Sprint Blue. Loved that car, and the fender flares were one of my favorite parts. The B7 S4 Avant was quite a looker too. In fact, the B7 is still my favorite A4 series.

Would we even be having this conversation if colossal douchebag and part time Andy Warhol impersonator Bernie Ecclestone was still in charge? I’m so happy he’s gone.