Ohio actually passed a law for a pretty detailed financial literacy requirement in order to graduate. Our failure of a governor (running for president now) came in and the standards were pretty well gutted. They’re now looking at imposing MUCH weaker standards, years behind schedule.

You can’t have people knowing too…

Used lots are actually pretty darned expensive in most cases - many charge by the pound, and the price is pretty high per piece this way. Some sell by # of pieces, and I’ve seen reasonable prices there, but not much better than you can get by buying a bulk classic set new from Lego when they go on sale.

To get specific…

So basically, Tesla promised one price point on the Model S, missed it by a longshot, then promised us Model X pricing that they’re missing by a longshot, and people somehow still believe that the Model 3 will come in anywhere near what they’re promising? Count on $45-50k at a minimum for that when (if) it comes out.

One of the reasons for a supply overabundance has been the prep for the changeover to the new model...

And you don’t get much at the low end? Seriously? You can appoint a Focus out well below $20k that has all the features of a luxury sedan of 15 years ago except leather...

It’s not hard to get either off the lot for well under $20k in reality. If you want to waste your money on buying aluminum sill plates at ridiculous prices, I can’t blame Ford for wanting to take your money.

I’m generally all-in for the “don’t buy more than you truly need” approach. But when there are no downsides (ie, the mpg is just as good, the price is just as good, the ride is better, the power is better, the safety is better), then buying less just because you don’t truly need more I find a bit silly...

I’m simply pointing out why people hate it - you’re getting far less for your money than you could get somewhere else. And why the love for having the smallest car? Its not like parking is easier to find because the car is smaller than a compact. Your only real advantage is in the smaller turning circle... but when is…

Perhaps its this : average price paid for a Passion coupe: $15,182. For that you get 2 seats, 34/38 mpg, and a 0-60 of about 10.5 seconds.

For $1000 more, you can get a Mazda3 sedan with manual. 2 extra seats, 29/41 mpg, a 0-60 of about 7.8 seconds, better handling, and much better safety.

That’s a good reason for…

Why anyone bought one of these:

No ‘66 (?) Cadillac Eldorado in Riding with the King?

So the car sucked, but no Chevy Sonic in Ok Go’s Needing/Getting?

Of course, Chrysler is pretty profitable. Fiat? Not so much. And that’s Sergio’s problem... he once again is turning to GM to help bailout Fiat’s operations.

1st:

Memo to Sergio: This time around you don’t have a put option to use to extort several billion dollars from GM to save your hide. It worked once for you before, but times have changed.

Well, you wouldn’t want to be like the idiots on Fox and Friends, would you? I’d rather have the overabundance of caution...

Pull your ass out of the 1950s. That’s where your head is stuck.

You clearly don’t get it, do you? What happens to if you use rpm as your control input and you’re cruising at speed? You’re running boost all the time? Ok - so you use rpm and pressure to control boost. Now what happens when ambient pressure changes? You have poor control again. When you look at the pressure alone or…

Do you want to eliminate the El, commuter rail, and buses in Chicago and see what you think about mass transit being ineffective there then?

Well said.

And in the world where we constantly insist on adding lanes as our solution to congestion, we get horribly sub-optimal results.

Here in Cincinnati, they’re adding -one- lane to I-75 over a stretch of about 15-20 miles and trying to replace a bridge that is structurally sound, but over capacity. The total…