You’re not in the Northeast or Rust Belt area, are you?

Not in sales anymore but still in the dealership business and I couldn’t agree more. That kind of shit worked in the 1970s but it doesn’t work anymore. The company I work for recently acquired a luxury performance franchise and I’m just sitting here watching it fail to take off because they won’t bother to hire/train…

Sheesh. Excuse me for not being an engineer.

Is it piloted by a woman whose name is Pearl, an evil gal who wants to rule the world?

They’re Beetles.

Yeah, they do like to add “interestingness.” I think it helps to keep the non-engineers interested. Like the original mockup of the 787:

It’s a good thing I’m not an engineer.

I’m sure integrating solar panels into the skin of the wings and fuselage could help extend that range a little bit, since for a pressurized airliner lack of sunlight isn’t a problem.

I’m not so sure those are meant to be wing-integrated engines. The shape of them looks more like a prop than a turbofan. Given that electric motors are smaller than similar output ICE powerplants, I think what we’re looking at is an electrically-powered prop mounted in front of the wing, with a pod behind it for…

This car is talking out its ass.

Being that the Austrian car market is pretty similar to the German one I bet that car would be GREAT for Fucking.

Honestly the problem on a lease isn’t the potential for an accident. Those usually get fixed by insurance, and if it’s fixed it’s A-OK for turning in the lease.

You’re right; the shit the average person ignores in their car is astounding. I work at a dealership and the amount of broken and/or potentially dangerous stuff we see on the trade-ins still amazes me after 9 years here. And this is in a state with yearly safety inspections. I don’t even want to think about how bad…

Totally would’ve voted NP if the car was 100% right... but it’s not.

41... thousand?

some douchey-ass chrome wheels. I mean, with all the fabulous factory and BBS, and factory BBS wheels BMW has to offer, this is what was chosen for this car?

Dat panel gap doe.

What about tree fiddy?

Not just an Iron Duke... an Iron Duke and a 3-speed!

Reading through this I kept thinking, you know what, this is a decent looking and well-built project, and while it’s not worth $17,000 to me I could see how someone might...