Great story and interesting as it is very different from how I learned to drive. My issue is with this statement

I’m not sure what it is that results in crappy drivers here but we have them in spades. Not quite Russian dash-cam levels of crazy but close.

I love the the German’s have a single word for this, Backpfeifengesicht.

This confirms something I have always thought; the way that the GOP and religious individuals have gone about trying to end abortions is actually causing a more need for abortions. And while this article focuses on sub-Saharan Africa I would bet that the same correlation could be found with anywhere abstinence only…

It is different in that the consent to act in a way that is meant to save the individuals life is implied due to the easy assumption that people are generally better off not dead.

Pantera is a hard no since he mentioned the track. To get one of these into a state that it would ever be safe or reliable on track would take the rest of his budget. The brakes on these are only marginally better than rubbing a plank of wood on the tires

New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana are missing from that definition. Mostly drawing a line through the Rockies and taking everything it touches and going west is a solid definition.

You would have to completely fill the car through the sunroof, that wasn’t optioned, with ice coffee to make it to work when it is over 100 degrees for several months out of the year. Plus the investment in scuba gear or at least a garden hose to breathe through

You are missing some info that helps put this into perspective... KBB says that the average new car price as of January 2019 is $37,577 and the average wage depending on where you live is between $30-50K. Who can justify a new car right now?

I am sure you are aware but when people say West it is much more than just the strip of cities that are located on the West Coast.

Anything with in the last 20 years that has no a/c factory is the exact opposite of a good deal. More accurately it is a sweat box designed to murder you

Not electric but Turbo AWD K-swapped Insight with 500Hp

No, this is greed. Plain and simple greed. We are well beyond this being a new technology driven part of the market where we should let supply and demand dictate anything.

I strongly disagree. The issue is you are showing cars with different levels of tint or no tint on the front windows. I realize some states have stupid rules that require this but it looks awful. As well as living in a state we the sun is evil and trying to kill you, I want ALL my windows tinted and tinted evenly

I should just dismiss you as you basically dismissed any of what I said. Look inward because YOU are projecting here. The only one lacking empathy here is you.

Glad that they have planned and it is a justifiable fear

Then they need to plan ahead if their adult child is that far on the spectrum. They need to find a laywer that does “Adult Adaptions” as well as ask for references to programs in their state that are meant exactly for this situation. Basically the idea would be to set things up so that when they pass he will be a ward…

I’m hoping that the GOP, as it is now, does not even exist in 2024 or has been finally so shamed that only the remaining true hard assholes still cling to the name. I know, I know, I’m drunk and day dreaming but damn it I can dream

And you must be his specific brand of Christian Yokel is my expectation.

I can see that happening before a new 944 since the Panamera exists and would be a good base to work from. Shorten it and way we go.