That’s my favorite part. The house always wins with a casino. And he failed multiple times operating casinos! He fails because he is impulsive and doesn’t actually understand the results of anything he does because he has a perpetual golden parachute. He’s a facade. Yet, people have this impression that is he is some…

Efficiency can take many forms. I’d argue that we wouldn’t have nearly as much awesome automotive tech in cars right now without regulation. The mileage standards have been fairly flat for a while, which has allowed manufacturers to play catch up and make cars that make more power and are more efficient. It’s time to…

1st Gear/neutral: There were many in the auto industry who thought the lying/cheating Donald Trump would be good for the auto industry. Now they are having buyer/lobbyist remorse. And it was clear what Trump and his gang stood for prior to the election

I feel like this post is wrong on multiple levels.

If you increase gas costs low-income people have less money to buy a new car and have more incentive to keep running their crappy fuel mileage and polluting vehicle.

Increasing the fuel economy does nothing to help those who can’t afford a new vehicle.........

Increase the gas tax = Make those who can barely make ends meet already even worse off.

Why not increase the gas tax and demand automakers increase efficiency? Sometimes the constraints imposed by regulation breed new and innovative ways to solve old problems.

That is the thing about this car. Most of the sport compacts have more rear legroom, and most offer a hatch or larger trunk.

You seem to have missed my point. I understand supply and demand, and what effect that has on prices. These prices don’t reflect that. The incentives do. The incentives are there to bring the price down to what consumers are willing to pay. The existence of the incentives proves that the MSRP is out of line with the…

1st Gear:

As I was reading your rant I thought “JCPenney”. And you nailed it. Good reference. People like to get a “deal”.

There was a time when “49-state” cars were a thing, but nowadays, they generally just meet CARB standards. It’s still a thing with many small engines, though. It is still possible to buy a “Not legal in CA” lawnmower or generator.

5th Gear: GM CEO Marry Bara Says She Wants A Single Fuel Economy Standard In The U.S.

Incentives of that size are just proof of how arbitrarily inflated the MSRPs are. They ask a lot to “give” you some back, so they still make bank, and you feel like you got a good deal. The charade is that they never don’t have incentives. They might be slightly higher now, but it’s not a significant bump from what…

Which is why Ford stopped selling cars. A F150 Platinum has profits equal in value to the MSRP of a Fiesta. The profits on a Fiesta are equal to the markup on 20" F150 rims.

“Trend.”

Big discounts, still way over priced.

5th: If Bara’s so concerned about having separate fuel standards across the country, why not just direct engineers to meet the strictest standard? It’s not as if a CARB compliant car will be deemed unfit for sale nationally because it doesn’t meet a national minimum pollution standard.

So the end of year $10K off your new Silverado is still not enough of a bargain then.