Counterpoint. JLR knew exactly how to make this vehicle, but they purposely chose not to. Just because the previous Defender wasn’t available in the USA after 1997, doesn’t mean the rest of the world didn’t have the opportunity to purchase it. From 2012 onward, JLR struggled to sell one thousand units per year in…

I’d still rather give the shelter dog a home than paying for that inbred contestant. Have two lovely dogs at home, and both are rescues. One of them decided to swallow a plastic toy and one $1200 visit to the ER later, she’s a $1500 dog lol

FCA is the automotive equivalent of Taco Bell: Both companies have the ability to take the same basic ingredients and make 15 different menu items. Additionally, both companies produce cheap products that sound like great ideas when you’re drunk or a teenager. From my experience, both products will also make you shit…

Perhaps in your neck of the woods, but my local Lexus dealer is attached to the Toyota dealer. Lexus of Kendall. Feel free to google map it to see what I mean. 

Yeah, we see how that works. Fucking sucks, right? 

If I had to bet, it’s probably a Colt AR15 A2 “Sporter”. Ultimately, we’ll never know because accessories are interchangeable on AR pattern rifles and that could very well be a budget lower with cheap furniture tacked onto it. 

I agree with your take. However, there must be a reason for this standard...

I think your take is correct, albeit a bit too optimistic. The reality of the situation is that BAC, Pagani, Ariel, Morgan, etc... will never become high-volume companies. To an extent, companies are punished for their success because the rationale is that they can now afford to comply with regulations. The reality…

Ahh gotcha. My bad for mis-reading your initial comment. 

I mean...lets play Devil’s advocate here. Is this a bad/wrong take? To an extent, we already allow this with the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act.

I sense frustration in your response. I don’t deny any of what you said. My comment was merely made to confirm your assumption regarding his heritage. 

His response mentions that he is of Iranian heritage.  

Jeep Wrangler/Gladiator prices have slowly started approaching “absurd” levels. To an extent, the MSRP on all FCA products is always inflated (Dodge was offering $10 off for every horsepower - you could get 10k off a Hellcat after all discounts and incentives). Even when the Gladiator first came out, Jeep was throwing…

Jeeps have historically high residual values, so it really depends if they’re planning on upgrading vehicles once the business scales. Furthermore, a Gladiator is probably a better vehicle to park in Manhattan than a full size pickup. I agree, there’s plenty of sketchy decisions being made here, but the Jeep aspect is…

“Very few new cases can be attributed to protesting”

So what’s the cool joke about wearing the face of a murderer that I’m apparently missing? The point of my comment is that context and intent matters. There’s a difference between fashioning a noose as a joke without intent to directly offend a particular party, and purposely placing a noose in a black man’s garage.

I think the reason “people don’t understand the problem here” is because this wasn’t a targeted attack at Bubba. Some dickhead probably came by and tied it last year as a joke. Is that wrong? Yeah, but the intent is important.

You should be ashamed of yourself. Nothing is ever enough. Take a step back and just appreciate/acknowledge what has occurred here and then maybe reconsider your comment. Richard Petty is a white southerner who lived through the Jim Crow era whilst residing in North Carolina. It’s probably fair to say that Mr. Petty…

“the decision was made as a save face for the employees that are still without work, rather than a lack of funds for the car to run. It’s less about not being able to afford it and more about not wanting to look bad.”

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