455 hp is too much for anyone? I assume management will sack this writer and scrub any mention of his name from the site. Send him to Gizmodo and make him write endless “this huge tech company is not your bff” pieces.

Their two fatal mistakes were deciding to design their own engine and over-promising on mileage (the two are linked). If they had promised 65-70 mpgand used an existing engine, they might have gotten out the door at an $8K price. Sell through a network of motorcycle dealers perhaps.

People already carrying a backpack or messenger bag can toss in a helmet. I usually am dragging some bag around if I’m not using my car - a windbreaker, some water, maybe snacks, phone battery, etc. Not hard to toss in a helmet if I might rent a scooter. And having seen what can happen when a head hits pavement,…

We don’t know the specifics of the scene (we don’t, do we? as far as I know), I have to wonder if it was an accidental death due to auto-erotic asphyxiation. Wasn’t David Carridine’s death initially reported as a suicide?

The underlying argument the male actors (and much of Hollywood) makes is that the top priority is to get the best possible performance from each actor, and some great and unique talents have a process that means they tap in to emotions and behaviors that are, to put it mildly, unpleasant.

How silly of me to compare a device someone rides down a sidewalk at more than walking speed to a device someone rides down a sidewalk at more than walking speed, as equally inimical to pedestrians.

I need this for my coupe. It’s the perfect metaphor for my dating life.

Hope you don’t have a nice car. Street parking means people will park by bumping in to you constantly - I’ve seen people with two empty spots together and they still do it, they think it’s the normal way to park. Pedestrians will treat your car as something to sit on, set things on - again something I’ve seen, thanks…

Most of San Francisco has pretty narrow sidewalks and few if any bike racks. Having these tossed everywhere is a nuisance. Having motorcycled in that city for many years, there are plenty of neighborhoods where riding these on a narrow street with distracted drivers is a terrible idea for the Bird rider, riding them…

Should we take in to account the seller’s location? This car obviously can pass California smog - big plus for one eighth of the population. And SoCal is probably the best market to sell this car in, you’re likely to get a local buyer easily and a better price than if you’re selling it in sparsely populated place with…

Mercedes E350 wagon. 300 hp, anything from the last ten years will be reliable. It’ll have everything except the parking sensors, and you can find nice ones in your price/mileage range.

‘87 or ‘88 Fiero GT. Might even be able to find one with an interesting swap done.

I think that was the signal that Lawrence had broken through to some next level of consciousness.

Exactly. If your sci fi aspects are set in the realm of near future/explained in terms of things we know (programming, networks, etc) then you don’t get to make the leap in to fantasy. It makes no sense for a host to have the ability to generate orders to other nearby hosts to suddenly change course. It’s like the…

She’s been healing up from a little minor plastic surgery. The doctors were trying to fix that thing where her face constantly looks like she just smelled a fart.

Hahahaha, clearly you’ve never met any ex special forces.

You are correct, I am thinking of the second gen 2012-onwards. Thanks!

Uh, the batteries in my Benz E class (C207) last less than a year And some sensor has gone bad so it constantly says “Replace Key Battery”. I just keep extras in the car and swap it when it stops working. It’s nice it fails gracefully this way, rather than forcing me to replace either the key ($400) or some sensor in…

Having a car suddenly shut off while moving is an enormous liability risk.

Vehicular manslaughter in Florida and most states is usually a six year sentence. There was a recent DUI manslaughter in south Florida in which a young woman went the wrong way up the freeway and killed two. Six years.
Note I’m not saying it shouldn’t be longer (I’d rather see 12-15) but I’m just saying that’s the…