The European ads are really good for this:

I pointedly said “*relatively* intact”. In an accident that violent, in a car that old, that’s not a bad result. Everyone would probably survive if they were belted in.

It’s absolutely wages. I was a trucker.

Many of the big boys get away with paying *less* than minimum wage by forcing all of their drivers into Lease-Op positions which are nearly impossible to get out of. CRST is notorious for it, but Schneider, Werner, and Swift are up there too. Unless you have a spotless driving…

14 hours*, and usually closer to 16.

And that’s on E-Logs which aren’t fudged.... much.

The structure looks to have remained relatively intact... Just wear your seatbelt and you should be fine.

The question is why were none of the dummies buckled in for the test?

I mean compared to Mercedes shutting down production “indefinitely” and FCA throttling production, this probably *was* the backup plan. If they have absolutely no backups and no way to shift production, this was probably as close as Ford could get, even planning ahead.

No, I would definitely agree with the “spartan” terminology. Minimalism is my thing, and this isn’t that.

But what do I know, I’m just a designer.

I have to agree that this defies any sense of taste.


... but what do I know, I’m not an architect.

My guess would be that between the cost of adding Tesla’s proprietary port to all of their cars on top of the standard port, plus the cost that Tesla would charge for access, Porche decided it would be cheaper in the long run to have the pain of building out their own network instead of being tied to Tesla forever.

More qualified*

I can understand it, Lego pays their engineers and brickmasters a lot of money to develop good sets, and pay licensing - all of which Lepin doesn’t have to worry about. On top of that is diminishing returns - that extra 1% of quality for Lego blocks vs Lepin blocks probably costs as much as the 99%.

I still buy and…

I can understand it, Lego pays their engineers and brickmasters a lot of money to develop good sets, and pay…

... They do?

... They do?

Sets have gone up massively in piece count and quality.

The first X-Wing was 212 pieces, and honestly pretty hilariously bad by modern standards. The current X-Wing is 717 pieces and the UCS set is 1559 pieces.

Sets have gone up massively in piece count and quality.

The first X-Wing was 212 pieces, and honestly pretty…

Give me 5 so I can get licensed and get out.

Agreed - this is easily one of the least overwrought designs available today. Sure, the lines go in crazy directions - but there are very few lines, and they were each given so much attention because of this.

But what do I know, I’m not an architect.

In a truck? What synchros?

I disagree emphatically.

I used to drive an 18-speed tractor trailer. If you knew how to float correctly (floating = not using the clutch) you could absolutely shift with a single finger. It was suuuuuper smooth and the greatest feeling in the world to nail.

What makes a car beautiful?

No, hard plastic that sorta looks like leather is the worst interior material.

That looks fantastic. So much better than that “Plastic that kinda looks like leather” crap that is put in everything everywhere. Has to be the worst material choice ever. Even smooth plastic is better.