The problem could be overcome, e.g. by centralizing all the electronics in just one piece of off-the-shelf hardware, with the custom technology all in upgradeable software.

Coach the handbag company quite literally used to have that problem. Not only did their bags last, but the styles were “classic” enough to weather fashion trends. They dropped that strategy some twenty years ago.

Oh look, they invented Lexus.

I’m nursing a semi.

police car
wagon
column shift

I live in a similar place and know this feel. Except here whole cars rarely get stolen, because there’s no place to hide them — but car parts (especially batteries and wheels) get taken off of cars all the time. I imagine meth is as popular in Alaska as it is here. 

Interesting. Where do the cars go? Are there chop shops deep in the hinterlands? 

Needs migalki

By cream cheese do you mean tvorog? Or actual American cream cheese?

Bonus points for sushi prepared by Kazakhs dressed up like samurais.

Mishenka- mototsikl BMW eto beemer, mashina BMW eto bimmer. Otlichnaya zapiska anyway.

I like how the third row’s upholstery mimics MB-Tex.

There’s still some things all humans can agree on: pizza, Ferraris, and receptive anilingus.

Have you missed the latest offerings from Mercedes, Bentley, and anyone else trying to sell to the BRIC customer base?

It's comforting to see David Tracy is still earnestly enthusiastic, never cynical. He's the most earnest car enthusiast in the universe. 

If you don’t appreciate this interior, you’ve never gone to that former Cantina Del Rio behind an abandoned Sears photo studio. You’ve never walked up to the door some rainy Tuesday night, never had “Donna” greet you at the door, smelling of roses and licorice, never had the chance to forget about your boss and your…

I know that life, though even when I was a respectable member of society with indeed a campus to commute to, I don’t think I would’ve endured a 75 minute bike ride in potential chilly and rainy weather.

This thing is a flagship product and I’m guessing $8-$12K. See Harley’s pricing on other shit if you don’t believe me.

$2000-4500 for a nice level 3 ebike

This is a toy to be used twice a year in a sunny climate by slow moving people with nothing to carry and nowhere to be.