They tried. But when they went to shut it off, they got the “do not turn off your car while update is running.” Two weeks later, the car is dead, the update never finished, some Russian says you must pay 1000 bitcoins for them to unlock your doors, and Microsoft says user support for that version of the software ended…

Microsoft? Have they tried turning it off and turning it back on again?

With demand collapsing across the EV sector (Tesla’s so desperate to move S, X and 3 that the “we will never change prices” guys just dropped list prices across the board) it’s hard to see how this was VW’s “most important car in decades”.

Depends on where you are. Connecticut’s positive test rate has dropped from ~40% at the peak to under 5% for the last week or so. NYC’s down from in the 60s to steadily under 5%.

They will probably be more like this:

Get in a Prius Taxi with dead struts going from LaGuardia to Mid-town being driven by a guy that has one pedal on the floor at all times and alternates between them. I figure the ride feels about the same.

$1100/month?  Dude. 

Who said these trucks would be moving across the country? How many Semi’s commute relatively short distances such as deliveries from distribution centers? I honestly not sure of the numbers, but I’m sure there is a niche to fill in the short term as they work towards long distance solutions over the next decade or two.

Unpopular opinion: The first Pic is one ugly vehicle and I'd rather have the f350.

FORD. I have a 2020 Lincoln Aviator Reserve. I like it, except a few fit & finish issues.

Neutral: I’m driving 200mi a day for work and I want a car that does this.

I’d like to see the pics!

Not a good theft deterrent though.

Boa constrictor.

Next up, wasps. My F150 is apparently an attractive home for wasps. If I don’t drive it often (which is the case since I work from home fulltime before all of this happened) I find mud dauper nests in the strangest places under the hood or the chassis. Usually the heat from running the truck kills the little tikes in…

Our dogs spotted a rat hiding in our Honda Civic that was parked under our carport and two of our dogs foolishly attempted to get the rodent by chewing through the Civic’s front fenders. As in both the left and right front fenders. This happened last week :( Maybe stick with cats?

Damn, that little guy took up residence real quick and in a big way! I had a squirrel stash away three 5 gallon buckets worth of walnuts once. It was a sight to behold when I popped the hood.

My 2017 Explorer after parked for 1 week while I was out of town.

As I understand it, most rodents don’t like muddy areas (except for muskrats), so David Tracy’s strategy of keeping his cars in a mudpit makes a lot more sense now.

In a time when we share a space station with Russian crews and get there on their rockets, let’s consider this in historical context.