It’s nice to see someone with the power to - absolutely make another person’s day. Wish it happened more. The closest thing I have experienced is I was checking out a Porsche 911 (vintage, not sure what year) and Henry Winkler (the Fonz for you youngins) walked up and asked if I liked it. It was his, needless to say,…

Willing to bet the tub cracked. A very common problem on Panteras - which may explain why they pulled the engine. Tub repairs aren’t cheap, but yeah, you still would have turned a profit even after having the tub fixed and buying a 351C crate engine. Sorry to hear that man!

When I lived in Canton, Ohio, there was a high-end dealership that had not one, but two - count ‘em - two Vector W12s sitting in the showroom. I used to drive by to and from work just to look at them. Well the business changed hands and the place emptied out - except these two lonely Vectors which sat there gathering…

Same situation with an original Mini or Lotus 7. Neither were particularly nice, nor were they all that reliable, or built with the highest standards, but my god if you try to buy a decent one of either of those vehicles will you be in for sticker shock. Meanwhile people are practically giving away Triumphs and MGs.

Flew Delta for business many times. I have many very similar stories to this. I’ve slept in the Atlanta airport many times because instead of helping stranded Delta passengers, the Delta reps had a habit of disappearing until people gave up and dispersed on their own. I watched it happen, every single time. It goes…

Flew for business for 4 years - many times a year. This was just a couple years ago when I left that job. Delta was by far the worse. I mean they were so bad that it was pretty much intentional. Somehow things like flights arriving an hour late - despite all other arrivals on time - and lost luggage, no help…

Good article. I will say pulling a bench up to the power rack at a gym is a fantastic way to find out who the regular a-holes are at that gym. Before I pieced together a home gym over the years, I went to a few different gyms (over time, changing from one to the next), and there was more than one occasion where…

I wonder if he’s going to try to go full autonomous, with just a simple steering wheel - nothing fancy - for when driving is required. Why no gauges? Because the car will refuse to exceed a certain speed on certain roads. Think of it like augmented driving. You can take control, but only to get the car somewhere it…

Pretty sure that’s a Lambo, dude - halfway through the clip.

You don’t read into things - you read through them so far that you’re convinced they have meaning that was never there. ....Which come to think about it, completely explains why you get mad at fanbois.

Remember, though, it was a rental. God only knows what torture this car has been through. Or not, they could just be expensive to own. Don’t know until you try though - right?...

Saw this car several times when I lived in Ohio. Can confirm, it is extremely nice. NP all day long.

I hope they made improvements to the glass. Otherwise this car is completely impractical where I live due to spring hail storms. Last year a ton of Model S’ were sold here and so many had broken glass roofs that the news did a story on it. Some even had enough miles on them that between the glass roof and the body…

I hope the production car is better inside - and out for that matter. I would not pay $35k for that interior. It looks clean, it looks cool, but somehow it looks really cheap to me. I’m not sure if the materials just look cheap or if the design itself is a little lazy looking. I could be 100% wrong though. These…

Yeah I can definitely see that as well. I am interested to see how the next 3-4 years plays out!

Would also be good to start a ton of projects that go over budget two and three fold, then cancel them without any results.

The price is right about what the car is worth. With all the parts and the base price of the car, I bet there’s $20k there. Now the question is - do you look at it as a restomod with half the work done? Or a pile of parts that you would have to spend a lot of time selling individually to break even? The answer to that…

Would make a fantastic mountain bike. Can cruise mountain roads from town to town on the daily, then mix it up on dirt roads/Jeep roads when necessary.

When I see things like this, the first thing that comes to mind is, with so much early demand and hype, will they wildly depreciate? If so, I can’t wait to get one for pennies on the dollar in 3 years.

We stuck to mostly old mining, Jeep, and access trails. Very little time spent on the pavement :(. Now I want to ask to ride it again on a highway trip!