Would this not total the Jag? It fell from a high enough height that an endless assortment of items might now be compromised. I don’t think I’d want to risk owning this after seeing that fall, even if it only appears to have sustained cosmetic exterior damage.

Maroon plastic, velour and carpet everywhere, fake wood so fake it was blurry, the whine of a struggling power steering pump, Madonna, Reagan, Nancy Reagan.

I picture his wife saying that to him, ironically, at least once a day as she doesn’t look up from whatever she’s reading when he makes his latest wise-crack.

This is oddly pleasing, sort of a lazy man’s Pig Latin!

This is the second mention of this thing that I’ve seen on Jalopnik in as many days, it must be the End-Times!

Why do they do it? You’re writing about them, yes? There’s a headline that says “Tesla” on media all over the spectrum today, right? Jalopnik is one of their more consistent advertisers on the web if, “all publicity is good publicity”, is the theory Elon is working from. And I’d say there’s plenty of evidence that’s…

We used to have a BMW car share here (nyc) run by the manufacturer called ReachNow, good pricing and all late model 3 series scattered around target neighborhoods in Brooklyn - it was awesome, no fee to join or belong. And then it was abruptly shuttered, they said the wear and tear on the cars in nyc was too much, but…

A burned Hummer should be the State Flag of Florida.

Agreed, this truck will be the biggest test of our electric future thus far given how myriad the tasks required of a full size truck. When we see one of these hauling a loaded horse trailer in the high desert at 80mph we will know it has passed the test.

Who doesn’t like a slice of Key Lime?

That may be true in a few select areas of Manhattan, but certainly not where I live, or in most of the Boroughs. My neighborhood is prime for the type of people who would buy electric cars, but you rarely see any because of the lack of charging infrastructure (tons of hybrids though). I’ve done my research, the only…

Fifty years from now China is going to go broke trying to maintain all this incredibly impressive infrastructure they’ve built in the past two decades. It’s amazing for sure, but maybe bring it online as needed rather than this frenzy to keep up the growth and employment numbers? Like their most impressively tall…

Yep, living in a dense city like NY with no garage and little in the way of charging infrastructure makes me wary to even try ownership. In fact the NY Times has written a piece on the difficulties for apartment dwellers: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/electric-cars-cities-chargers.html

I’ve passed on various mks of the GTI specifically because of how blah and uninspiring the interiors all felt. And no, plaid seats and decent built quality are no excuse. Seems like they’ve finally listened with the mk8, a tad at least, but still a long way to go to match Mazda. I’ve never understood why VW is so…

They should make two versions of the pop-up, one for traditional camping and the second will be a stretched Toyota Cul de Sac, Foreclosure Edition. It will be equipped basically the same with the addition of a larger generator, mailbox and canned goods storage. The hybrid electric motor will be just enough range for…

Ah yes, I knew Mr. Dangerzone himself played a role in it! Excellent sleuthing Woodhouse. Here, have some Swiss-grade heroin...

I think Archer did a bit like this, no?

Came here to post that - nope, nopety, nope, nope.

Oooo, leave behind a mystery, I like it! Apparently the “exit bag” has become so common that NJ made a poster for the firemen and EMT’s: https://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/dfs/alerts/safety_alerts/safety_alert_12-2_suicide_bags.pdf

It is a dick move to kill yourself at rush hour on the tracks though. As if you want your last moment to inconvenience everybody. And then a bunch of people have to untangle your body which I’m sure makes for some unpleasant life-long memories. But I agree, if you’re delayed just take the opportunity to read an extra…