Actually, the locals were fucking idiots for not standing on the road coming into town with rifles pointed at any and all riders heading into town.

A safety-conscious skydiver is the one who jumps a second time....

You say that now, but buddy, find yourself on a ventilator, still awake and aware, and you will be willing to pay twice the price. The specialized physicians and health care professionals staffing a COVID ward, plus the infectious disease cleanliness protocols, along with all the other stuff you would never get in…

See La Boheme, the opera it is based on....

The issue is that the culture in which they thrived is one that seemingly values POC as it confers credibility and adds value over the mainline. Remember Dolezal used her pretend blackness to head the local NAACP, not the KKK. Krug was professor of African studies. Her knowledge was no less for her being white, but…

Keep harping on GM, you are mostly correct in your position.

I have to agree with you. Nobody in 2020 cannot be so stupid about nutrition without actively ignoring all the ways they have been told about what is good, what is bad, and what is in the product they have before them.

You had me at Walmart, but you lost me at Amazon.

Here’s the other issue with quoting household income versus personal income when doing comparisons.

Ah, but the retail apocalypse has made commercial property go so far down in value that the OEMs may well be able to find huge pieces of property, with built in huge parking facilities, at a ridiculously low price. The land is currently a shopping mall, and if you haven’t noticed, they are pretty much going tits up.…

This. And people do not realize that the thing with agents is that a buyer’s agent is basically just a tour guide/chauffeur for that 3% (shared 50-50% with their broker, who does NOTHING) and the really successful agents are the ones who actually get the listing. By representing the seller, it doesn’t matter who buys…

Not saying you are wrong, but....let’s pick it apart. You say dealers provide 4 basic things. “Providing locations for vehicle inventory, OEM parts, a repair shop with rentals, a place to pretty easily sell your current car”. Okay, fine. But instead, why not.

Why wait for FCA to offer it? Partner with one of the third party companies currently offering the fake wood trim for lots of vehicles.

This, thank you.

Well, the problem with the debate is that taste is just, well, subjective, and never going to lend itself to a “best” for everyone.

Thanks. I don’t like it, either, but then, I don’t think that anyone who is an enthusiast is ever really happy with any decision to consolidate. Shareholders like it, and that is what makes the CEO make the decision.

Chuckles, Chuckles, Chuckles. I have really triggered your snowflake self, very, very badly, and in doing so, you have lashed out. And got it all wrong. Terribly wrong about me, my upbringing, my parents, my schooling, and damned near everything else about me, but never a word denying how I described yours, other than…

Talk about a non-issue: GM and Honda could merge tomorrow and it would not change a thing.

I really must be getting under your skin, Chuckles. You, like a pit bull, just cannot let go. And like a pit bull, you are a product of your breeding, and the statements you have made have made that somewhat clear, even with your poorly worded fluid language skills. Your history is that, almost certainly, you are a…

If it is that David Grainger, then it would be a logical assumption that in the 25 years that he has owned it, he could have proven the provenance, as that is one of the key aspects of selling something, and a point he repeatedly makes on his TV show. If he has no provenance, then he has no business claiming anything…