One reaps what one sows. Yeah, those folks in California just didn’t want to do without their Uber, as it was so damned easy to use, and who cares what the drivers get paid, they willingly took their job, right? And it applied to other jobs, like newspaper delivery drivers (do they even exist anymore, and if so, why?)…

Logical, so it will never happen. Because the management at Uber wanted to get as much as they could. What they don’t see is the model works similar to how credit cards work - for the card companies. The card company gets 1-4% of the cost of the transaction directly from the merchant when something is purchased. That,…

But then, one could say that Opel R&D, and Vauxhall R&D, has not been shut down, either. But are either of them exclusively developing product, or are they just taking the PSA stuff and making a few changes for their brand’s version?

I get what you are saying, and not wanting to criticize your choice, but then, logically (which often gets interference from reality) a job that does not pay enough for you to live anywhere near the job really doesn’t pay well. And that might be enough to say no to an offer from them.

I am not offended by your reply, and flattered that you like my words so much as to quote them back to me.

Well, part of the political issues problem with those living in the more conservative areas is that the same thing that happened to you in becoming more liberal happens in the reverse to those in (or moving to) the more conservative areas. They likely get less and less liberal, more and more conservative, as that is…

I don’t disagree with you, but the simple fact is as you stated. Manufacturers probably love that “luxury” designation from a marketing standpoint. As long as they can convince the buying public, or more realistically, get the buying public to convince themselves, that an item is worth more simply because it is priced…

Uh, did you read the article on the Bolt yesterday, the one that mentioned how the 2021 models are cheaper than the 2020 ones?

But premium is still an arbitrary description.

Well, as long as you don’t move to Florida and drive 10 miles per hour under the speed limit in the left lane with your turn signal on. Like a lot of your compatriots do...

No worries, I hope I was not too offensive in criticizing our friends in California. But then, good sir, you live there willingly, so of course you would have the mindset, just as I tend to filter things from our odd Florida/Midwestern filter that is common where I reside. Birds of a feather really do flock together.…

From what I am reading, the USA spends around $684B in military spending. China, $181B. EU, including UK, around $200B. So, if we can suddenly figure out that we are, as a nation, paying quite dearly to have the “privilege” of being the policeman of the world, and nobody likes the policeman, up until they need them,…

Actually the older I get, the more I understand the Iranians. They really have been screwed continuously by us, first via the Shah, and then when we didn’t like their revolution because they didn’t like our allies.

My, my, so wrong, and so Californian.

As V10omous noted, the idea is not to have all manufacturing come back to the USA, but some major ones, important to security and such, need to be brought back. They should have never left to begin with.

Good sir, you are being logical - and practical, and realistic in your actions. But last I checked, you and people like you are a tiny, tiny fraction of the American public. Every one of your arguments is true and correct. Yet the American public will never, never, never take the leap of faith you did, and purchase a…

Well, see my comment below.

Your range anxiety comment, along with the ever increasing goalposts that are supposed to meet and exceed range anxiety (and cost) are never, never, never (did I mention never?) going to meet the imagined needs of the average American driver - especially those living in outer suburban and rural areas. They will never…

All true, and I agree with the choices Ford made with this one, all but two. I just wish they would have gone with a new name and not relied on the Mustang face on it. Just based on how radically different it is, I would have gone with the Taurus name, as that car was so radically different from what had come before. B…

I forgot about him actually existing. Edsel II’s kid, not William Clay’s. HFII’s grandson, like HFII was HFI’s grandson. Another case of history repeating itself, or at least rhyming. Seems like a decent guy, and while he may be a good fit, I truly doubt he would have been selected to the board had he not had his name…