As an aside, I once knew a guy who claimed his 4 speed auto in his 80's something-or-other was a standard - some kind of hybrid between a slushbox and a 3 pedal + clutch, because he had a long shifter with a manual looking ball on it and literally shifted it between 1 2 and D in traffic.

I don’t agree with a lot of this but somehow if the car came out I’d put my deposit down pretty much first day.

I only have a few reservations about this. Only uncooked hot dogs and ketchup? Where are the real snacks for road trips? You’re supposed to bring snacks that spill sauce, make tons of crumbs impossible to vacuum, and juice boxes and bottles that explode at the slightest provocation. Where’s the beef jerky to chew…

It’s this guy’s fault.

I honestly thought it looked ok. Decent, even.

The sales numbers seem to indicate that faster and flashier tend to sell better than lighter and more engaging, more’s the pity. 

Yep Easy COTD win.

Congrats, Auto Guy!

Even if I buy from one lot, a series of bad experiences can deter me from coming back to that lot ever again, regardless of sales or service. If I get good service, I will probably walk out to the lot to see if there is anything interesting and talk to a salesperson or two.

Pfft.... $970 million is nowhere nearly close to enough in order to play Moonball with the right number of G-Wizes. (They have to be electric, because Moon.)

Hey, remember “Virtual Orgasmic Rape?” That phrase was ridiculous. 

Next time y’all do an Ask Us Anything I am going to ask you two to expound the hell out of this, please. As well as the other pieces of the editorial process debating headline word choice.

On the advice of my legal counsel I retract the previous statement as a miscommunication.

I’m not a self driving car operator, but I can tell you everything that is available to be disclosed outside of NDA limitations.

Once I realize they have shabby reading comprehension skills, and they start their rant, I just respond with images of cute animals until they get tired. One guy lasted something like 12 pictures.

Ohhhh, COTDs have to make the Jalopnik staff cackle, not just my local gaggle of automotive idiots.

Fiction is good for business. People are easily fooled. You know how much those infomercial products make?

We can all sit here and yell, and we will continue to yell, but some idiot will still do it anyway.

David’s irritation is quite possibly the best thing on Jalopnik. 

Around that pricing, I think I’d rather have the Ariel Atom 500 instead.