The problem with driving in West Virginia, is that while many of the roads are beautiful and scenic, it’s a poor state. So most of those roads aren’t maintained well, and you’re sharing them with lots of 20-year-old Grand Ams and Explorers. 

I was going to say PA. There are some great roads like RT 6, but the condition of the roads is why I can’t say its the best driving roads in a state. Also we now have bridges collapsing with vehicles on them. Not a good look 

1: Do asshole thing and show it for all to see.

I’ve been on it. It’s a long damn drive and it is weird after a while.

Of course the judge who overruled this is a Trumpist dream (Florida woman, looks like a physical mixture of Boebert and MTG, clerked for Clarence Thomas, appointed by Trump, deemed Not Qualified by the ABA) and the MAGAts are praising Jesus and Trump for the end of mask tyranny.

Thank you. Study after study shows that wearing a mask cuts the wearer’s infection risk by at least 50%. I think it is greater than that. And a lot of the early air travel studies didn’t take into account that transmission is more likely at the gate and during the boarding process than in the cabin itself (which…

I prefer this one.

I have a hard time feeling bad on the gas prices issue for a society that has spent decades arranging life to live as far away from things as possible and to drive the biggest things to get there and to do it all in a way that depends on forms of energy that we know are eventually going to just run out.

The waits aren’t usually that long, even when the line looks long, and if you’re smart, there is no wait at all. I can easily do a work or other type of phone call while I want so no biggie. The savings on premium in my neck of the woods is often 40 cents per gallon give or take, and actually a bit more if you are…

Move to Michigan. We don’t need no stinking inspections. About 25% of us apparently don’t need no stinking insurance, and by my observations we barely need an unexpired license plate tab. Fenders are also optional.  

Canada here. You have to get an inspection (call safety) to sell your car. In my case, I was buying my OWN leased Golf GTI from VW finance. (And yes you have to “safety” as they call it even if you buy your own lease, call it a money grab).

Gas is expensive? The solution is to drive less and prioritize your routes. At least, that’s always worked for me. May not work for others. It also matters where you live.

If you live further out from groceries and other services, you’re an idiot. You’ll get killed by the high gas prices AND you’ll put more cO2 in the…

I’m excited for the hybrid model, especially if it pulls the powertrain from the RAV-4 Prime. Take the engine out of Toyota’s second-fastest model, massaged by Mazda in a vaguely wagon-ish body? Sold!

These actions aren’t exclusive to the EV6, Kia dealers are always trying to pull this crap.

Obviously, Hertz is doing something stupid here. They don’t seem to have good systems in place for long-term rentals and rentals that get extended, which so far seem to be the majority of cases where this happens.

Sadly, Avis has some similar issues.

I’m also a Presidents Circle member with Hertz (it’s fairly easy to get btw - most fancier credit cards have it as a benefit) but Hertz was always my usual go-to for rental including for months at a time when I first moved to the US. I will say that Hertz back office admin is a total and utter mess and has been for…

Someone looking at payments only.

The First Model Year rule isn’t always hard and fast. For example, the new Toyota Venza is basically a re-skinned RAV-4 Hybrid, which itself has been around for a few years already. The drivetrain, frame and suspension are going to be solid. The only truly brand new items on the Venza are body and interior.