I just get financing from my credit union, and bring a Kindle to read while they wander off to talk to the ‘sales manager’.

It leaked from the factory.

Yeah, looks factory to me. 

Wish I could be there for it, but I’ve only got the 17th free. 

Well, I’ll be at the NYIAS on Thursday, so I got that going for me. Should be fun, going to be checking out some hybrids for someone who has HOV desires, and as always, going to be hoping there’ll be some fun antiques on display.

I like false exhaust tips. Two reasons.

1: I can’t believe you didn’t have a jerry can. If you’ve got no gas gauge, carry a jerry can.

But... what would he TOW it with? This?

It looks... surprisingly good, really.

What bout the speeder bikes from Solo? 

... so they’re going to use 20 year old cars in their ride-hailing network? Sounds great. 

The thing is, to use many of these seats, you’re going to add many asses to the plane. Thirty inches to 23 inches is, eh, let’s call it adding 20% more people. (Space between seats will have to remain roughly constant, after all)

Radio: a subsidized service. 

This is a more interesting point than I thought while griping. Ford, say, owns none of my car after I purchase it from the dealer, while using a non-Ford financing service. How can they make money off something they have no ownership of? 

Precisely. 

I do not have cable, but if I did, the cost of cable is partially subsidized by the advertisement, yes.

Advertisements are designed to draw attention. I can’t wait till they get on cars, start causing accidents.

The button’s not connected to anything. The button has never been connected to anything. 

I think abandoning sedans for an automotive generation _can_ make sense if they’re rebuilding every sedan factory to make nothing but electrics and/or hybrids. It’s a cost to pay for a complete overhaul of your line.

Even without knowing this guy’s a Jalop, and the car’s race-tested, I can say it’s a solid setup, it’s an interesting set of choices, and it looks fun as hell. The only concern I have is the lack of roof. If you’ve got a garage and space for a third car, this is a GREAT choice for one. Unique, fun, and you can drive…