A reasonable alternative would be to require that dealers research whether vehicles they are selling have open recalls, and disclose that to buyers at the time of sale. Leave it to the buyer to decide whether or not to go through with the sale. Of course, that might impact sales, so that would be “unreasonable”.

Damn, that really sucks. Was that in Lake County somewhere? I lived there for several years two different times, but thankfully never had to deal with any of them outside of ordinary traffic stops. Those traffic stops had the typical kind of LEOs flexing, including one making me get out the car for a field sobriety…

Due to my dad’s severe emphysema, his doctor suggested he move from the Midwest to Arizona’s dry climate to extend his life. He moved there to set things up for relocating his family, but died from heart failure before we moved. I expect that working in that heat did him in.

All of us are snowflakes about something. Me, it’s needlessly loud motorcycles and cars, just because the operator wants to make everyone notice them.

It would depend on the eventual outcome. If it leads to a net positive outcome, then motivation is not so important. If someone quits smoking simply because it got too expensive, the positive health impact justifies the action even though the motivation wasn’t the best.

Even better than shade would be underground. Here in downtown Chicago there’s an extensive network of underground passages that let you travel around a large portion of the Loop without ever being exposed to the weather, even getting between different modes of public transit.

The 70s were truly weird.

It’s still possible when there is a valid reason. A few years back, I was allowed to meet my niece, who was travelling with a toddler and an infant, at the gate, and to accompany her to the gate on the trip back. I needed to present her travel info to the airline, and they issued me a special pass to get through TSA.

You have to consider his motivation in making the point that you agree with. He isn’t as interested in stopping intrusion into people’s personal lives and data as he is interested in sticking his finger in GM’s eye. If it turns out that Tesla is doing exactly the same thing, he won’t be nearly as interested in filing…

Sometimes I think that the .01% are so obsessed with amassing wealth beyond any conceivable amount is that they know that climate disaster and disruption are coming, and they plan on riding out the worst of it behind the barriers that they will build out of that wealth.

Would it be possible to design an EV to charge from 2 sources simultaneously? Something like internal switches to divide up the total battery pack in half so that each half can charge independently, but also allow charging from a single source when that is all that’s available. It would require 2 sources of electrons,…

It works because far too many people of all generations do not understand how to validate incoming texts and emails.

If you’re so cool with Boomer stereotypes, how are you with Gen X/Y/Z/Millennial stereotypes? Are you okay with the fact that all of you are entitled, lazy, participation trophy special snow flakes that have destroyed everything of value in America? Because that’s as much bullshit as your portrayal of Boomers as…

There’s much to like about this car but the fake woody paneling is a deal breaker on a Japanese import. ND

Real life Frogger.

When I saw Wheel Spats in the title I thought that maybe you were referring to the wide white walls, which I also dig. The last Beetle I owned had them (albeit those aftermarket rings that were a thing back in the day), and I thought that they really added some class to it.

I wonder if there is a way to geo-fence the lot and to disable the backup beep when the cars are in the lot? That still leaves some small risk for workers in the lot, but that’s minor compared to pissing off everyone adjacent to the lot.

I think the blinds on the very small window are overkill, but I do love the fender skirts (I don’t know where you get calling them wheel spats. Those are fender skirts around these parts). A while back I decided to upgrade my Facebook feed by liking posts of classic cars, and have been delighted to receive a steady…

Not within the environment that he cares about. Not knowing (or caring) about the difference between people of color is quite relatable to MAGA, and the truth (or fiction) of the discussion of Harris is not especially important in as much as it reinforces the rumors of her promiscuity. I fear that the only people that…

Authorities said the area where the incident happened is restricted to employee access, and while considered secure, it is not considered a high security area.