Mazda just puts a lot into their base spec, presumably to punch above their weight, so yeah base is fine. My ‘15 3 has a lot of features that are options on other brands.

I often hear “I need a reliable vehicle, a used car will leave me stranded”. Hello? What do you think you own the second you drive it off the dealer lot?

Yep, people who were unable to buy are now on the wrong side - and the ship is sailing away.

I even have a ‘15 in the same color. Did the apple carplay / android auto upgrade. Great car.

Live in Boulder

Not just CA, not just the coasts, not just any city you’ve even heard of. 100k over comparables is happening in 3rd tier no name towns that are vaguely, occasionally commutable from any tech hub. Property realignment is another part of the K-shaped recovery.

And ambulance service was excluded from the recent surprise billing legislation.

Love your work, bikeman!

Optimistic to think we’ll see 2022.

Volume, pause, and climate should be on the steering wheel. Hell if I know why every car I’ve owned has handsfree phone controls on it instead.

I think wireless requires a wifi connection to the car, so it’s a little more complicated than, say, bluetooth pairing.

it’s a car trying to be an SUV

.. in theory. I’ve heard of public arrest records though. Is that a state-by-state thing?

Does this even make sense? They’re not out there buying new automatics either so what difference does it make.

Trucks are a rolling moral hazard. Everyone but the owner pays for the externalities.

Fuck VINwiki.

I wish they would bring back the compass indicator. A while back it was removed and replaced with Waze, which I couldn’t care less about.

Nope. There’s already debris all over the road from a previous collision. The fuckwits in the semi and SUV would have caused a collision sooner or later driving full tilt without visibility.

Yeah but I’m not piloting two tonnes of steel down the public freeway while using my phone. OS is beside the point.

How is it that details like size and shape of head and tail lights are strictly regulated but designers can replace all tactile controls with software all while we’re told not to use phone screens while driving..