Actually they did not. They did the exact opposite. This is the “You raise the price of the fucking hot dog and I’ll kill you”, automotive edition. You honestly get way more value buying a new ND over its ancestors just on cash alone. The base price of an NA in 1990 was essentially 14K, which adjusted to 2024 Freedom…

God help me, I can sense the incoming eye-roll but for some people, it’s kinda like IPAs. I drank mostly lagers until I ran out late one night/morning (I worked overnights and more or less lived clock-shifted for years) and the only game in town was the four Dogfish Head 90 minutes that a friend had left in my fridge.…

Allow me to point out the obvious: in your scenario, the babies will be on high-speed rail. Which given the cost and convenience would be preferable option to the airline for all parties, both spawned and spawnless. Any mass transit scenario results in someone(s) dealing like a screaming kid they don’t want to.

That…

IIRC, the Fed supersedes when state and the Fed have similar applicable statutes on the books. Cali has enforced a lot of environmental regs that live in the margins. That said, like with the devil’s lettuce, if the state considers it permissible or verboten and the Fed has no appetite to enforce. . .

I mean, it happens and they do. This is exactly why Kawasaki’s ZX-4R/4RR is gimped in North America compared to the rest of the world (roughly 55HP here in “Freedom Land” versus 75+ elsewhere). It can meet our emissions but with the world tune it can’t meet the US’ sound restrictions.

Muncie is calling in on line two.

Honorary mention:

By that logic, this is not Abraham Lincoln’s hat on display at the Smithsonian.

Surprised it took so long for PA to appear in the list, and pleasantly surprised the picture used is about five minutes from my house. The exit sign is for Delco’s other greatest export, Wawa.

My work with an endangered species precludes any commercially available EV. And the vast majority of new infernal combustion vehicles, for that matter.

The question thrived on the largely correct assumption that the average person did not intuitively recognize that the wheels are simply free-rolling and not powered. If you really wanna break some brains, swap the conveyor for a giant fan.

This is the automotive equivalent of the old airplane/conveyor belt question. . . How can a wheel receive torque if a wheel cannot apply torque?

The correct answer is a minivan, but since we apparently care what the crotch-goblins think. . .
 
Any gently used crew cab pick’em-up and buy a tonneau for the bed. Next?

I suspect this will be the most popular driveline and you’re right: even with the extra production capacity you’ll have to either order in the five minute window that bookings haven’t filled up or just get hilariously lucky on the lot. Dealer markup will be brutal as well, possibly in both cases.
 
We were seriously…

I looked that boat up.  Yes.  Also, neat.

Hang the fuck on. When the hell did 3600+ pounds become “relatively light-weight”? My 2004 GTO, considered a pig, was 3750lbs. My 2011 335i xDrive boring ass sedan probably weighs about the same as the convertible. I must’ve zoned out on the weight of modern sports cars over the last few year but all this does is…

I mean, the acidity might cause burns but not at that temp. A household water heater has the safety set at 120F. A water temp of 105F is a hot shower, or a soak in the ol’ Jacuzzi. They might come out a little pink, but that’s it temp-wise.

Soooo. . . I got curious and did some googling. Apparently that geyser has a PH…

I mean, that’s every bike that isn’t a full dresser.

In theory, I agree with you. Still, in practice riding a Grom means you can easily ride a bigger bike without too much acclimation, like going from a Miata to a ‘Vette. I’ve never had an issue going bigger or smaller from the K3 Gixxer 600 that I learned on. You notice the change, absolutely, but you don’t feel out of…

Tried it for a laugh. Same thing: 40K and 80+ miles away. Bull. Shit. My neighbor leased his Wrangler and he’s dumping it soon. He likes it but an equivalent to buy is near 800 a month, and his buy out is crap because Wranglers do hold their value. Was trying to figure out what to do next. Mazda was not going to treat…