Meh, the whole premise is ridiculous. New York has a spousal right of election. :/
Seriously though, it's a very nicely done short, and I'm impressed that they were able to get such a great lineup of cars and match them so well to the characters. Seems like someone involved in this production knew where to find some well heeled friends, and in exchange for letting them borrow their cars, promised to write them in to the script. #nissangtr
I live in San Francisco, and walk to work each day and bought a car just for driving for fun on the weekends. And camping. And buying groceries. But you get my point. Plus, considering I may never be able to afford a house/condo in the city, I figured what the hell, I'd buy the Veyron and street park it.
*She's not really a Veyron, truth be told. #porsche911
I prefer the two-wheeled method of saving gas. Most motorcycles get the equivalent of a Prius for gas mileage and perform like a late-model C4 Corvette. #porsche911
Right. Most people's commutes suck. You can hardly call it driving.
And it's also true that there aren't that many places in the country with the density to justify mass transit, or the economy to support that investment, or the political will to create routes in developed areas and go through the pain of building transit lines.
Which means that people who have the talent and income to choose where they live, will continue to make quality of life decisions, where a short, pleasant commute might figure quite highly. And it means that communities that can't supply better commuting options will stop attracting the more profitable and dynamic residents and businesses, and enter downward death spirals as dropping population and declining investment removes the resources to improve life and transit options. #porsche911
I love this theory, but it just won't work for most of us Americans, because in all but the biggest metropolises, a car really is the only viable mobility option. #porsche911
I luv c@rz, no doubt. But owning one in the Netherlands is like paying taxes twice...
And getting a performance vehicle is completely out of the question. I'm still saving money though, because I need to haul around my windsurfing stuff.
I estimate two thirds of the cars my peers drive are leased by their employers. I take the train and the bus to work, everyday...
Thing is... I do enjoy reading the papers onroute, and the traffic jams over here are like some sick additional ring of hell Dante couldn't think of. So I guess not driving to work is okay... #porsche911
I live in the center of Helsinki, Finland. I walk to work or take public transport around the city for work. My car sits in a heated garage most of the time, and I drive the car when I have enjoyable trips out of the city or country, or a nice fast ride for fun on the weekend. I put about 300km on my car every month and that is about it. I don´t need the car, but I love taking care of it and enjoying a fast drive every once in a while. And keeping the kilometers low increases the value as time goes on as it is an unmolested original. I fully approve of the article! #porsche911
If that 911 is indeed stuck in traffic, as it appears to be, there are two possible explanations for why the rear spoiler is up:
A) The driver has put it up manually to flaunt his Bruce-ocity.
B) It's broken.
Having previously owned (and commuted daily in) a used 911, I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and say it's broken. The $300-$500 it's gonna cost to fix would have bought an awful lot of train tickets, but who cares? #porsche911
This really is a completely valid theory. And the other point to note about this future reality as that we are likely to see a massive influx of urban dwelling in the next decades as people bring themselves closer to cities where more than just transportation costs will be less and less.
I am all for this outlook. It means gasoline powered fun won't go the way of the dodo completely for a lot longer. Which ultimately means I have longer to save up for my dream sports, which, coincidentally, is almost a mirror image of the car shown in the pic of this thread - make it midnight blue metallic and we're good to roll.
Here's to government-funded public transport paying for my sports car! #porsche911
11/17/09
Oh, and Geländewagen chick needs to better understand just how good that vehicle is, off-road, if driven by someone with half a clue. #nissangtr
11/17/09
Seriously though, it's a very nicely done short, and I'm impressed that they were able to get such a great lineup of cars and match them so well to the characters. Seems like someone involved in this production knew where to find some well heeled friends, and in exchange for letting them borrow their cars, promised to write them in to the script. #nissangtr
11/17/09
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10/29/09
*She's not really a Veyron, truth be told. #porsche911
10/29/09
10/29/09
Read a good book on the train—then drive that 911 like you stole it. Or that Superlight Miata. You get the idea.
how many times have i said this, only to be shouted down? wtf. #porsche911
10/30/09
Or I move to Europe or Japan. #porsche911
10/29/09
And it's also true that there aren't that many places in the country with the density to justify mass transit, or the economy to support that investment, or the political will to create routes in developed areas and go through the pain of building transit lines.
Which means that people who have the talent and income to choose where they live, will continue to make quality of life decisions, where a short, pleasant commute might figure quite highly. And it means that communities that can't supply better commuting options will stop attracting the more profitable and dynamic residents and businesses, and enter downward death spirals as dropping population and declining investment removes the resources to improve life and transit options. #porsche911
10/29/09
10/29/09
And getting a performance vehicle is completely out of the question. I'm still saving money though, because I need to haul around my windsurfing stuff.
I estimate two thirds of the cars my peers drive are leased by their employers. I take the train and the bus to work, everyday...
Thing is... I do enjoy reading the papers onroute, and the traffic jams over here are like some sick additional ring of hell Dante couldn't think of. So I guess not driving to work is okay... #porsche911
10/29/09
10/29/09
10/29/09
A) The driver has put it up manually to flaunt his Bruce-ocity.
B) It's broken.
Having previously owned (and commuted daily in) a used 911, I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and say it's broken. The $300-$500 it's gonna cost to fix would have bought an awful lot of train tickets, but who cares? #porsche911
10/29/09
10/29/09
I am all for this outlook. It means gasoline powered fun won't go the way of the dodo completely for a lot longer. Which ultimately means I have longer to save up for my dream sports, which, coincidentally, is almost a mirror image of the car shown in the pic of this thread - make it midnight blue metallic and we're good to roll.
Here's to government-funded public transport paying for my sports car! #porsche911