Tesla: I’ve been deep in Netflix, Amazon, and Apple stock for over a decade each, so I’m not afraid of volatility....but I still won’t touch Tesla. Sure, the track record of the stock is really solid if you stand 10 feet away and squint at the chart. But I have fundamental problems with their org structure, novelty… Read more

Silly Audi buyers, feeling so little, yet still being so disappointed with reliability, too. Read more

The hot ones are always f*cking crazy, but that doesn’t stop you, does it? Read more

Are BaT listings really handled like an auction house, or is everyone selling there such a pompous douche that they refer to themselves in the third person (like “the seller”)? Read more

The lenders are also offering Hertz an upgrade towards 1% off future loans for just $20 million extra, but only if they sign up now. Not interested? How about $10 million to upgrade to our Premium Midsize Luxury Medium Standard class of loans, which offer more lenient Debt-to-Equity covenants and a bimonthly borrowing… Read more

This site has so much important stuff to say, but generally says it horribly. It’s the same definition of Echo Chamber that you’re usually criticizing. Read more

Well they won’t back down. No they won’t back down. With some rules that keep on pushing them around, well, they won’t back down. Read more

You’re not wrong TODAY. You would have been slightly misguided 5-7 years ago, and very uninformed 10 years ago. It has changed quickly...and gas engines have gotten so good, in part, because Diesel never really took off here in big numbers. Read more

Having been in the centrist parts of both sides in my lifetime, I always saw “conservative” as “not wanting to make rapid changes without thorough analysis first” whereas “progressive” is “making changes quickly because time is of the essence” Read more

I had sort of the opposite experience...parents were semi-conservative “reformed hippies” and I turned into a raging Libertarian, then eventually a regular conservative, now more centrist than anything. I have enjoyed the journey because I feel like I can better empathize with most viewpoints. Read more

I guess their regionalized business model is paying off! I wish I could say the Atlas was cheap, but in most of the trimlines I’ve seen in person, they’re essentially entry-level Audi A6 money (I don’t want to do direct cash comparisons since it varies so widely between countries) Read more

This looks like Adrian Brody, Jim Carrey, Julianne Moore, and George Clooney in a group audition for the latest Coen Brother film.
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It pains me that the Atlas sells so well. My last trip to my local dealer (looking at their very last Golf wagon) they said around 80% of their entire unit sales were Atlases. Closer to 90% by revenue if that says anything. Read more

YOU! Off to Tierpark, macht schnell! Read more

Oh, sure, King Friday think the pandemic is a hoax and totally under control. Read more

In terms of Chinese IP theft, this doesn’t really seem all that close. More Chevy than Ford. Seems almost weird that Chinese social media would even draw the connection. Read more

That’s the real marketing coup if you can pull it off. Don’t just steal Jeep’s piece of the pie, actually expand the pie itself...steal a little bit from sedans, crossovers, etc, and none of them will see you as a major threat. It’s a low-key form of poaching. Tesla is doing it well because they have such a unique… Read more

Solid point. I would want to go to the carfax to be sure this isn’t some grandson freebie hand-me-down onto which he slapped his old Accord wheels and is trying to flip for a big profit. Read more

I think they’re playing it safe/smart out of the gate. Gauge demand, get owner feedback...don’t offer a whole new car AND a complex powertrain in the same package. Read more