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Staff Writer at Jalopnik, learning pilot and does bus stuff. Smart Fortwo (x4), Honda Beat, Suzuki Every, VW Touareg V10, Passat TDI, Jetta TDI, Audi TT, Buell Lightning, Triumph Tiger, Genuine Stella

The mere fact that early 2000s General Motors made this insane retro modern convertible truck should save it from this list. It’s just a crazy cool oddity at this point, like the Plymouth Prowler.  Read more

Yes, we all have our “crack cocaine car” for which we are completely irrational, and the Prowler is mine. Read more

I completely disagree. The Blackwood was the forefront of what see on the roads today—behemoth crew cab pickups with dinky beds that are option-loaded so they cost an eye-watering $70K to $100K. Since the roads are full of Blackwood clones nowadays, the original must be one of the (ugh) best since so many pickups Read more

Why are we even still holding Zoom court sessions these days?”

As an attorney doing these regularly, the answer is that it’s spectacularly more efficient for all involved on any number of levels, and is an extremely good thing to do, especially for a branch of government. Zoom meetings are absolutely an appropriate Read more

As an attorney who has been making 95% of his appearances via Zoom/Teams (except for trials and major motion arguments that will take a long time and/or require a review of exhibits) I can tell you that this is infinitely better for everyone involved, including the clients. Read more

Fun fact: one in six drivers in Virginia has a suspended license. That’s nearly 20% of every driver in the state! Read more

I can understand it in certain circumstances, like traffic court. Some people are at a disadvantage when it comes to transportation, childcare, or low-wage jobs with strict attendance policies. Being able to appear by Zoom for only a few minutes and removing the time-suck of getting to the courthouse, finding the Read more

Nope, if I don’t have to be in court I’m going. Especially some conveyor belt court room like traffic court. In most cases, the best thing you can do in court is shut up and let your lawyer talk, anyways. Everyone there is being paid to be there, no one in that court room is donating their time.  Read more

All the government workers didn’t take time out of their day to show up, it IS their job to show up every day.
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Deburring is a lost art no longer practiced. Read more

Cyber Truck .... $103,492
ER Visit.... $18,243
Elon Payoff .... $56,000,000,000 Read more

In British Colombia this is a failure for a motor vehicle safety inspection. You aren’t allowed to have anything on the exterior of the vehicle that is ‘sharp enough that a child could cut their finger on’. Read more

They are literal cult members. They have no mind of their own. Read more

If I was the sort of person who thought it was a reasonable idea to purchase an alligator, logic and reason have already exited stage left so... Read more

Official parade car for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party. Read more