As long as it provokes this level of loyalty

I like it! I’m not into any new cars these days— the sporty ones are all way overpriced and everything else is a damn crossover. A used Aston Martin sounds lovely, though. Read more

Thoroughly enjoyed this and the photography is top notch as well.
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This was great. I enjoyed it, a nice change of pace. Read more

Welcome to the Not-New Review, a new thing we’re trying out! Used car is best car! Let us know what you think and what you want us to do with it! Read more

is it Ballaban?

They just inflate another one

I’m employed at a shipyard that builds destroyers for the Navy. There hasn’t been an industrial accident resulting in a death at Bath Iron Works in almost 30 years. Safety is preached to us daily. There are checks and procedures for everything. That being said, injuries are common place. a part of the day to day. My… Read more

937 died in 2015 in Construction based jobs out of 6.7 million people. That’s a 1 in 7150 person killed in construction jobs. 8 per year in ship building with 110k people in ship building, that’s 1 in 13,500 killed in ship building. So it’s almost 2x as dangerous to be a land based construction worker than a ship… Read more

The human toll of walking on unsteady feet is also staggering
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“Meanwhile, workers are left to build ships at their own risk without a government that cares about their welfare.” Read more

PUNCH IT CHEWIE!

You’re on crack if you think a 20 year old Toyota is worth 50 grand. I know that’s what they’re selling for, but that’s only because people are dopes. The Supra was respected because it was a hell of a lot of car. You can get a hell of a lot more car than the Supra today for 50 grand, and it’ll even come with a… Read more

Actually, they wanted $110k for the patchwork 911 with no engine. Read more

I don’t know, man, I think you’re overwhelming yourself. Work on one thing at a time. Get that generator rebuilt. Then pick something else that is a small component of a larger problem. Just plan, when you sit down, to work on just this one thing today. And try not to think about the huge list behind it.. Just grind… Read more

exactly what I was thinking, but didn’t want to start a new thread so I was checking if anyone else mentioned it... ANY CAR that was used as a RENTAL has a lower resale .... I feel bad that the car is totalled, and owners are understandibly upsrt, BUT this is the risk and depreciation it was expected to take...IRS… Read more

Auto insurance guy here. Turo should not and would not be involved in the valuation process outside of possibly verifying the value. The adjuster will assess the car “conservatively” and will view the terms of the policy to see if coverage is in place. Read more

I’ll be honest, when I saw the headline I thougt, “Come on Freddy! I’ve got two Datsun’s, you haven’t seen rust like I have!”

Meh, about expected. Subframes rot out on pretty much every car. Not a huge deal to replace it.

I’m not entirely sure what the shifter is attached to, if anything
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