Since you are all eagerly awaiting an update on this…my son and I test drove a couple more cars over the weekend. We went back and forth over two Subarus. An older Impreza at a Nissan dealership. It was very clean, and looked like they added a couple niceties like new tires and battery. The other was a Legacy a private seller listed online. After much deliberation the boy liked the Impreza better, as it was quite a bit more “squirrely”. He’s a proper screwball.
I take possession of it once check clears.
¡enlaces!
Mexican drug lord extradited to Mexico following his conviction in the US. In probably related news, 100 cops in Mexico were arrested for corruption.
Dissatisfied with terrible ratings in the US, NBC gives Latin America a try! Bold move Cotton, let’s see if it works out.
¡AFUERA!
Lula Ignacio De Silva is not dead.
Do you suffer from terrible incontinence? Ask your doctor if ¡AFUERA! is right for you. With ¡AFUERA! you can finally be free of stupid shit. Side effects of ¡AFUERA! include hiding damn near everything that reinforces your biases behind paywalls. That’s it.
Think they installed a brain while they had his head open?
I like Tom Collins, is that close?
Close enough
Only owned by a single lesbian?
4th gen? 5th gen?
Hatchback? Sedan?
4th Gen. Of course its the hatchback. The hatchback is the superior body type.
Welcome to the Nissan family. Every car you like will be discontinued eventually and replaced with a rebadged Honda.
Never mind. That’s a Subaru. They have the own version of hell going on.
I am sorry. I know you love them. I personally wish Suzuki would come back to the U.S.
I thought Harris lost, why are you telling me we are in hell?
Cuz we’re all about to be blown up.
That will be a good car. Get him a Chilton’s and really complete the experience!
”Do you like Phil Collins?”
I do! And that’s a solid cover. Is that flick any good?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aMCzRj3Syg&ab_channel=MiamiVice
I really loved that show.
Miami Vice? It’s a full-length movie remake of Smuggler’s Blues, which some people criticize, but I liked it. If you liked other Michael Mann films, you’ll probably like it too. Try to get the director’s cut.
Yes. Thanks! ‘ll check it out.
I thought it was a worthy reboot.
It’s an Economic Miracle©, not sound economic policy based on data and history!
Economic growth is caused by government spending, this is known!
He just got lucky.
FTA: “The situation in Argentina is very particular to Argentina, because it was about the removal of decades of mismanagement of public resources. That has nothing to do with the US.”
Ms de Bolle says Argentina had no choice but to take action, because government overspending was so excessive that the country was “bursting into crisis every few years”.
“That is appropriate for Argentina, but for nobody else.”
I guess we just have to wait until we’re as bad as Argentina before it makes sense for us to try to steer clear of the cliff by embracing sound economic policy.
LOL these people are cray cray
It’s satire, right? Decades of mismanagement of public resources has nothing to do with the US?
KK, you misspelled ‘evil’.
It is no surprise that the people who produce nothing of value demand to be in control of the distribution of valuable things.
Doc: It’s the BBC.
BBC, NYT, The Guardian…spokesliars for international communism. What Milei is doing is the economic equivalent of throwing a bucket of water on a witch. Pay no attention to the howls.
I guess we just have to wait until we’re as bad as Argentina before it makes sense for us to try to steer clear of the cliff by embracing sound economic policy.
I shoulda read the comments before commenting.
Argentina’s success will make no difference. In one generation the yoots will be clamoring for socialism egged on by ghoulish college professors.
I heard the same rationalizations about Trump’s economy. This time around we will hear the same thing.
From what I understand, Milei can do what he does because of presidential powers dating back to Peron.
If true, I wonder if he will ditch those powers?
His last act as President should be to essentially shut the door behind him. Pressure the legislature to enact constitutional reforms to curtail Presidential power. (aka Pull An Ataturk)
I like Phil and Nonpoint.
Bacon is going to hit us with all with an axe after drugging us.
Nah, I may drug you but violence is not my schtick. *unzips and plays Gojira “Le enfant sauvage”
But will that get me reservations to Dorsia?
I liked Phil until some shitty band ruined one of his hits. 😉
Genesis? Those douchebags were just holding him back.
Imprezas are the best cars in the history of ever!!!
Braga Netto, who was a defence minister in right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s government as well as the former leader’s running mate in the 2022 election, was arrested on Saturday after he was formally accused last month with 35 others – including Bolsonaro himself – of allegedly plotting a coup to keep the former president in power following his 2022 re-election loss.
Any idea if the prosecutor’s name is João Smith?
So, Subaru, and their well known head gasket failure issues. I wonder if periodically re-torqueing the heads helps. I have no idea how much of a pain in the ass that would be, doing it in the car.
*I knew a guy a long time ago, who had an Alfa which had several head gasket failures. He finally decided to re-torque the head as routine service. Like about every time he put gas in it. It seemed to work.
O.o
Supposedly they fixed that in the late 90’s, but I check coolant levels pretty consistently being in AZ. So I’d likely catch it anyways.
I’ve read the same. Metal triple gaskets.
So much of these so-called endemic problems are people not ever opeing the hood until the thing grenades.
My daughter had a 2011 with almost 200K and no issue. I hope her 2018 is as solid.
So much of these so-called endemic problems are people not ever opening the hood until the thing grenades.
These people exist. My stepdad told me one of his friends in college had an Audi he never serviced. In four years, even oil changes. It ran fine.
Probably torque to yield head bolts
FTA: “The situation in Argentina is very particular to Argentina, because it was about the removal of decades of mismanagement of public resources. That has nothing to do with the US.”
*guffaws, slaps knee*
My dog is weird AF.
He decided he didn’t want to walk where we walk every day and wanted to pull me back the way we came from instead of our normal loop. Had to carry all 10lbs of him the usual way home. His tail was between his legs, so not sure WTF spooked him this time.
Another animal.
Probably drones.
A bear, maybe? Not the kind Tonio likes.
Hawk or other predator.
My sheepdog would lose his mind if there were coyotes anywhere close. Not scared, but kill mode.
My last two dogs would not suffer raccoons, possums, groundhogs, squirrels, rabbits(I had some pet ones once and my female pit would crawl behind them sniffing them the whole time because I said “no eat” lol), coyotes and anyone that touched my car.
My old mutt would always piss on the fox tracks when we ran across them on our walks. Other dog tracks were fine, but he wanted that fox to know exactly who’s territory he was trespassing on and who’d get fucked up if he was ever caught.
STEVE SMITH
Most likely answer.
STEVE SMITH?
I too will guess STEVE SMITH.
From the BBC article on Milei: “Musk and his co-leader in the department, fellow billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, have said they want to slash federal regulations, oversee mass layoffs and shut down some agencies entirely.”
They’re keen to repeat they’re billionaires. Obviously unsaid: ‘Perhaps successful, wealthy people are *careful* with their money.’
“What would they know about running successful organizations, anyway?”
They don’t even have DEI programs at their businesses!
Billionaires shouldn’t exist, according to the left. It’s code for “evil capitalist slave driver who wants poor people to die.”
Well, some billionaires, anyway. Others, like Soros and Gates, they’re cool.
It’s like campaign spending. When republicans spend lots it’s “using money to influence elections.” When it’s democrats spending a billion and a half in 6 weeks, it’s “saving democracy.”
Soros and Gates
They pay tribute.
Billionaires control WA state elections so I some sympathy with the evil moniker.
Socialism is driven by envy. What the left does is see someone who has what they want and they take it. The old snark “What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine” is spot on.
Musk has spoken of cutting federal government spending by $2tn (£1.6tn) – about one-third of annual expenditure. According to him, Milei is doing “a fantastic job” in Argentina by “deleting entire departments” – and he would like to follow suit in the US, with Trump’s blessing.
“That is appropriate for Argentina, but for nobody else,” said a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington. Uh huh. OK. Yeah-yeah, sure-sure. We wanna get our hacksaws out, too.
Instead of framing it as 1/3 of annual expenditure, I wish they would frame it as getting spending back to where it was in 2019.
If we returned to a pre-Covid budget, there would be dead people lining the streets of every city and town in America.
It is known.
It would be amusing if they tagged members of Congress with the “millionaire” label whenever they referred to them.
“Nancy Pelosi and her fellow millionaires on the Appropriations Committee approved subsidies for . . . . “ I could get used to that.
I strongly endorse all of this. Attach the net-worth of all public officials speaking on spending bills and more.
And update it every quarter, so it’s clear who’s gaming the system.
Actually, it isn’t that difficult for a 40ish professional with a working wife and a townhouse in Alexandria and one in home district to be a “millionaire.” Don’t all congresscritters have to file regular financial statements? As I recall, the trouble is the categories have huge ranges like “stocks and bonds worth between $100,000 and $5 million.”
BBC: Remember that time when Margaret Thatcher destroyed the British economy with a bunch of crackpot voodoo nonsense?
Legit, no, they do not. Journalists are all young-20s, TikTokky Twixters. They decidedly *are* for turning, and NASCAR-focused on keepin’ to the Left.
You can be sure the one thing they learned about her was how evil she was.
+1 milk snatcher
Ms de Bolle says Argentina had no choice but to take action, because government overspending was so excessive that the country was “bursting into crisis every few years”.
“That is appropriate for Argentina, but for nobody else.”
So, what happens if America’s overspending continues? Will we be in a state like Argentina? If so, why not nip it in the bud?
I won’t hold my breath waiting for an answer.
What she said is that the problem and solution are obvious just dont stop slopping the trough she has her snout in.
Poison
… the new regime will be far more friendly to gas guzzling, as it intends to roll back EPA fuel efficiency standards to those in effect in 2019. This would increase the allowable level of emissions from cars by about 25 percent relative to the current rule set. US new vehicle efficiency stalled between 2008 and 2019, and it was only once the Biden administration began in 2021 that the EPA started instituting stricter rules on allowable limits of carbon dioxide and other pollutants from vehicle tailpipes.
Oh, no. An increase from negligible to ever so slightly less negligible. And, of course the obligatory categorization of carbon as “pollution”.
Global warming is just the old preacher’s doomsday scam writ large. “The gods are angry, sacrifices must be made or the world will end” has been around since the beginning of time.
It is pathetic.
Instead how about “Prosperity allows us a cleaner, healthier environment so lets be as prosperous as we can and not shit the place up.”
One of the things Trump could do, as I think it’s purely regulatory and not in legislation, is revoke the designation of CO2 as a pollutant. That would gut in one stroke a lot of the greenie BS.
Probably torque to yield head bolts
This was along time ago. Just ’60s Italian head studs.
If you have FORTUNE/TORMENTA M/T “snow” tires you’re fucked.
Given they are cheap Chinese tires I doubt you do, however.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/12/17/winter-tires-recalled-because-they-dont-have-enough-traction-nhtsa/77049139007/
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCAK-24T014-2169.pdf
Everything the Chinese do is some kind of scam or fraud. Color me shocked.
It appears they meet euro requirements. I’m actually surprised the U.S. is more stringent.
Probably lobbying, lol.
Still, a lot of great Eurotrash tires are already sold here.
A lot of the Euro tires are specific to North America. They may have the same model in Europe, but be slightly different.
Surprisingly Hankook did lots of work with Hyundai / Kia for EVs and is now the standard tire on Tesla. It replaces the Michelins mine came with.
Interesting. Hankook is one brand I’ve never had. I’ve heard nothing but good, though.
Are specs different in RoW? Particularly Europe and Asia?
My understanding is top brands localize to both market and manufacturer requirements.
So I’d assume an all season for the Middle East is a different compound than North America. But I don’t know for sure.
Makes sense. I would think it would be impossible to make all seasons for multiple climates. Snow tires are pretty easy – soft compounds, deep tread, studs as required. But the roads in Saudi and Des Moines are a little different lol.
I can’t believe we don’t have any tire people here!
Speaking of snow tires, I like these
I’ve had Blizzaks, Hakkapeliittas and Pirellis and they’ve all done great. I had a set of General all seasons on the Tahoe that were excellent , even in the snow. For the first time in a long time I’m not running snows on the passenger cars. The Michelin Cross Climate so far have been really good on snow and ice.
Good tires are the best.
Hakkapeliittas
My favorite. I’ve been running them in the winter since 2013. In most winter conditions it’s almost like driving on bare pavement.
They’re expensive though.
True, but not crashing is pretty cool and cost-effective.
My Pirelli “Sottozero”s are great. If I was willing to pay an extra $200, I could have gotten them with the Ferrari logo on them.
I have no idea what that means.
Fun. Might punish you a little for being retarded.
Doesn’t feel like an A to B appliance.
Quicker to change direction. Too much is bad and not enough makes it seem ponderous and slow to turn.
It is never enough!
Whiners whine about free tuition not being enough. Why they still need to pay for room and board?! UNFAIR!
I mean, I can’t even. Imagine having to work a part time job to get through school! Working 20 hours a week at $13/hr would pay for that steep room and board at The U of M.
The people who claim that college in Europe is “free” forget to mention that room and board isn’t free there. Actually they probably believe that’s free too, but it isn’t.
They also don’t tell you that admission is ruthlessly meritocratic.
That too.
Thank a taxpayer, ingrates.
Your vote does matter! The latest update from the race in Minnesoda that was decided by 14 votes (but had at least 20 ballots accidentally thrown away before being counted).
The DFL-er who won, tracked down some of those who had their ballot tossed and they all pinky swore that they had voted for the DFL-er, so the race wouldn’t have changed.
Extra interesting for this case is the fact that if the DFL-er was to be seated the MN House would be tied 67-67. If the court rules that the missing ballots requires a special election, my guess is that the GOP candidate would win in a landslide.
An alternate scenario is that the court case drags on long enough that the DFL candidate doesn’t get seated at the beginning of the session with the GOP now leading 67-66. Theoretically the GOP could vote themselves the levers of power and even if the DFL guy was certified later keep them (because at best it would be a tie vote).
Of course, the GOP would never ever have the balls to do that. The wailing from the DFL and the local media would be deafening. They wouldn’t care that the DFL currently has a 1 vote lead in the Senate because they have refused to kick off a DFL Senator who was caught breaking and entering into her step mother’s house last spring. (“You have to wait for her to be convicted of the crime before you can take any actions against her for ethics violations”).
Vikings didn’t lose.
Are you OK?
NO! I feel like I am once again starting to believe the hype and think the Vikes can do well.
I haven’t felt like this since just before Favre decided to throw across his body against the Saints in the NFC Championship game.
This is like when a drunk starts feeling like a drink again. I need to go to a meeting.
As an outsider it’s weirdly hilarious to see the long suffering fan-bases of both Detroit & Minni both simultaneously having a good year.
There can be only one.
🎶 Here we are, born to be kings…🎶
Yes. Embrace Hope. Then, be repeatedly crushed as it evaporates. Over. And over. Continue to live in devoted madness for long as it takes. Ideally, one day you’ll be rewarded for your faith. For now, continue to suffer. You’re welcome.
(Sorry, I don’t mean it. Cubs fan, still in the afterglow of ’16. I feel I’ve paid my dues to Sports Purgatory. I’m aware I’m cheating, being so young, but Mom’s from Chicago and it’s lovingly built in. I was 10 at grandpa’s watching Kerry Wood’s 20 K game live. 2003 sucked, but wasn’t at all Steve Bartman’s fault and shame on fans. Fuck Alex Gonzalez for bootin’ a double-play ball right afterwards. Yeeesh.)