@forsweden I appreciate how the funny mess of some Reddit dorks pumping up a stock attracts political attention, while the last many years of big money players messing with the system is just capitalism or something.

@davesaddiction Over 25 years behind the wheel now, so I must love it (pic taken on the last drive before hibernation):

The wagon is a great car too.

@aestheticsinmotion By loaded, you mean drunk or hopped up on something, right?

I've had a few. We'll go chronological in order of ownership from latest to the first:

Now that 21st century Jim Crow style legislation is gaining steam after the party of freedom, justice, and bootstraps lost ground, will this happen, and make any difference? Will corporations who are people too raise a voice? I guess GA isn't going to evolve without a fight. Is this just the death throes of a coddled entitled zero self-awareness group who knows it is losing influence and power with changing demographics, or is it a real march backwards?

I see TX is trying the same thing, maybe not a surprise given the ghoulishness of many of its elected leaders and the deplorability of some of its population.

If we can't win, we'll change the rules! And add some moronic felonies, just to own the libs.

I guess this oldie will fit here, given the fears and unproven claims of the real patriots:

@adversemartyr I think someone stepped on it.

Yay a threadbare stimulus that as a function of GDP pales in comparison to other wealthy nations. More of that bootstrapping build it yourself exceptionalism from people who are now suddenly afraid of deficits after embracing them in the defective 2017 tax plan.

I've spotted this patinated gem every weekend, apparently its owner lives or works where I visit every Saturday and Sunday. Not a pristine trailer queen, not rotting behind a barn, someone is driving and at least mechanically maintaining a nearly 35 year old piece of the past:

@smugaardvark Fintail probably gets as much or more attention than a Ferrari or Rolls-Royce etc. Every time I drive it, someone approaches me about it - people ask the year, "is it a diesel?", "how much is something like that worth?", etc, along with waves and thumbs up, and everyone who has had an old MB in their family history will tell me about it. I recall when I was a student, a guy asked me "do you drive that blue Bentley?" and I recall a professor also saw me in the car and liked it. I knew a girl in school who refused to ride in it, thought it was unsafe, but my friends loved it.
Winter mode with the 1962 Thule ski rack and wooden skis for added flair just adds to it (of course winter mode here means I am lucky to drive it every other month):

Wagon is pretty invisible, but people who are into the brand or know it is unusual have commented on it (also in winter mode, on snow tires/wheels). I've seen it called "inconspicuous consumption", I joke that if I wanted attention, I wouldn't be driving a white station wagon with a hood ornament:

Prior E sedans didn't get much attention, as they were typical looking E sedans, not unusual in an urban area.

The ones before that, AMG models, sometimes had people trying to race me, asking how many hp, or just commenting on it just because of the badge, and people seemed to notice the blue tint on the E55:

The W126 was nicknamed "rich bitch car" by a friend of mine, even though at around 10 years old it cost as much as a used Corolla. I was in my 20s, and people thought it was something from my grandparents, or that it was much more expensive than the real world price:

For a bit in high school, I drove a 66 Galaxie almost identical to this. These cars could be found for little money on the west coast in the 90s. A friend called it "the bluesmobile", had a 390 and straight pipes, got plenty of looks and comments even then:

Another I drove when I was young, the pinnacle of vintage American cars, a 1985 Tempo GLX. Medium Regatta Blue with matching interior, almost every option. People tended to think it was newer than the actual MY of the car. Didn't get much attention save for from another kid at school who had a zero option 85 Tempo L, red on red, 5 speed, vinyl seats - pretty unusual car. He was really into the GLX (he later had a yellow Gremlin, so the unliked car attraction was real):

Doxx all these shitbags, let their families and those providing their meal tickets (probably the majority of it being family and public sector sourced) know about it. Let it follow them.

@way2blu 3K is the new 2K, why not? That's 2 car payments for some people. Has to be a NP for the right person.

I am pretty certain the 93 Grand Caravan my dad had back in the day had those wheelcovers, and maybe the same color interior (but the exterior was hunter green I think, because 1993).

@zhp-sparky-the-5th I don't watch his tripe, but I saw someone mocking Carlson, apparently one of his intellectually dishonest angles was to the effect that if LEOs are going to be held responsible for their actions, nobody is going to want to be a LEO. Please, if that's someone's hangup, they have no business being near the profession to begin with. Let's root out the bad apples - I can't grasp why some are against this (well, I can, but that's something else).

@shop-teacher For some reason, this came to mind:

Almost Friday!

@kleebrz Good point, it also appeals to the 8 year old who also happens to be a luxury car shopper.

@nkato We can only hope. LEOs who mess up need some kind of accountability in the press, even if it is someone actually admitting error.

That TX case was appalling.

@kleebrz Costs more, looks more techy and hip, definitely isn't an old man's car even though oldsters like them too, is "free" to drive, company is operated by an edgelordian megalomaniac. Maybe the best part is (I think this is still true), the S has some prior gen MB switchgear.

@ttyymmnn 39 Olds in the foreground, I think a 31 Chevy beside it, then it becomes tough. Parked across the street with a woman walking near it, front of the line, is maybe a 36-37 Packard.

@kleebrz I think various aspects of the transmission are a huge factor. Also how my 4300 lb wagon can cruise at 70, roughly 1750 rpm, and deliver 30 mpg, while still being a sub-5 second 0-60 car.

@rusty-vandura I remember when a tan suit had a certain subset of psychos up in arms. That was more coordinated than this.

@whoistheleader Rod could be anything but a lot of those have at least a stylistic basis in a 49-51 Mercury. The rear treatment of that one also has a 52-54 Mercury vibe.

Early Scout spotted in the wild in western WA a few years back: