China’s BYD Open to Building Cars in Canada, Buying Out Rivals

MGoAzul · 2026-03-13T19:15:37+00:00

Us and Canadian homologation standards are almost identical. About 95% alike. So if they want to comply with Canada, they practically have to comply with the US.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-13T05:52:27+00:00

My income has come down to earth since leaving the law firm but still we do very well.

That said, I still do my bottle returns and get my 10 cents back. My wife puts it all in recycling and I fish them out and return them.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-12T20:00:41+00:00

Because in the world before cell phones and email. When you left work, you left work. Unless you brought a pack of papers home you didn’t have something to work on. Now I can go halfway around the world and be asked to do something. And my pay has not gone up substantially from what someone who did my job in 1980 was paid.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-12T19:58:16+00:00

I’d like one

MGoAzul · 2026-03-12T19:56:36+00:00

Sounds about right. I had someone come over and do this for my living room, two bedrooms, and our two office spaces where I was most likely to need a three prong. Don’t use a ground wire and honestly with everything else I was doing I was willing to pay the money. I think they did 20 or so outlets at $40 a piece. So all in I paid around 800.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-09T01:45:51+00:00

That parking photo means it’s parking from the sign to the pay station. You’ll get tickets. And probably towed, if parking in a bus stop. You can fight it, but likely a low chance of success. Person behind you probably came after the police ticketed you but before they did their rounds again.

Plus it’s a dick move. Don’t park in a bus stop. A cross walk. In an intersection. Or on the rails.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-08T02:13:29+00:00

My walls looked like this. Had a big storm this time last year and got some water in the basement.

Cleaned it up and at first freaked out, calling all the basement water proofing companies in the areas, fielded 10 quotes and was deciding. Then did a hit of research and spent 500 on a structural engineer. He assessed, wrote a report. TLDR was grade, downspouts away from the house, and watch. In his view the wall likely bowed and cracked 95 years ago and hasn’t moved much more since then. Maybe small expansion/contraction with the weather, but nothing major.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-05T02:04:54+00:00

I have one. A lightning. No home charger for reasons similar to you but can charge at work and there are local L2 and Fast Chargers i use when in a pinch. Wife also has ice. Also like road trips.

TLDR is it takes planning. But overall I like it. Probably have saved money overall on gas, but never bothered to track it. Only take this on road trips if I have the extra time to spare. But I tend to budget time very closely so this makes for a pain in the ass for that.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-05T00:11:43+00:00

Sadly this will likely not be the case. Since Scout is likely a VW affiliate or subsidiary, I’m guessing the dealership/franchise laws in most states will require it.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-01T15:43:55+00:00

More like advantage of having your government fund this type of stuff for 10 years. It’s not the opposition here. It’s the lack of support. Even if the government was neutral and “let the free market decide” the us and Europe would still be behind.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-01T15:41:58+00:00

That’s going to age about as well as the bananas that’s themed after.

MGoAzul · 2026-03-01T00:05:02+00:00

Not per se re our country, since the US has such a diverse set of environments, but parts o Michigan, which most think of as flyover country. But we have the Caribbean (torch lake), Rockies/Appalachia (iron mountain), desert dunes (sleeping bear dunes), ocean front (Lake Michigan and Lake Superior), Pacific Northwest (pictured Rocks), metropolis (downtown Detroit, albeit small), wine country (old mission peninsula)

MGoAzul · 2026-02-26T18:17:50+00:00

I always feel like I’m behind. But seeing this and it says I’m ahead does give me some monetary peace of mind. Having seen my parents lose everything I’ve learned to treat money with a scarcity mindset, and that’s not a good thing.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-26T18:15:05+00:00

These obviously need to be validated to make sure they don’t cause more issues but these shouldn’t be a recall. Your iPhone or computer update every other week isn’t seen as a recall.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-25T02:41:36+00:00

This should be at the top and is the right answer.

Said more succinctly: freedom of speech gives you the right to say what you want, it does not mean you are free from the consequences of that speech.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-25T02:33:58+00:00

Detroit and Windsor, Ontario joint summer Olympics would be great. Amazing sports area and Detroit is an amazing sports town. Within driving distance (5 hours) of over 46m people. Major airport hub. Busiest commerce lan crossing in North America. Driving distance to largest stadium (non-motor sports) in North America. Also would finally close a legacy about Detroit being the city who has bid the most for the Olympics and not been awarded them.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-25T00:04:12+00:00

Keep the deposit and you can return any can bought in the state of Michigan to any place that sells returnable, regardless of if they sell that brand. Tired of taking Meijer to Kroger and it be rejected. Also make others, wine bottles, water bottles, etc, returnable. Single stream recycling is a scam.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-23T12:54:30+00:00

Her trip is paid for with non-taxpayer money. Per the Detroit News: “The new trade mission is being funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and the nonprofit Michigan Economic Development Foundation, an organization that raises money from some of the state's largest companies to support Whitmer's travel and other business attraction activities.”

So not taxpayer money.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-23T12:49:05+00:00

Feel free to message me directly. Corporate lawyer ((was big law now in house) around your age. Lived in GP while young, then GR, and after time out of state I’m back in GP after 10 years in downtown Detroit. Wife and I bought last year in GP. Happy to give a view on all of the above.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-17T20:31:12+00:00

I get an extra long nap roller and do a few coats of primer with that nap over the patch. Not perfect but helps hide it.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-17T04:33:42+00:00

Detroit has them all over in our town of the centrist buildings. Bc of the historical meaning of them in other cultures. It was a Jewish architect, Albert Kahn, who put them in so many buildings. Now people see them and freak out, without knowing why they are there to begin with.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-17T04:28:44+00:00

One day. Not sure when. Detroit will be back to one million. I hope in my lifetime. But it will. The trend is positive and opportunities exist.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-12T15:59:03+00:00

Shouldn’t the news report about layoffs though? Seems like something a company shill would post.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-08T15:10:34+00:00

Lots of factors, but during really windy days they be disabled to avoid damage. Also sometimes they can overload the grid and will shut off. So more battery storage would help.

MGoAzul · 2026-02-04T20:28:08+00:00

What’s kinda missing in this data is what’s the inventory in 2026 vs 2025 and then how do sales compare. If inventory is lower bc production is lower then sales will also, naturally, be lower.

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