Kia Rio

Of course, forcing a bureaucratic structure to function in a heightened state and in a way it was fundamentally not designed to operate is typically not very maintainable.

Like putting a nitrous system into a Kia Rio.

Yeah, you might get some extra acceleration in the short term, but the pistons are probably going to crack because of the stress and likely sooner than later.

And at the end of the day, it's still a budget subcompact sedan and it's not going to win any street races, so what are you even doing? Zhang's application of pressure horizontally on all units undoubtedly resulted in hardships in many quarters.

170 deaths per million registered vehicle years.

That's the Kia Rio's number in the newest federal fatality tables.

The highest driver death rate of any model sold in America.

Second place, at 164, is the Nissan Versa.

Right.

The list nobody wants to top then, because those numbers are stark.

The Kia Rio at 170.

The Nissan Versa at 164, and the Versa is arguably the single most common economy rental in North America.

Yeah, but I just didn't really think.

So basically, I had a Kia Rio.

You didn't think.

I had a Kia Rio, two small, two doors, needed a bigger car for the family.

I was on pickles.

I saw a great Nissan Navara.

No,

this is a Kia Rio.

Oh, my gosh.

Are you kidding me? I

And also looking for someone with a jointer or planer to process some oak boards.

And the last item, I'm still looking for a used car like a Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio, or something made by Toyota.

And the phone number is 608-391-0227.

Hey,

Yep.

[laughs] That would be, that would be the Kia Rio.

Yeah.

[laughs]

You can go to a dealership.

Back in the day, you used to go to a dealership and you'd see at least four or five Kia Rios just sitting there where you might find one Corolla.

So I got five to choose from.

You're trying to tell me this one's five grand, this one's three, that one's one.

Not even a good car, but not a shit car.

[laughs] And, um, we used to have this old Kia Rio, and it was rusty.

The whole roof was rusty.

Oh, wow, did she do what she said she was gonna do?

Well, he doesn't need to know.

Like, and I think it's all about mindset too, like how lucky we had a car, how lucky it always went, how lucky we can go places in our car.

Like, I think it's really hard, especially when comparison creeps in and like, you know, you're dropping your kid at school and you've got your Kia Rio, and she's a good steady steed, but then the mum in front of you has a brand new like, I don't know, Kia Carnival.

Like, it would be so easy to be like, "Oh, having a bigger car would be cool.