Well, I can see a lawsuit on a shared vehicle, but not on free speech grounds.  But you can do things like require digital drivers’ licenses that exist on your phone, notify authorities when you are driving, and tie that to the car.   If you are in the car with your license (your phone) the car will start and the…

Why do people always deploy this rationale? Repeat offenders get more severe penalties. Duh.
If they can’t sort out their behavior, then a long prison sentence is in their future. 

This is, IMO, better than the California proposal. But I think it needs to be for egregious situations. If you are caught way over the limit, or in a school zone, or are a repeat offender, then a limiter is a reasonable option.

Well, we are annoyed for a few reasons... up til recently, SUVs had a price premium. SUVs have not always been as safe. But also, they just are more expensive to operate in many cases.

And, we don’t want minivans to die...which is a real concern given the collapse of things like station wagons and sedans. So I think…

Odyssey owner here... a few thoughts:

not so simple... I don’t know where you’re getting your specific data from, but deaths from falls overall disproportionately affect people over 65

I just want to note that the aircraft on the 757 loses a nose wheel slide is not, in fact, a 757.

None of the seams look straight... door frame, bumper...   ND.      If I’m going to get such an odd vehicle, it’s at least going to be at spec. 

1st gen is a reasonable argument, yes.  

I drove one for the first time and really liked it.  I could own one of those.  I know a lot of so-called crossovers that drive not really any better, so why not get a real offroad capable vehicle?

Ha, that’s more like, “what car had charm, was easy and cheap to fix, but rusted to pieces and was a deathtrap”.     Pity that there’s not a modern Kharman Ghia---that has the looks but then also runs reliably.  

I know lots of people with high mileage F-150s in various trims.   But I know some with your experience.   Ford could do better.  I don’t think they are the worse automaker out there, but I know they are not the best.    Their recall list is never empty.  

I agree with your response.  My answer to this was a Mazda 6 Grand Touring.  All the bells and whistles.  Looks classy from most angles.  Still going strong at 160k miles and minimal maintenance. 

It sort of depends on the year/model, but generally speaking, this is a not wrong answer.   My only quibble is that until the newest model, which is a different thing, the Prius was intended for trading away most driving priorities in favor of fuel economy.  Which is fine... just not my personal priority.   It’s a…

That’s the kind of thing one takes a photo of, and this is the kind of website you post it on, and this is the kind of thing I show up for. There should be a post of just this: show us your high mileage rollovers and your stories behind them. Congrats.

Honda Minivan, then Toyota Minivan. I like the Honda a bit better, but they need to step it up with a hybrid/PHEV. Toyota’s PHEV is nice.
A minivan is the Leatherman of vehicles. It does everything reasonably well in a pinch, but not good at any extreme except the one extreme—it will swallow lots of people or stuff,…

If I was forced to, I’d roll the dice with a Ram 1500.  I think that’s your best bet.   They seem to be ok.   (now I’m waiting for a rash of comments about Ram 1500's going kaput at 75k miles or less)  

Next you’ll be telling me you found it at St Marks Place & 2nd Ave.

As Cory Doctorow has said, you’ll be held “in felony contempt of shareholder”. 

If you look at The Drive’s comments on that article, it’s filled with weird corporate shill types defending the company, so it’s interesting.