I guess my experiences have been pretty different from yours then. I grew up pretty much exclusively with Toyotas after my parents were burned by late 70's-early 80's GM products. All of the Toyotas we owned just ran and ran and all we did was change the oil. This was in the 80's when Japanese cars were in their prime…

Self driving is one thing. Range is the other bigger thing. Since the Bolt has a range of 240 miles Nissan probably knows full well that they will need to match or surpass that range. If they don’t then a self driving feature might not really matter that much anyway.

Ha ha ha!! I laughed at my cubicle, which was rather embarrassing.

That doesn’t make sense. Nobody is going to look at your VW Atlas and say to themselves: “ Gee wiz, how amazing!” No. Instead they’ll probably confuse it for one of many other SUVs that look exactly like it. In fact the Atlas has an all too familiar appearance to a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Yeah because like I was alluding to: people are idiots.

http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/2017-vehicle-dependability-study

Ohhhhh! “ maybe Yoooo should have googled.”

Seems weird because these cars are huge and thirsty cars. Totally a made-for-the-US-only type of vehicle. I remember a friend of my parents owned a smaller Oldsmobile just like this one:

Why do you suppose those Hondas and Toyotas are everywhere? Its because they are actually well-made, reliable products the consumer can buy, drive for probably about 200-250,000 miles and expect it to do so problem-free before they trade it in on another. Can’t say the same for probably about half of the people I’ve…

Virtually every damned consumer quality index. Don’t be lazy. Google is your friend.

You need a new reply, dude.

Bigger question: how did it get to the EU? They were pretty rare in the US even when new. Watching this doesn’t bring pleasant memories for me: My Grandmother had one and I dreaded having to ride in the thing. It stank like crazy and jesus you could barely talk to one another even when sitting at a traffic light.

Not sure why anyone would buy this when there’s much better options available. That and the notorious VW reliability issues sure to crop up in a few years after the warranty runs out. It doesn’t even look that memorable.

Every day that I wake up and this shit head isn’t impeached is another day that I wonder what is wrong with the world...

With the current admin all bets are off as far as I’m concerned. The GOP at this point is less a political party and more a demagogue out of control and most Americans are simply seeking a means to ensure damage control. Its so far beyond bipartisanship now. There is NONE in Washington. Where this goes is anybody’s…

It looks like shit. As in all that’s missing are a pair of white leather loafers and a matching belt. CP times infinite.

It looks like a Fiat and Mazda somehow produced offspring. Its amazingly ugly looking.

1st Gear:

Nah. I find that what works like a champ on anything is the industrial 3 gallon supply of purple tire cleaner stuff. It will eat the skin off your hands but man- it will get oil and any other nasty shit off of anything.

Yeah. I’d concur. This was made in an era before Mercedes and the other German automakers started cheapening their products. I wouldn’t touch most German cars after the 90's with a 10 foot pole because I just know the things are going to have a bevy of issues. But an early 80's Benz? I’d have no problem driving these…