They probably should put up giant signs at border crossings to warn newcomers of this. It is an amazing ass-backwards tradition. Efforts have been made over the years, but faced stiff opposition from lobbying arms of AAA and AARP.

I grew up in Oregon and have spent past two decades in CA. On a return visit several years I go, I stopped at a busy station just across the border. I was immediately greeted with “sir, you cannot pump your own gas here!!” when I barely cracked my door open to stretch my legs. The attendant’s overreaction made me…

Looks like the OC is still free of this trend. Only a matter of time I suppose.

Are you guys doing anything to cover this? Pretty big deal. Might just be as bad or worse than the Takata story.

Judging by price point, obviously it’s for someone affluent enough that reliability isn’t even in the frame of mind. They own multiple high dollar vehicles, lease or simply don’t own their vehicle long enough for long term reliability to be a concern.

Exactly this.

Who says high torque is mandatory for a generator??

It isn’t about actual firepower or numbers. It’s about how expensive or costly a counterstrike would be. It’s about deterrence.

If you’ve been to an NHRA event, it’s pretty much been that way already.

Cost cutting.

So how much of Mazda’s Jinba Ittai is kept in this thing? or did Toyoda-San shoot the horse in exchange for a [cheaper] donkey?

This was probably the last time Mitsubishi lent Jalopnik a car.

And with Syncro... and with adjustable height suspension... oh shit, it’s too heavy. 10 mile range. Never mind.

A electric cargo van to haul adult diapers?

Since I’m a dude, that is definitely a turn-off.

This has me wonder... does dirty talk sound as good in Russian as Spanish? or is it a total turn-off? Any Russian speakers here? Talk dirty to me.

Be prepared for “papi” with Russian accent. I think that’s Russian...

You buy / build something like this: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-bmw-540i-7/

Well, it helps to be pretty for starters.

Mazda suffers from this as well.