I had the same thought. My F4i must be getting long in the tooth right? So I borrowed a friends 1000rr. That thing is idiotic. Active suspension is nice but not $20k life changing. I honestly had no use for the extra power.

I jumped on an XR and liked it significantly more, still way more than I need but a little less…

In 2013-2014 Elio made sense.

EV’s had nil market penetration and used versions were not available. Fuel was around $3.80 a gallon and the $4+ days were in recent memory.

It was a cute, cheap, unique secondary car with the promise of high North American parts content built in the US. For a 20 mile commute solo it was…

That’s only a small part of the savings.

Purchase price and insurance are the driving factors. Getting a $3000 car offsets 4 years of driving the Elio minus the extra fuel costs.

Absolutely not. Closing in on you at 104 mph stopped you have ZERO idea that car is coming. The cop car looks like it’s moving much slower in the video than in reality. Let’s run some math

The SMART pulls out at 28s, the cop arrives at the turn around at 34s. The time between deciding to go and actually going is around…

It alludes to a single seat speedster. I like it.

The shadow of a little Maserati and F type on the front clip from the side profile.

No part number?

Blame the F1 styling cues. Same goes to Mercedes with the SLR. 

The carbon tub is exactly why you don’t want to own one.

Did the cop swerve or did his cruiser pull hard to the right when he got on the brakes?

Someone is closing on you at 60+ mph you have no idea they’re even there. The amount of blame on the SMART driver is minimal at best.

This is why sirens and flash lights exist.

No, I meant that in a truly non political way.

How much does that pot hole cost the economy? What about the bridge that’s reduced to one lane northbound because the other side is crumbling?

Things like that are very difficult to model and are the issues that really affect the common man day to day.

The VT 365 version is great commercial engine. It’s the pickup emissions and the power bump that causes problems.

Where can I source organic goat’s blood locally?

Hell, the interior of my 76 W115 is near perfect because of how durable the MB Tex is. There’s not much need for leather in a modern car. Although I do like the real leather in my e38.

Remember the hubbub about those fake leather seats?

Vegan interior are all the rage...

They need to better understand statistics.

The number of miles logged in these classics is low, the probability of you getting in an accident in one of them is thus suitably low. If you ride a Harley you’re at substantially more risk than driving a classic car.

This article is not suggesting you DD your classic. I think…

It’s Dream Cruise weekend for everyone living outside the microcosm of Detroit.

I have started 8-10 people into the hobby by simply bring them with me and letting them drive my classics in/around Dream Cruise or bringing the car(s) to work on a Tuesday. People need to see these things as real useful vehicles not just…

The climate change/climate change skeptic duality plays a very small role in very few projects. We’re not rerouting major highways or changing how roads and bridges are rebuilt country wide because of that data.

You’re getting stuck off in the weeds and missing the main points of infrastructure rebuilding and…

I disagree with you on the tax side of it, those increased costs are going to be passed on to the average consumer. However I absolutely agree the approach needs to change to a long term (60 year+) life cycle for our roads and bridges and corporate in citizen buy in to make it happen.