I’m well-aware of these situations, and well-aware of the danger in stopping on a narrow shoulder. As I said, my m.o. is to pull over first and then have to cop make that decision for me (to drive forward, into more open territory) than to make that call myself. Everything about a police stop is fraught, so there’s no…

Maybe it’s because I’m used to urban environments, but two minutes of driving while a cop is trying to pull you over covers a lot of real estate where I’m from. Anyway, I have no interest in defending this guy in the least. They should throw the book at him. I just can’t imagine 120 seconds of lights and sirens not…

Yeah, I’m speaking quietly here cause the cop is obviously a dick, but I can’t even imagine staying on the road with a cop’s lights and sirens behind me, let alone for two minutes straight. My reaction time to a police car behind me is about 2 seconds, and I brake at a consistent pace to stop. 120 seconds would feel…

Never knew that. Does it vary based on the mode – i.e., no hazards in Race or Sport? That would sort of make sense to me, avoiding hazards for modes that are likely to involve heavy braking. Interesting that they’re the only company who still does that. I’m familiar with it from Euro-model E46 M3s and I believe…

I’ve always used flashers any time I was forced to travel dramatically below the speed limit on the highway (mechanical issue, running out of gas, thick fog, heavy rain) and it seemed that other cars were still moving at higher speeds. That seemed like a good way to indicate slow-moving travel to other cars that…

Notable that even though AM is led by a humorless German who nixed manual transmissions forever, when it comes to a pure-pleasure car built for kicks, it’s a standard. As it should be.

Lol, I have a near-identical pickup-enclosed photo of my E46 out in Utah. Not as tiny as a Miata, but basically the same bumper-level position. Driving on highways was entertaining.

Yup. The only ones of these I have even vague confidence in are the established companies with existing marketshare that got roped into the SPAC craze. For instance Proterra, the electric bus manufacturer (which is currently ACTC or something meaningless), which has a corner of the public transit industry carved out,…

Not for nothing, in 2004 ‘Bronco’ still meant ‘OJ.’ Have to wonder if that played a bit of a marketing role. That association has really receded in the years since. I’d be willing to bet a plurality of younger buyers on the market barely make the connection, and now it’s only Pepperidge Farm who remembers that video...

Don’t held your breath on that one!

The original TDU was one of the great games of all-time. If it were socially acceptable or technologically feasible for me to still play it daily in my life, I would. Plus, it offered geographical clues for idiots, like myself. In college, I started seeing a girl from Hawaii (sorry – Hawai’i) and I was able to impress…

Excellent comment. 

“It reinforced the notion that the wealthy are above any crises we collectively face. As if the electrification of the auto industry is beneath supercar buyers. It’s quite a pretentious notion ”

Came for this post, found this post, leaving satisfied. 

I think it’s usually ‘toying with’ or ‘toiling over’ which is probably why he wasn’t sure about the use.

Lest we forget that Shilling also took a road trip in a Fit and *checks notes* hated it.

$4500 is cheeeeaap for a Prius these days, unless you want to chance it on an older car that hadn’t had its battery replaced yet. And then you’re gambling.

Some stations in NJ I’ve been able to pump my own gas, attendant just gave me a nod and said ‘you good?’ and that was it. Is that not a thing?

I know it’s a banal thing to say and buyers wouldn’t go for it yada yada, but man this would be fun with a stick. Maybe I’ll move to Latin America and wait for one.

Feels like a double-lose scenario. Why spend all this money on a 2nd car, at a budget that ensures you can’t get anything deeply reliable, when you already have a car (one which you’ve spent money on to make it less reliable)? At the $4500 price point you’re not exactly getting a bastion of security. Speaking from…