GREAT book. Read it last winter.

I think the thing that gets me about Bricklin is his resilience (for lack of a better word). No matter how badly one of his ideas goes, people always seem to end up giving him money for the next one. There must be something about the guy. Maybe it’s that his enthusiasm for his schemes…

It’s called being a “Serial Entrepreneur” and Malcolm Bricklin is the king of it.

You can’t fix the problem of salesmen with more salesmen

I had the inverse experience selling a car. It was a Maxima and I got a half-dozen calls from different Middle Eastern guys, several of whom had the same phone number. I never could figure out what the hell was going on, but the high bidder showed up at the bank with cash in hand so I didn’t worry about it.  The…

Usul, we have Goatse the likes of which even God has never seen.

The only Wagoneer I would consider worth throwing big money at would look like this and not be anything newer than a 1991 model. That being said, if the new one looks exactly like the concept it would certainly most appealing of the genre.

Best thing would probably be stay home.

It can be done but truly there hasn’t been enough demand for it yet.

Why is the best writing in Jalopnik to be found in the comments section ? Also the worst .

And there is the inherent problem with the whole system.

Or they did not have the deal funded.

I suppose it depends on what the dealership does next. If they are this incompetent, some yahoo who doesn’t know the screw up was on their end could report the car was stolen. Rental companies have been known to do that when they lose track of a car in their database, which has lead to unsuspecting renters finding…

If you’re in decent health and under 55, Covid is much less a hazard than the other things you cite, such as a slow march to losing your house. Covid isn’t nothing, it’s also not smallpox, TB or polio. 2c: If that job in Texas is any good (ask ppl who wore there or for competitors), TAKE IT!

Come to Texas, as a Californian who still loves CA, it’s great. Stay out of Harris or Dallas counties and the border and you’ll be fine. (or live in Tarrant or Ft.Bend counties if you do Houston or Dallas). Low infection rates and great places to live with huge value for your housing dollar. Texas, like CA is HUUUGE,…

As a current Texas resident, I say come on. Things aren’t terrible here, numbers are going in the right direction - and have been for over a month - and if you’re headed to the Houston area then you are coming to one of the 5 Ground Zeros in the US of COVID-19 research. https://www.tmc.edu/coronavirus-updates/tmc-daily…

What happened to the kids?

I think stories like yours are all too common.

Ugh, sorry to hear that. Always enjoyed your posts and stuff, hope it all works out for you in the end. And Texas? As much as I like it, that’s actually where I got the virus from this past March, so I completely understand your trepidation about setting up shop down there, but if it’s your only option, what can you…

Even though we don’t know each other, we’re all family on this site. Wishing you the very best in whatever you decide.