I agree, pay per use is probably the way to go.

As a (36yr. old) father of two young children (11 months and 3 years), I am amazed that kids will basically grow up with access to this technology. I remember when having a cell phone and a satellite dish was a big deal.

As a car enthusiast, it’s good to see this excitement over a vehicle, however irrational it may be. And by irrational, I’m just talking about putting $1000 on an unknown quantity that is probably 2 or more years from hitting the road.

It’s not clear yet if the Model 3 will include supercharger access. Considering Tesla’s “lecturing” of Model S owners use of the system, I’d be surprised if it’s included in the base price when the rubber actually starts meeting the road.

Exactly what I expected to see. <shrug>

Needs more tech.

I agree. Even the folks who race them are rarely the ones buying them new.

I’d wager a guess that almost all new Miata are sold as lifestyle vehicles.

Honda’s putting it’s money where buyers are putting their money: in the CR-V. The Indiana plant that produces it is about to get a big investment, reports Automotive News:

Yeah, I probably should have left my B-I-L example off, because it wasn’t really my counterpoint argument, it was just a good example of when moving on is the right thing to do.

I’m not saying I disagree with your column, but I could write a counterpoint that touches on how worn out cars help to keep poor people poor.

That car deserves a (stolen) B18C5 swap.

The EPA could take the money from VW to pay for their Animas River spill.

Why would it be 4-door only? They can base it off the Civic (like the ILX).

I’d love to hear more about this Penguin habitat issue.

C’mon man, you know most of your friends can barely check their cars oil. There will always be exceptions, obviously.

I hear ya, but it’s still a lot of car for the money.

Looking above, I see you had a Mazda5 and hit on some of the reasons the bigger vans are better. Ours (a 2010 GT) has 110k on it and it likes to cup tires, the trans requires frequent fluid changes, the struts blew out at 60k, it eats away bar bushings, it’s noisy on the highway, the mileage isn’t that great, it’s…

Yeah, they aren’t as bulletproof as the rest of the options, nor are they as big. I have a 2010, so a late revision, and I added ‘12+ rear springs as well as the Konis and big rear sway bar.

Short answer: rear facing car seats don’t fit in all cars.