I have owned a Jalpa for 8 years now. Looks just like the one you test drove. Here is some more Jalpa trivia for you.

Not that I, as a gun owner, have much love for the NRA, but considering the kind of idiocy they have to go against within the anti-gun crowd, they need to pay the way as much as they can. I mean, come on, California has "evil features" written as words of law.

It's not a waste of money, It's going to make the lawyers rich beyond their wildest dreams. All thanks to their friend the Governor.

All it means is that a LOT of money will leave Michigan to buy these cars. Oh an the tax dollars will also leave Michigan as they will pay the other state's tax and claim the credit on their tax return.

I can't really put into words how disappointing this is. American automotive innovation has been disappointing ever since my expectations skyrocketed after reading a 1990 Motor Trend spread called Future Cars Today!

Hey, but at least they gave the opportunity for the public to have a say in this, through open discussions and debates. Plus, it's not like they tried to sneak it into some other bill like our government is so fond of.

And with that Gov Snyder has secured my vote for whoever is running against him

[quick trip through Googletown]

Pictured: the entire state of Michigan, including East Lansing.

Yet, when pressed for details on why these laws exist in the first place, every politician merely shrugs, or rambles off some nonsensical bs about it's "better for the consumer." We all know it's about lobbyists paying money to politicians to protect an outdated business model and jobs in the face of newer…

How can you make it ILLEGAL to NOT use a 3rd party to sell your products?

It is Michigan, home of the UAW.

You suck Michigan!

One of the comments really puts it into perspective....

Visualized (with assist from WhiskeyGolf):

I'm with you. I don't actually get why there's so much hate here. Yeah, it's kinda lame. But seems to me that's intentional. The awkward and embarrassing performances make it funny.

And customers agree, with Jeep's little Cherokee becoming the best-selling vehicle in the lineup in the first year on its way to 170,000 annual sales. Despite the botched launch. Despite the transmission issues. Despite the face. Despite the fact that it's not "a real Jeep" in the eyes of some.

Mass transit, like literally every other form of transportation, is subsidized in part by the government. The difference for mass transit is that they're almost always in the negative because they don't charge a fair equivalent to their costs (nor should they), so moves like this are great.

At this point it seems like the less a car is a "real" example of a brand the better it will do. All of those BMWs, Porsches, and Jeeps that are supposedly the opposite of what their brand represents are doing just fine. We live in world of aluminum pick ups and automatic Ferraris sacred cows make delicious profit…

C'mon, we know what it's doing.