There’s a difference between not being able to walk, and not being able to use a clutch.  Fuck off with that elitist shit.

Get out of your mindset.  There are plenty of people, young and old, with leg and foot problems which prevent them from driving a manual-equipped car.  Why shouldn’t they be allowed to drive something fun?

No, what’s sadder is complaining about the availability of an automatic that might allow someone to drive the car who otherwise wouldn’t be able to.

The easiest way is to simply not have physical space in which to keep vehicles.  :(

You forgot your /s at the end.

Key word: startups.  Same shit as the others in Silicon Valley.

And if you’re testing/troubleshooting in a manner where equipment must be energized, there’d better be secondary safety measures in place and pay close attention. 

If you work in a decent facility who actually cares about safety, and then follow the guidelines and don’t do anything stupid, there’s very little chance of an accident occurring.

LOL, if you say so!

By “American auto industry,” you mean damn near every industry worldwide which has been affected by this mess?

They’re likely missing something important...ECU, BCU, maybe some other controller.  Depending on what it is, could be plug-and-play, otherwise it’ll need to be programmed for a particular truck, or at least pre-programmed as much as possible other than the VIN.

I.........just don’t get it.

Eh, it’s just different sameness over their, car-wise.  They’re only novel because they’re different.

Assuming here = US, are you fucking kidding me that the roads throughout the entire country are simply “a different breed of sameness?”  Um, no.

Have you ever spoken to anyone who owns a Prius?  The fuckers last forever.

Did you get some Rice Krispie Treats?

Luckily, mine was smoke-free.  It had been my grandmother’s first car as well - she learned to drive when she was 65.  Several cousins learned to drive on it and then the lovable hunk of crap was passed on to me. 

More like “Pinto looks.”  It’s surprisingly close to the ‘79 3-door I had, both inside and out.

You could also make sure your doors were locked though!

Eh, that makes sense, given it’s a cellular driven service. It’s not simply a remote start button on a dongle.