It was very convenient, and a comfortable long-distance driver. I had zero problems with it over the 4 years I owned it; it only had the standard preventative maintenance.

The midgate is such a good thing. I had a first-gen Chevy Avalanche, and it was so useful to be able to have a short bed and carry passengers or a long bed to carry stuff (I was renovating a house at the time so it was very useful.) The Avy bed panels were great for loading stuff in bad weather and keeping things dry.…

The Vega was horrible; I had a friend who bought one new and it barely lasted 4 years, and that was with one engine replacement. As a former Corvair owner, I’m not sure they belong on the list; they were decent cars, but the ‘69 models were a bit bodged together by the factory. I owned a ‘64 Corvair at the same time…

A friend rebuilt a C3 with LS power, upgraded brakes, suspension, etc. It looks completely stock from the outside, but it’s become a whole different car (much better than that Indy replica a brother in law had - what an ox cart.)

Volvo has the port in the same place as Teslas. Now if Tesla would deign to set Volvos up on their platform, I’d be able to see how well it works; there are no Magic Dock chargers anywhere near me, but plenty of Superchargers.

IIRC they used to buy their cars blind so the companies wouldn’t know it was CR buying it and do anything different from the norm for delivery. I’m not sure if they still do that.

Nope. For example, Madeleine Albright, the Sec of State in the Clinton Administration, was born in Prague. She became a US citizen in 1957.

Shades of Henry Ford and the Ford Sociological Department checking on workers in the late-1910s.

I’ve owned several Volvos; none of mine have or had major troubles. My current Volvos have had zero problems. I’ve seen a lot about the Android Automotive-based systems that have more quirks; one of my cars has it, and while it needed rebooting at first, each software release has made it more reliable.

I have a Volvo with the Android OS, and it has been getting better with each release. That said, some car control features in Sensus have not made it over to the Android system, and that’s annoying. Most of the time I use CarPlay for apps.

I’ve owned one, and it’s so much fun, but the ad has so many off-putting things that I would not touch this one. You are better off spending more money and finding a solid one.

I’ll defend the vehicle voice control system, only because it allows me to focus on the road rather than looking at a screen to change the heating/cooling of the seats and to turn the steering wheel heat off and on. I think that’s the only time I use it.

The view is spectacular; the apartment is the altar to the god of poor taste.

For me, “Bullitt” was great for seeing parts of San Francisco before the 1989 earthquake. “The French Connection and “The 7-Ups” are much better. 

I could see using an 009 in a limo service when I need to go to the airport. I’m an hour-plus from a major airport, and this would be a nice way to travel.

Yes, many ships in that part of the Pacific deliver freight to the islands and provide passenger accommodations. Some islands have no large harbors, so ships crane goods down to smaller vessels to take into harbor or shore.

Oh god no, they’ve been around New England for a long time. They started in CT IIRC. As someone who grew up on the Island, I’m sorry to hear they’ve invaded your space.

The most smarmy POS dealership in our area. Dan’s dealership did all sorts of old-time crap, like holding the customer’s keys to get you to sign on a new car (the PD was called to the dealership at least twice I know of.) I’m glad they’re gone from our area. I am so glad their stupid commercials are gone from the…

Real NH temp plates are made out of cardboard, so they may fall off if they get really wet. 60-day temp plates are rare, they are for people who move to NH and are waiting for their title to be able to get regular plates. Either way, if a NH cop pulls you over, they will ask for the temp registration that goes with…

In 1979, I was flying Air Canada from Boston to Nova Scotia to hang out with some college friends. We were flying along, and BOOM, the plane decompressed as it lost its tail cone and rear door. A couple of people had cuts and scrapes, but no serious injuries that I remember. I got hit with some food items that were try…