Where is Malcolm Bricklin when we need him?

Package damaged in transit.

I was picturing a lot of fluff and the smell of melting polyester.

Wellllll......you wanted it sent via Air Mail.....

The answer is 1st Gen Scion XB (aka Toyota Bb). Reliable, durable, and a lesson in space efficiency.

This should take care of it....

IMHO the next one should be a clean-sheet design. Time to move on from the ‘69 Camaro aesthetic. If they must go retro, evoke the 3rd Gen’s design to bring in a different demo.

All aboard.....

Remember you can more for your money through the magic of badge engineering.

Most (if not all) BMWs have turn signal switches located on the stalk behind the steering wheel where someone could accidentally activate them while driving.

Was about to mention it.

I always wondered about this Matchbox car. I had it when I was a kid and it was the only one that could fly (from a kids perspective anyway). I always thought it was a fantasy car not based on a real concept.

Outlander...on a steek.

GM J-cars (notably from 1984-1988). Source: My 1984 Cavalier Type 10 CL 2.0 EFI F-41 hatch (the car had a lot of badges), which went over 300k (and still running well when it was sold) with no issues other than rust belt tin-worm, and even in that regard it held up well.

Really, not this?

This was the very first thing that crossed my mind while reading this story.

Mandatory Star.

Obligatory.

Did he ask himself: “Well....how did I get here?”