Re truck prices:

Som really big mud flaps would really complete it.

This I'm sure has been mentioned:

An actual, real debated and ratified list would be cool don't you think? Not to mention japlop could possibly monetize it.

So is there a full list of jalop-approved (TM?) cars somewhere? And if so who determines which cars are on it or off of it?

Lead photo now changed. I wonder why?

From that picture angle it looks a lot like the final edition of the Pontiac trams am.

Mmm... Deer jerky.

Cellphones shouldn't be banned, nor should eating or drinking or petting your dot or scolding your kids. If you cause an accident their will be penalties and higher insurance premiums to pay.

We are talking at least a century of cheap, plentiful oil and 350 or more years of NG. So changing to other energy alternatives is at least that far off. the US taxpayer is paying for tech development that is far too premature and is thus a waste.

Disruptive like turbine engines, or steam power or rotaries?

You can't be serious. compare apples carwise: the lotus upon which the tesla is based is 60000 tops while the tesla is 110000 (car and driver numbers). Thats 50000 worth of gas plus the lotus has virtually unlimited range and can operate In extreme cold climates.

Here's what the wiki definition of gimmick is:

Astronomical cost. Worse range than any gas car on the market. A gimmick rather than a real car. (I wonder how many are DDs ?)

The underpinnings are fine but the power train is a gimmick - Tiny sales numbers; tiny market - just buy the lotus and save the cash and get a better car.

A gimmick car and car company looking for another gimmick to drive sales.

My mother and my aunt both owned one (vega coupe and astre wagon respectively). Absolute garbage cars. Head gaskets carburation and other engine issues, leprosy levels of rust, crummy cramped interiors. The styling and concept - like so many other GM cars of that era - were good to great, but the execution was…

And 500000 Americans gave up looking for work. That means 325000 fewer Americans employed than last

Mercedes r type - likely the lower level diesel - the rims are small. Not the Pacifica IMO as the rear side window ends much closer to the whEel well.

Lets get the history straight.