Simply re-badging it as a Toyota will probably help sales significantly. The Ford Explorer and Mazda Navajo were the exact same truck built by the same people on the same assembly line, but the Ford outsold the Mazda 10 to 1, despite the Navajo being less expensive.

She is far more interesting a choice for me than LeBlanc is. He always seems incredibly uncomfortable whenever he’s on camera as himself, which makes him boring to watch.

I managed to get people who have no interest in cars to watch Top Gear and they became hooked on it. They’re going to have to really work to match the fun chemistry of the dearly departed.

I believe you are correct about ‘13 being the last year for them. Mine’s a ‘12 that was a demo with 9k on the odometer. Also automatic because I’m too old to be abusing my knee while sitting in traffic. I don’t miss the stick at all.

I have one, as well. I love mine, except for the lack of trunk space (and access) when the top is down. The only photo I have is with my old Capri.

Personally I’m not a fan of wagons (probably because my first car was a 1973 Chevy Impala wagon), but I can’t deny their utility. In an era when most of us drove big cars, mine was the only one that could transport the complete set’s worth of film equipment as well as the entire crew.

Let me guess, she’s going to claim this isn’t a comic book because comic books are “all that Superman and Archie and Jughead nonsense.”

There’s a reason why most states don’t allow you to ride in pickup beds.

A croc in Florida? Probably not.

Even the best drivers will make a mistake eventually. Their attention will wander or one day they just won’t be on top of their game and make an error. Whether due to having a bad day or aging, we all get worse over time.

I suspect it will be like the switch from leaded to unleaded gas. People will resist at first, but once the benefits are obvious and local governments start mandating it, followed by the federal government, it will just be the way things are. Eventually all those leaded gas cars will be phased out and you’ll have to…

Bigger cities like NYC, Paris and London will likely ban drivers first. Rural areas will be slower to follow, but they’ll bow to the inevitable. Even US states that prize their rugged individualism will eventually cave once it’s demonstrated how much safer autos are then cars.

I don’t see taking humans out of the equation as a bad thing. Operator error is the primary cause of accidents and as the general population ages, that’s only going to increase.

20 years, max.

That’s not true, actually.

That’s actually not true. Autopilots have proven themselves superior to human pilots in every instance thrown at them.

The moment at 8:40 reminds of that shot from Avatar when they’re approaching hometree. It completely redefines the size of that aircraft.

And when you have new experiences, it seriously messes with your sense of time.

I believe that many big cities will outlaw manually-operated cars within 15 years and everyone else will follow not long after.

Yeah, it’s not like autos are Republicans.