Well, you haven’t been able to buy a new Elise in the U.S. for more than ten years, so it isn’t really a competitor to a new 4C.

I keep considering a used C7 as a second car because it’s so much performance for the money. Then I just have to wonder where I’m going to use that performance. Even disregarding laws, there’s next to nowhere where you could push a car like this while staying in one lane. And I can’t afford to track my 86, let alone a…

Where are the 20-year old used cars that dominate the roads today going to come from in 2040?  They certainly won’t be electric.

I have to agree with the whole ‘who cares’ portion of this.

Ohio is a special case because all of the surrounding states don’t require a front plate.  The only time you’re likely to get a ticket for not having one is if you’re illegally parked and getting a ticket for that anyway.

That was my point?

You don’t have to test the longevity. It’s flash memory, it’s not intended for limitless read/write cycles. If you’re relying on being able to write to it indefinitely, you’re doing it wrong.

Honestly, that’s not the weak part of the argument.

While this isn’t a terrible idea, keep in mind that GTA (and Midnight Club’s even larger array of customization) allow you to produce some color/reflection combinations that aren’t actually possible in the real world.

I feel like it is very difficult to watch, either when (rarely) televised or in person. The stages are very long and spread out, and often hard to get to in the first place. Runs being timed also makes it harder to gauge who is doing well and who isn’t. Drone footage will probably help with this in the future since…

I suspect I’ve replied to this comment before, but it’s not always possible to release the clutch without gas until the car starts moving. Not everything idles high enough/has enough torque for that.

It’s != in most languages.

I have to wonder why it matters at all. We can’t be all that far away from a fully automated assembly line. I doubt it’s even a question of technology anymore, just a matter of waiting until cost of building one is less that cost of paying X workers to do the same thing.

It’s possible prices had gone up at the time, but to someone with zero interest in the things, they absolutely looked like a crappy old family car to me at the time.

A ten year old engine that’s only done 50k is basically good as new with some minor work. A ten year old interior that’s done 50k is often trash. Some interiors are trashed after just a few years. Those are the cases where putting in a new interior would basically net you a new car.

Only $2000? That seems awfully low for basically repainting two doors.  I got quoted $2k to fix a two-inch long scratch a couple years ago (and decided a touch up pen and some clearcoat was a better choice).

The Magnum was an affordable RWD station wagon. I can’t think of anything else in that category produced later than it was.

It’s not like Dodge (or any other manufacturer for that matter) makes anything like the Magnum anymore, so, no, not really. It was unusual even for it’s time, wagons haven’t been commonplace since the 80s.

The whole point of this story was that mechanicals last much longer than the interior of a car. If the mechanicals are basically new, then why not put in a new interior and have what is going to feel like a brand new car?

Who wants worn out interior parts to replace worn out interior parts? The whole point is to refresh the interior. To most people, a new interior is all it takes to make a car seem brand-new. Most of the major mechanical parts won’t need a significant rebuild after just fifteen years.