A base 2003 WRX retailed at $24,820. A base Baja retailed at $23,995. A base Outback retailed at $23,245. A base (XL) trim F-150 with 4x4 and an extended cab (no true 4-door available that year from what I could find) would sticker at $25,640 and would be arguably less practical than a Baja for a lot of folks. 

But the Baja was based on the Outback. The current base Outback is only about $600 cheaper than a current WRX. 

I know enthusiasts have been begging for a small truck, but I don’t know how much Ford’s average customer was. I think the Maverick came about more as a way to fill the void at the bottom of their lineup after killing all their cars. I really don’t think they were expecting the demand because they’ve had no trouble…

To be fair, that SR5 is not a full size truck (they didn’t release the Tundra until 2000 and even then it was a bit of a tweener until 2007).

Does insurance pay for impound fees? I've never had the misfortune to find out. 

Wisconsin also doesn't sell booze in the stadium. 

My point regarding the likelihood of people leaving the house with an empty gas tank was simply that such behavior gives you a bigger chance of getting stranded in the event of some unforeseen issue like a surprise storm. The ubiquity of gas stations is certainly an advantage that leads to people with gas cars being…

I literally said “so long as you have a place to charge at home.” So obviously not. But if we’re being honest right now, that probably isn’t a huge portion of EV owners.

Guy played himself. Everyone knows that you do the unprofitable thing right away, pay yourself millions over a couple of years with that VC money, and then jump ship. If you disrupt hard enough you can keep the scam going for a decade or more without the company making a single dime (see: Uber). 

There will only be fancy tail lights. You must upgrade to the Premier subscription for other parts. We will send you one boutique automotive part per month, hand-selected by our team of trained experts. 

This article focuses a lot on the "Subparagraph B" that calls out tech designed to tell if the driver is drunk by looking at and measuring the person. But it doesn't say much about part A that is supposed to just track how you're driving. It seems to me that there are pretty clear behaviors that the car could monitor…

Such is the pandemic car market. Where have you been?

Don't forget that the Dodge Durango, although not a luxury vehicle, has had multiple go-fast versions throughout its prolonged lifetime. 

You can't fill up if you're stuck on the highway in a storm. And while I agree that charging infrastructure is a big hurdle, it is getting easier to charge even if you don't own a home. My apartment building has 4 charging stations in the garage. I don't think that's uncommon for new complexes. Larger businesses often…

That’s one of the advantages of EVs, though. So long as you have a place to charge at home, most people are going to start their commute at 100%.

Those TikTok challenges appeal primarily to teenagers. Every teenager in history was an idiot. Need to wait until, say, 25 or so to start the culling.

“Somebody sneak me in for a review when the place opens in 2023, please." Somehow I think they will have pocketed some dumb people's money, scrapped the plan, and blamed the pandemic for everything long before we see 2023.

Tesla was able to do BEVs the way they have because they never had to make money, and because investors keep funneling cash to them with reckless abandon. They sell a comparatively tiny number of cars, and they have yet to make a profit just from selling vehicles (they depend on selling emissions credits to put them…

The people who passed it might not be in office, but I would be surprised to see California become less progressive on that front. Especially given how much they feel the impact of climate change with all the droughts and wildfires. 

Honda did basically the same thing with their Clarity (although they offered both PHEV and hydrogen versions). Toyota actually made a new (and surprisingly decent looking) Mirai, though, whereas Honda seems to have discontinued the Clarity as of last year.