Cancerian here... Spot on with the Volvo long roof.

Over the years I’ve attended F1 both in US (Indy 2x), Montreal and Silverstone. I’ve been to a bunch of events at Lime Rock and a couple at Watkins Glen.

Trying not to lose my head over this story.

I agree, especially the bubble back hatchback.

How about best out of a Quadruplet? GM along with Suzuki made the Chevy Equinox, Pontiac Torrent, Saturn Vue and the Suzuki XL7 on basically the same platform. While I owned an 07 Vue with the Honda sourced V6 for nearly 13years, I did get to drive the Suzuki variant and it was far better. Suzuki took the platform and…

Just Stop Oil has now moved from the just annoying protestors stopping traffic and occassionally trying to get run over by F1 cars, to truly criminal behavior.

My current bike, Ducati Diavel has no reserve petcock but my old Triumph and my first bike did.  Certainly saved me a few times.  The Diavel has a warning light when low so I’ve got about 20miles till empty at that point.

I agree, there are some more durable models but once deffered maintenance comes in or general ambivalence the bills get exponentially more expensive. I think that’s the moment people go and get a newer version to replace it. It thus becomes a hooptie of sorts and the downward spiral is set in motion.

Maybe too broad a statement, but most of the Luxury German sedans. They are so cost prohibitive to repair that they’ll just fade away. I mean I own a 09 S5 but the A5's are practically (pricewise) throw away cars right now as their 4cyl is prone to grenade. So I guess I’ll specifically nominate Audi A4’s, but again…

I agree with you in principle on both. The C-Max was a good vehicle at the wrong time. UK’s offered a Grand C-Max that was actually a small mini van with three rows. I rented one in UK couple years ago with their Turbo Diesel engine and it was fantastic.

Initially yes, still annoying when you’re trying to not spill or overfill your motorcycle.

zactly, and with plastic cans they’ll tend to move on you.

It’s tough enough ensuring you don’t overfill or otherwise spill on your tank!

White turtle neck with backwards cap and ironic sunglasses and regular whiner about the coffee price he is pulling up to (the bikini coffee house?!) to buy gets a hammer through his windshield? I’m ok with this.

Same method I use for filling my motorcycle, pull the sheath back to trigger the sensor to allow for flow.  Its a PIA.

As a NY’r and Motorcycle rider I’ve encountered these. The trick is, with one hand you have to pull the sheath back enough to cause the sensor in the sheath to allow the flow to start. So with your other hand you actuate the trigger all the while you are trying not to overfill the bike. Its a royal PIA.

I guess that’s just what Tesla does.

that’s a freakin good analogy!

Far more litigious an environment IMHO and that’s made taking liberties with the rules far more verboten than it used to be.

Form before function is the design edict for this vehicle.  OAN, I got to sit in one recently and was struck by just how bargain basement the interior felt.  All the money seemed to be in the screen.  Everything else was like rental car spec.