Using this as an excuse to post a pic of my favorite mule ever don’t mind me. It's a Jaguar XJ220 powertrain mule.

I thought this too.
But our family wagon is currently in the shop, so we ended up with a crossover temporarily. Based on my experience over the last few weeks, these points fall apart quickly.

Gas stations have had years to implement chip readers. I’m sure Visa and Mastercard are tired of their bullshit excuses at this point.

Mr. 3008 over here...

Of course they were all sold. To dealers, who are Toyota’s actual customers. Most dealers then resold them, some didn’t for a looong time.

As I recall ToyLex claimed all 500 were sold back when they came out. I guess their marketing department sold a lie.

My question is: what kind of dealer markup is there on a 7 year old new limited edition discontinued car? Can you bargain? “Hell no! I’m not paying that! It’s seven years old!”  Would really like to know what they went for. 

Same here...i was actually gonna get 2

To quote Free Market Party Company above...

Do you commute 65 miles one-way? 

“the latest year for which data is available, only 4.9 percent of vehicle trips had a distance of 31 miles or more.”

If this mattered, the millionth Ford Focus Electric would be rolling off the line soon.

Range anxiety is mostly irrational. Facts don’t matter and won’t matter.

Common error: you’re taking your own requirements and applying them to everyone.

I completely believe that this car isn’t right for you. Maybe no current EV will meet your requirement, and that’s fine, honestly. But if there’s a market for this why would you begrudge those for whom this would work?

...challenges the idea that EVs have to compete directly with ICE vehicles in terms of range.

Lol. How many Leafs were sold with a 74 mile (when new) range? Alot.

It was on fire? 

Wish I could star this more. When I was 20 something, a rental was an excuse to play. But I didn’t get many business trips because I was a junior dude. I travel more now now that I am a more senior guy. I drive a rental like I do my private car. Maybe a bit slower since I am unfamiliar with the car and where I am…

With regard to the advisability of purchasing a former rental car. P.J. O’Rourke perhaps said it best:

That $42 is a bit high. Guessing you bought it off amazon from some reseller?

If purple was good enough for the samurai and the caesars, it's good enough for you 

This was a pretty nice seeming car at the time.