Correct, in states where they’re not allowed to sell direct, they wouldn’t be dealers. But wherever customers go to pick up their car, Tesla is a registered dealer.

My point is that they’re registered as dealers, it wasn’t a comment on their “galleries” or anything. A “dealer” doesn’t have to have a showroom like you’re accustomed to with the traditional dealer model.

Tesla, Lucid, Rivian, etc, are all registered dealerships in the areas they’re allowed to sell direct to consumer.

Right on. I get frustrated when people start mouthing off about average (whatever) not being truly representative.

Buddy, you need a F-650 for that Costco run.

It doesn’t help that writers, such as yourself, pop out a very broad “crashing and killing people” line without elaborating. If we limit this to JUST self-driving vehicles (not Level 2 assistance systems and one manufacturer’s so-called “Full Self Driving.”) then you’re really at ONE “killing” people and, most…

It looks like he interpreted the list backwards.

Why would I want to go to the airport to buy merchandise at 2x the price of typical retail, and eat at restaurants at 3x the price of typical restaurants? Even if I was wealthy I wouldn’t do this.

Agreed. Some manufacturers get shit on because their car designs are “boring,” but they designs tend to stay refreshingly contemporary for a long time. Now, in VW’s case, the car itself doesn’t stay useful for as long as the styling is contemporary. Lol.

It’s a beige alert, sir.

I like the looks of this more than the Blazer. Throw Apple Carplay/Android Auto in there and this looks very much in the running for my next EV.

Ask your doctor if Kia Seltos is right for you.

They misjudged where the market for passenger travel was heading. By the time they realized they had misjudged, they had already made huge commitments in time and money to different companies, countries, politicians, etc. So they were really obligated to follow through even if it would have been a better strategic…

Counter-counter take: all manufacturers have recalls now and then. Some more than others.

I saw this movie once about a bus that had to speed around the city, keeping it’s speed over 50 or else it would blow up. I think it was called “The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down.”

No, I said “Monorail.” Now go away, Flanders.

Give him a Sharpie and he can make anything happen.

It’s like when you used to go to a store and ask for a refund, and they’re all like, yeah, we’ll mail you a check within 30 business days, and you’re like “but you took my cash right away!”

Apparently, there’s a hatch on top of the C-5's cockpit that pilots sometimes pop their head out of to help the other pilot steer around other planes and such.

If you were doing a comparo test for a magazine, yes. But people cross-shop different vehicle segments quite often.