There are probably a huge chunk of Americans out there for whom $4K is an enormous pile of cash.

except maybe fire (that’s Elon Musk’s realm, and probably shouldn’t spread)

This isn’t a Beginner’s Guide at all. You only deal with new vehicles demanding a high-cost, long-term commitment.

2 miles / day is 10% of my daily commute

Just imagine for a second if we treated any other form of pollution this way. Do we throw transparent plastic on the ground because it’s hard to see? Do we dump waste chemicals in the river as long as they’re as clear as water?

AZ’s with you. We’ll just draw lines around cowtown Phoenix.

why the truck had so much trouble considering it has so many tires with which to gain distribute grip.

I bolted a bike bottle cage to the center console in the passenger footwell on my Miata. Took a couple of goes to find the right spot, but it’s solid.

Yes this is the correct take.

Could use one of them for growing tomatoes...

I didn’t say that. I was just thinking of the Niva, while you were thinking of some Chota I’ve never met.

I’m still hung up on “sexy”. Um... her husband is sexy. She’s just ... there.

Thankfully I’m in AZ with a rust-free car. I have all the other attributes of age, though: cracked dash, rotten upholstery, peeling clearcoat (but the original solid paint is only oxidized), leaky hoses & gaskets, torn boots, failed bushings, snapped ... snaps, uglified painted wheels, faded plastic lenses...

I was veering more toward a Lada Niva...

Okay, so you start fine:

Lordy, how did you write that, while completely missing that I’d already written tripled, and quadrupled?

It’s not for a huge stride forward, though. It’s for a better understanding of automotive history.

* That’s where I was going.

You can if you want. This is English.

actually pretty good off-road. OK, it was nothing like a real 4WD off-road vehicle, but it did fine on the back roads