In the auto industry, delivery dates are hard dates that never move to the right, you have to make the model year, and you have to be early enough to get in the factory on time, etc. Their choice was probably ship it or...ship it.

That is oddly one of my “complaints” about the Leaf we bought. There is nothing to do on a regular basis...I put new lighter wheels and tires on it when the originals wore down, for a slight performace/range upgrade. But otherwise there is no aftermarket, nothing to improve except visually. There is some eventual…

One of the Crown Vic police cars (late 90s/early 2000s model) in my hometown didn't require a key to start.

Used to move my buddy’s 82 Chevy truck on him at school, he didn’t even have a key for it anymore.

Funny. In Mexico City antique plates (cars over 25 or 30 years old, cant remember) mean you can drive daily, unlike newer (10 to 25/30 years old) cars that are simply old and not considered classics.

I know how it goes, just cracking a quick joke. People on here seem to think only new vehicles can reliably get over 200k.

That’s actually pretty close.

Ricky? Is that you?

I wouldn’t pin facts on someone from a dealership...they aren’t exactly known for their outstanding trustworthiness.

Now that’s what I’m talking about!

I was born and raised in North Central Massachusetts. That image could have easily been taken in someplace like Gardner or Orange.

Ha! Back when I owned my own indy bookstore, I had an ‘87 6-door Subu. So useful. Only nuisance was I had to buy a telescoping snow-scraper to be able to reach to scrape snow and ice off the middle of the windscreen.

You’ll definitely get some flak for claiming something from the 80s made 300k miles.

There are so few vehicles that can haul 6 people, all their stuff and a boat, ATV trailer or camper with 4X4 capability in relative comfort that it puts the “Burb” in a category all by itself. My 2004 sits in the driveway 6 days a week, costs me $1000+ a year in maintenance repairs on average, but is an irreplaceable…

As a Suburban lover, it infuriated me to no end that GM never put the Duramax in the 3/4-Ton Suburbans, and then they killed the 3/4-Ton off altogether due to low sales.

That bottom picture is the most Massachusetts image I’ll see today.

You should buy all those cars. YOLO

Yes, the charging infrastructure is big and growing, and destination chargers play a very important role in that. I absolutely prefer staying at a hotel that has a charger to one that doesn’t, and that preference is pushing the rollout of charging.

But that’s just one piece of the puzzle. As you note, inter-city…

I’ve always thought parking brakes shouldn’t have a default click (overridden with your thumb), but rather the other way around. Pull it, then push your thumb down to lock it. Seems a lot safer to me...and more fun in the right hands. Also, this is a good example of why you shouldn't call it the Emergency Brake. It…

Yeah, I listened and bought an a3 and Touareg tdi so thanks I guess? Oh well we were all hosed.