<Truck commercials have misled me to believe these vehicles should be able to cross this terrain.> 

I want a standard cab, or at least a two door. Whatcha got?

I grew up in the ‘50s during the worst part of Cold War I. We expected the Rooskies to nuke us at any minute; we had air raid drills in school, and every city had large public shelters. Many homeowners dug up their back yard and put in fallout shelters stocked with food and water, a shortwave radio and a geiger…

Spoiler alert: you don’t.

The panel van is the iconic image of the counter culture movement.

Did it have a UAZ engine swapped in?

Not to be confused with the Millennial Falcon, which lives in its parent’s hangar until it turns 26.

The as yet unsubstantiated rumor that Musk put out of 0-60 in 5 seconds is for the unloaded configuration, it was nearer the 13-20 second mark hauling 80,000 lbs gross combined weight, which isn’t nearly as impressive even if it was faster than most loaded diesel trucks.

Theoretically yes, but it’s my impression that Tesla handles all of that for their chargers. Tesla buys the power from whatever local municipal power company operates in the area, and then sells/gives it to vehicle owners at whatever price.

Within that model, it would be more sensible for Tesla to sell the vehicle with…

I’m most interested in discovering when the obsessive coverage of the Wrangler will end.

I know that you said 2018, but what I’d really like to know is if the diesel JLU will be a decent vehicle for towing. Not day-in-day-out, gooseneck-type towing, but will it be able to handle, say, 5,000 pounds? And perform decently with a brake controller?

Right? Thermostat FIRST. Shoot, by the description just pop the hose off and look in there, “Hey, look, it’s full of shit! I bet that’s the problem!”

Yeah, seven Yugos would be seven Yugos too many. Trust me.

That’s why I’m glad I live in a backwoods. People don’t even have TV in their house let alone gas pumps. Either way just set it to autofill and then get back in the car until it’s done. Welcome to the shithole time we live in where you can’t get a moment’s peace. It’ll only get worse. Right now some dickhole is…

The headliners stayed in place long enough for the car to sell. That is really the only thing they cared about. The same attitude went for drivetrains, bodies and electrical items. Designed by engineers - refined by accountants.

C’mon, driving a Bedouin tent would be off-the-hook awesome.

My dad tried some 3M adhesive spray. Didn’t really work.

One of my first cars was a 1975 Camaro that came with this perforated vinyl over foam and cardboard headliner that was already sagging when I took ownership. My solution was to take the headliner down, flip it over, paint the back with a couple cans of red Rustoleum, and reinstall it upside down. All the trim pieces…

It’s no coincidence that this was the era when the US car companies let the MBAs have complete control. They didn’t care about what product they made - they only cared about quarterly profits. The cars were just widgets to finance.

The narrow, tall-sidewall, bias-ply tires seem to be the root of at least half that evil.