I think you read that wrong. The lowest setting is not to be used while driving! The same thing goes for the tallest setting. They are used for maintenance reasons only. The second highest is the off-road setting, the second lowest the on-road setting. The on-road setting is used for all roads. City, highway, all of…

Do you own those in the US? That is unexpected. You should add a 205 GTi to that group.

I did not word that properly. The 205 did save Peugeot (I own a restored 1987 205 CTi that is stock 205, other than the 2.0T powerplant). It is why I mentioned the later 80s. Starting with the introduction of the 205 Peugeot did churn out some absolutely great cars. I would argue the 206 was the last of that streak. Th…

Good cars too, as I described above. Preferably with the original front bumper though, not with the last-year-only facelifted one in your picture.

I borrowed one in 2018, in Wales. A clattery old NA diesel with 200k-ish miles and poorly tuned, proven by clouds of soot at a cold start. But man did I love driving that car in Wales. Very comfortable, very fun in a slow car fast way and more capable than the narrow tires would make you believe. I was told by people…

Despite not being French (or speaking French) I own 2 Peugeots. Today. A 1987 and a 2000. The 2000 one, a 406 coupe, has been my daily driver since 2012. It has 360k on the odometer nowadays, and it’s not a diesel. Other than scheduled maintenance and normal maintenance (brakes, tires, ...) the total costs to keep it…

504s, like the 404s before it and 505s after it, were shipped to Africa in huge numbers. As old used cars. They would live a second and third life there, as taxis. Because they were so incredibly durable.

The challenges of competing with not just their German competition but the Japanese as well were too much for the company.

Not entirely true. The EU is not telling Suzuki they cannot continue to offer the Jimny as is. However, if Suzuki does not lower the average CO2 emissions of their fleet they will have to pay a fine. A very steep fine, based on how much their fleet average exceeds the threshold multiplied by the number of cars they…

I am sorry, but you are absolutely false. When a 1920 Ford Model T and a 2020 Toyota Prius burn a liter of gas each, their CO2 emissions will be roughly the same.

What you are describing about a certain classic car regulation is not a European regulation, it’s a German one. I do agree it’s moronic.

Try Germany or Belgium. Cheap yet inefficient vehicles are taxed out of the market in the Netherlands. A €12k emissions tax for a 2020 Jimny means no one buys them.

In your example, the Netherlands, a hybrid Jimny would be cheaper than a non-hybrid. Mostly because in the Netherlands the 2020 Jimny is hit with a €12k CO2 emissions tax due to its high emissions/low efficiency. A hybrid would not be hit with this tax, or with only a very minor one, making a hybrid cheaper than a…

Those lardy family blobs are so expensive that Mercedes can afford a little fine. The Jimny does not have the profit margin to do so. Additionally, Mercedes has Smart.

Because it is almost double the fuel consumption the fleet average has to achieve quite soon. As Suzuki does not have hybrids or electrics to compensate, the Jimny is problematic for Suzuki. The fuel consumption fleet average of Suzuki would be too high, resulting in steep fines for Suzuki.

No, that is not what is happening. The companies producing big heavy blobs also produce fuel efficient hybrids and electrics. Pooled together their fleet average of absolute fuel economy per car is better than that of Suzuki.

The Autobahn is not meant for tourists though. It is meant for driving from A to B. It’s literally a highway. You can drive to your work appointment at the middle of the day on a well used piece of highway, and you can do it is fast as you want to and the road will physically allow you. This is very different from…

You either keep it unrestricted for all cars or restrict it for all. A special speed limit based on fuel type is silly.

When there is a speed limit on the German Autobahn, it tends to be either 80 (construction) or 130. You sometimes see 60 (construction with super narrow lanes) or 100 as well. 120 is quite uncommon.

You received a crossover? That sucks. Could you not deny that ‘upgrade’?