theologians reportedly concluded that people, whether religious or not, are probably ready to hear that intelligent life is out there without it blowing away their minds or their beliefs

I voted NP as it’s clean, collectable (somewhat) and $4500.

If you want your Volkswagen to come with a bed for your mulch then you really have only one choice: the Amarok.

I guess the marketeers think ‘we’ want to identify with the people and their lifestyle from the ad. People owning an airplane half a century ago, and outdoorsy people nowadays.

A car with more mass is safer at the expense of the other traffic. It’s not inherently safer, like a seat belt or an airbag. Adding more mass (or height) is an arms race to the bottom.

And this is exactly why these are loved. Well, one of the reasons.

It will be highly entertaining outside of town as well. Just avoid highways if you can.

The 2CV falls into the exact same category as the Beetle, the Mini and the Fiat 500. Icons of a bygone era. Cheap cars that were built for many decades virtually unchanged, millions were built and everyone seemed to have owned one back in the day. I know my mom had multiple in the 70s, for example.

To be even more fair, I have asked myself the “what’s the matter with the British” a lot more often in the last decade or two. I could say something similar about the Americans to be honest.

Mass-Market French cars tend to be fine. They sell well because they are competitive in their own way.

It’s exactly what I have in mind for my (currently) 54 hp mk2 VW Golf. It would turn it into a great grocery getter and commuter.

The Palio we got in Europe came from South America, if I’m not mistaken. One of the reasons teh Palio failed in (Western) Europe; clearly designed with a different market in mind.

I'd love a Saxo VTS 16V. One of the best hot hatches of the 90s.

What struck me the most about this picture were all the colors. It’s nice to see cars that are not white/grey/black.

Napolitano (Stellantis):

For example, vehicles equipped with Audio Plus get a trial of up to three years whereas Premium Audio may have a trial for up to 10 years. Beyond that, drivers will need to pay for a subscription to continue using remote services.

The good thing about this is that it helps me to know which vehicles to avoid.

Interesting. You learn something new every day. However off-topic it may be.

I’d pick something that is:

Break a hip when you are 80 and it’s a highly probable death sentence.