Maybe, but I will say they made it very easy and painless to refund my reservation, and I got the funds back in less than two days, so maybe it really is no questions asked.

With a few exceptions, Tesla sales “stores” aren’t in the same locations as their service centers. The local Tesla store by me is in the middle of shopping mall, but the service center (which is a service and vehicle delivery hub) is located across town. The mall location just has some cars to look at and sales staff…

They’re just putting a Ford skin over their own skeleton. Not a big deal. 

The CT looked good, but I remember the backseat was like a BRZ. For being a five-door hatchback, it had no room at all...

TL;DR version: “I’m angry about something I don’t understand based off a one-time anecdote!”

...just to tinker with.

And that legendary VW reliability...

My brother has a 2015 Cooper S. He bought it new as a graduation present to himself. It’s a great little hatchback with loads of torque, tight handling, and good build quality.

File footage of the BMW driver:

I wasn’t talking about mounting and balancing. I was talking about buying TPMS sensors. 

I know. I have a Costco membership and have bought tires from them before, but in my area you have to wait at least two weeks to get an appointment, due to Costco’s popularity. 

Oops, I meant $150 total for the sensors. It was another $40 to have them installed and activated. 

They certainly can be. The absolute cheapest price I could find online or through local shops was $151/sensor for my Subaru, and that was just for the part, not including install.

If I’m honest, it looks a little too dinky to do a ton of deflecting or protecting—I’m no engineer, but I’d love to know more.

Here’s your solution: Turo.

That’s fine, although there’s nothing wrong with the i3 parts. The column drive selector is a little odd at first, but the wheel and HVAC controls are clean and work well. 

Yeah, the “shifter”, steering wheel, and HVAC are definitely i3 parts.

Anecdotally, I’d say this is fairly accurate for an EV that’s left outside all the time.

I’d say Subaru has improved their CVT tuning tremendously since they started switching to CVTs. They switched to a metal chain in the CVT instead of a belt, and retuned the ratios. That eliminated the rubber banding effect and made the paddles far more responsive. I think they made the throttle tip-in a lot more…