Not really. Beat the rear legroom etc being 6'3" +, automatic climate control back in the 80s and ironically reliable electronics. We put 360,000 miles with the only issue being finding the correct sparkplug (dang it was picky), redoing the rear suspension at 200K, and if it was not for a pesky Infiniti going 45 into…

Almost. This one - Cardoba was considered “bad” and “tacky” by even Americans and their barge standards.

Sound strange but I am seeing a lot of early 2000s Hyundai here. Not bad, but the rear fender has some of that old Elantra feel when they made the rear deck lid higher than the fenders/lights.

Hyundai typically pushes their designs. They might have the most unique and interesting design shop out of the current list of manufacturers and are not afraid to take a risk. Good for them.

Counterpoint -  this would make it the worlds BEST fleet vehicle. Not for the driver but rather the fleet manager.

Ignore the Pinto, Nova, Gremlin, etc. Those were “cheap” cars trying to hit a pricepoint in a disruptive economy. How about the same “quality” but with a big pricetag, pour one out fuel bill and poor reliability.

You know, if you think you might hate it in a year, how about just don’t.

NBC’s Heroes that only drove Nissans - and mostly meh Nissans. (Ok, a version of Ali Larter did have a Nissan Z). It was so forced that it made Michael Bay and the GM product placement in Transformers seem like a stealth shot. Not only that but they put in an ad or picture constantly in everything - like they got a…

He did it on about the busiest it would ever be. It is tourist season for Cherokee/Smokies, so that was PEAK traffic. You might be slowed down by bears or elk more than human traffic. Swain County is not just rural, it is extremely rural. With the mountain terrain, its 14K in population is clustered in specific spots…

As to the corpo-humanoid, he legally waived his birth identity so while the corporation was technically a person, the 225lbs of southwestern chicken-infused human bag of bacterial saltwater was *technically* not a person. Eat Fresh

Yeah, my OTHER car is a 2+engine. That was so important they made it into the model name. Mr. Two. The 2+2 is the family car. I was maxing out the practicality so much it has a trunk!

No 2+2 can be mandatory. Track days, ok sure - not needed. But is this thing a track rat? Nope.

Stop bikes, save the bridges wagons....

It is easier to get into college in Texas than it is to own a firearm in Japan. Actually Texas offers handguns as part of the admission package.

Don’t need to. I did the equivalent of a free clinic.

Yes, they have TEAMS of redundancies. And even seasoned fighter jet pilots still miss thing on their pre-flight check.

Neutral -

Whatever engine note the car is making [naturally].

Blast NWA or RAtM’s “F*** the police” as loud as you can. Get a permit ahead of time. Add a few hand written signs. As the point of the protest is to be HEARD!