I thought about that, then I checked the electrical diagram; I’m hoping they changed it in later years but for a 70 the fuel pump, starter, tach, coil, cigarette lighter, headlights, gauge lights and rear defroster are all unfused.

Subarus have something like this but with a hidden button in the tailgate, It’s a PITA to configure so I’ve never tried it.

It’s quite amazing how those old cars with simple electrical diagrams still manage to have tons wires that apparently do nothing. Just a few days ago I was trying to diagnose an intermittent problem on an old MG and I suspected maybe a loose connection so I tried removing fuses one by one until I could get the fault…

That’s a pretty good way to look at it, there’s very few modern cars exciting enough, at least for me, to think “it’s a shame it doesn’t come with a manual”. Pretty much the only example I can come up with would be the Alfa Romeo 4C but then again that’s only a car I lust after, not something I’d actually buy.

I’d say that’s not too far off actually, and as the technology matures the difference will become even more drastic.

I have a small business with only two vehicles, one diesel and one gasoline doing about 35,000 miles a year for both. Combining fuel and maintenance costs going electric would save me about $4,500 annually for both vehicles so it’s certainly an attractive proposition even though it would probably take a few years to…

It certainly is crap but I like it, vaguely resembles an Avanti from the front, weird from the sides and back and GATED SHIFTER!!!

Definitely this, since I’m the only one in my family moving around during all this I’ve been using everyone’s cars after a couple of dead batteries and flat tires were found. Guards at my apartment building were pretty impressed by my driving in on 6 different cars in 6 days, haha.

Being not from the US that price for a 125cc bike is eye watering, for almost $500 less Honda sells in my country the CB190R which is simply more bike for less money. They don’t sell the Grom but they do sell the Navi which on paper is very similar but that costs about $1,250 taxed and titled..

I have a hammock with seatbelts in my DD pretty much permanently installed, for the other cars it’s just usually a towel over the seat.

If they’re going to do this they could at least have the decency to make sure both cars share the same:

I was thinking about the Volt and Bolt also, that kind of crap is going to get really frustrating for servicing and looking for parts.

A visit to Wolfsburg should make it immediately clear where they got Rabbit from, the town is teeming with them.

I agree, my car came with 45 from the factory and after a particularly bad month with 5 blowouts I went to 50 on the same wheels and haven’t looked back. The car was marginally better in the curves but just from that tiny change I’ve experienced no flats with the taller tires.

Yes, more stop than start unfortunately, traffic is very bad where I live. As far as the coil I guess it would be pretty easy to either swap it out for another and try or cover it with some heat reflecting tape; so far the proposed measures are:

I actually do quite a bit of driving in assorted old british cars, as well as my own MGB GT which hasn’t yet let me down; it’s just this particular car that on a hot day in heavy traffic suddenly just stops and then won’t start back up again until after 10 or 15 minutes. Engine is at normal operating temperature so…

Noticing how half of the posts are mentioning reliability I must share that just this past weekend I successfully completed a 35 mile drive in an MGB GT with just one single breakdown.

Way cheaper, and more fun to go this route:

This is exactly how I feel too; the XK engine was a masterpiece and gives the sports cars much of their character. Also, even with electrification they’re not going to be practical or comfortable daily drivers so it doesn’t even make sense from an ecological point of view even. An electric Mk V or even Mk II would…

The cost to make them run isn’t that high really, Jaguar made pretty much the same engine until the 90's so drivetrain parts for these are not hard to come by, and they’re pretty reliable if in good shape. The XK engine is the heart of these and gives the car a good part of it’s character.