In 1976, I bought a new Volare which was the worst single automobile ever made. Almost every part or system on it was terrible. The slant six, however, was very reliable. It made so little power that, when I lived in the desert, I hated to park it on asphalt on a hot summer day because it had to strain to pull itself…

“The behavior these women describe is horrifying, but the veracity of their claims will be analyzed in court.”

VW print ads from the 1960s are my favorites.

“Tesla CEO Elon Musk has thoughts about federal EV subsidies, which is that they should end, along with federal subsidies for oil and gas. This is a position that, like almost every Elon position, is half-right, in that subsidies for oil and gas absolutely should end, while subsidies for EVs should increase, since…

Elizabeth, give the guy a break. IIRC, you are 25. If by the time you are 75, as I am, you have never done anything worse than this involving an automobile, you will have led a charmed life. About a half-century ago, I did something like this on purpose, but I did leave the driver’s door window down so that my young…

“If Hamilton finishes first and claims the point for fastest lap, and Verstappen is second, they will both head to Abu Dhabi level on 369.5.”

“And that goes for most shellfish; there’s a reason some people call lobsters ‘bugs.’”

Baking powder submarines were cereal box “prizes,” in the late 1950s, IIRC. My recollection is that they were also available if you mailed in a boxtop and 25 cents.

I went to high school in the early 1960s with a young man whose family drove a 4CV, his nickname was “Dude.” The 4CV was his family’s most conventional car, their other car was a DKW with, IIRC, a three-cylinder, two-stroke engine.

“The gas tax should be higher, though it should come in conjunction with bigger EV subsidies and much higher spending on public transportation.”

“EV marine is tough. It’s a lot harder than cars because the loads are high and sustained, and although weight is less of an issue, it’s still very much an issue as is cost.”

How easy is it to get into and out of for people of different sizes?

He was grooming his hair in preparation for a job interview with Teslarati.

I am on the east coast. Even though I am a ROF (Retired Old Fart) and don’t drive very often, I do 100 mile round trips often enough to rule out cars with such limited range.

If you used gluten free cornflakes, would this recipe be gluten free?

Back in the day, 1950s-1980s, my Mom would make a large batch of iced sugar cookies for the holiday season. When my sister and I left home, she would always mail us some. After the grandkids came along, they got sugar cookies, into their 20s. Her cookies were thin, crisp, and and shipped well.

How well does the CVT work?

Having lived through that era, I think that era, I think that “Sport Size” means “too large on the outside and too small on the inside.”

This is a good article. Long distance trips are still a reality for many of us and the charging infrastructure needs improvement.

When I was 10 years old, 1956, my uncle took me to the back lot of the family business, an International Harvester dealership, and let me drive an old tractor around the back lot. He only showed me how to use first gear, but I was able to drive around the lot a few times. It made a big impression, I always had, at…