Not a car ad per se, but the Shell Ferrari ad was pretty epic.

I’d love to have another go in one - I’m certain it would hold up to my memories. I’m sure it would be way more engaging than my ‘14 Leaf! They were so nippy, probably because the bodies were made of tinfoil and they were deathtraps (google Nissan Tsuru). Still one of the top 3 cars I’ve ever owned (also on list: ‘73…

I agree with your points, and think Trump is one of the most dangerous Americans alive, but can we label opinions as “Opinion” and not as “News”? This kind of thing will be used as a cudgel against Jalopnik.

Why not both?

This is my argument for BEVs. ICE cars have reached the point in their development where only incremental gains can be made in power/emissions, and those gains come with increasing complexity. As they age they are likely to become maintenance nightmares. Every ICE car will be like owning a 15 year old Audi.

And the Taurus autoboxes. I worked for a donated car charity and we got lots of offers of Tauri with lunched trannies. My stepmother had the same issue with hers. Apparently a simple bit deep inside the box that the cost-cutters did their job too well on. 

Nothing new under the sun. This is done to pump up the theoretical mpg rating. I remember the fuss when the Corvette came out with the 1-4 shift under light throttle for the same reason.

A roommate offered me his Peugeot 505 Turbo for what I thought was a pretty good price. A mate came around and checked it out. He took the oil cap off and revved it, and the blast of air could have blown out a match. I seem to recall it had metric rims on it too. Dodged.

Fact. When we were delayed flying with our 5yo, the ticket counter guy told us to sit to one side. After telling heaps of irate single travelers there was nothing the airline could do, he came over to us and gave us a hotel voucher. It pays to be polite and cool with the staff, always.

The ban is just on hire scooters, right? I’ve used Limes a few times, but overall I’m not really impressed by the behaviour of the genpop. It’s a prime example of “why we can’t have nice things”. Here in Christchurch, NZ they get left in the middle of footpaths, supplied helmets get thrown all over, scooters are…

Except so many of us DO have cars and pay taxes for roads. We’re just choosing not to drive them today. Every cycle you see is another car you don’t have to sit behind in traffic, and another car park for you when you get where you’re going.

Not a big fan of stop signs either. 

Like they mention in the first sentence of the article?

Great, then those who’ve “legitimately” lost a finger get tarred with the criminal brush, adding insult to injury. No thanks.

Yeah the whole “small dick shaming” could end too. We don’t get to choose our cocks, and I’m sure our lesser -endowed bros already have enough to worry about.

Except virtually all industrial parks are near where people live. The sound of squealing tires and engines bouncing off the rev limiter can be heard for a very long way.

Only improved on by hearing the automatic shift.

This could come in handy in neighbourhoods where nav apps have diverted non-local traffic as it is a mathematically quicker route. Get enough locals walking around running nav apps as if they’re driving and maybe it could skew the data enough to get rat-runners back on arterials.

Clean ones will be 50k cars within five years, guaranteed. Tinworm, accidents, and janky modifications have trashed many of them. If a Supra is six figures, these will follow. Look at what you have to pay for a split window VW van now. Those are objectively shit vehicles (I’ve owned three) but worth moonbeams now.

Word of advice to those 240Z owners - while you keep track of the rise in values, make sure you adjust your agreed value with your insurance agent. Sure would suck trying to replace a 50k car with a 15k settlement.