Old car? This is how thermostats work on cars being built today, and will be built for year and years into the future.

1983 Trans Am was a perfectly cromulent for the time 175 horsepower. Lower trim levels of the Firebird were available with the anemic four and six cylinder options you mention.

The answer is too obvious, the 1984 Fiero 2M4.

What a difference a decade makes.

With the possible exception of Corvette geeks, an ‘84 is the one you want if you want to do something outlandish, because you can’t get much worse with a C4 than the original Crossfire - Doug Nash 4+3 combination. This cries out for an LS-anything and whatever 6-speed you can fit in the tunnel, clean and mend whatever…

Yeah, you too. It’ll happen someday for Aptera. You watch. Those things will be all over the Sunbelt.

We are one mind on this topic, as the first thing that came to mind was Dexy’s Midnight Runners and this video. Great song.

Hey, you keep the name Aptera out of your mouth...

It can work, as long as there isn’t a line. And if I need a new propane tank for the grill, it’s a must.

I dunno. It was London?

Damn right. Same thing with my daughter singing Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift and me interrupting with the correct Cruel Summer, by Bananarama.

Sustained. I’ll allow it.

You are the one who is close my friend. The 70s era B-Body GM wagons were bigger than the 90s era B-Body wagons, and bigger is better. Plus, did the Caprice/Roadmaster/Custom Cruiser have this?

Generally, I use the Express Lane rule; 10 items or less and I’m using a kiosk. 11 or more and I’m letting a cashier do the ringing. Additionally, if I have less than 4 items I’ll go get rung up at the Service Desk, where people buy lottery tickets and cigarettes these days.

Neat car, totally different from the cars listed above. The analogous Pontiac would be the Catalina Safari. A-body versus B-body.

Go big or go home. Between the full cargo area behind the front-facing third row and the power clamshell tailgate, the early to mid 70s Chevrolet Impala is the King of Wagons.

Ah, success. We had a bagel shop opened up near us by a couple who had no restaurant experience, but wanted to open the shop because there were no bagel options in our town. Well, the shop was a hit that they weren’t prepared for, and after a few months of selling out early and burning out employees, they sold out to…

Between the french onion soup and the kids meal, making the argument why I don’t want Panera for dinner to my family just became infinitely easier. I was done with them a couple menu culls ago, but the kid’s mac and cheese and broccoli cheddar soup in a bread bowl kept my kids happy. One down, one to go.

Somewhat disagree. That is akin to saying that a ICE car should be able to run forever without never needing refueling because some people will just run a car empty. They’ve made the process pretty much fool proof, but all that does sometimes is make bigger fools.

It is entirely possible that some day this car will be worth $9,250.