It doesn’t help that - almost invariably - the people who can have a tiny, late-model 2-seater are old, so anything low-slung is going to be hard to get into and out of. While I’m still relatively spry, by the time buying something without a backseat for daily use would be completely impractical, I’ll probably be…

Considering it was technically a concept car, the EV1 should have made this list.

The best-ever commercial is still not a Super Bowl commercial, and that of course is GEICO’s Aunt Infestion.

Grew up on the Cape in the 70s. I was a little kid, but even then it gave me a completely different perspective on the Kennedys, before I was aware of what the family had done and been through.

Just before Dieselgate, the AdBlue (urea) heater in our Passat failed. This was a known issue with the Passat, but Volkswagen wouldn’t acknowledge the problem, and the dealer (that I worked for at the time) wanted $1,200 to replace the unit, because the car was out of warranty at that point. Being the cheapskate…

Overall the commercials were too shouty and frenetic, and Takis are literally hot garbage, so I’m not sure what Dorito’s is imitating here.

I did start the the thread with “when was the last time?”

It’s weird. I searched the Prime app on our Roku and found everything else James May, but not ...Italy. A Google search on my laptop took me right to the series page. I have no idea why this is; everything I’m using is off the shelf.

20 years ago. That’s my point. Lots of things have changed since then, starting with vapor recovery, which led to changes in the pump designs and fuel fillers.

Were you tasered at a gas station? I would think that would be filed under “something more obvious”.

Funny, but after I wrote this I went looking for “...Italy” in Prime and couldn’t find it.

Wait until the winning bidder realizes that the money isn’t going to the former President’s legal fund...

Had the race ended as expected, the switch to the lap counter would have been fine, as once the official final lap starts the clock isn’t supposed to matter.

Please provide an example of this actually happening. All I’ve been able to find is an old Snopes article and some references to the Mythbusters episode where they tried blowing up a gas station with a cell phone.

I’ve tried watching Our Man In... India several times now, and I can’t get through the first episode. I liked Japan, haven’t seen Italy yet, and I generally like his work. I find myself not caring about the content.

When is the last time static electricity - and not something more obvious - been the cause of a fire at a gas station? Getting in and out of the car might be bad for other reasons (like not properly monitoring the pump) but static electricity seems like an old wives’ tale, considering you’re touching the car (and…

I’ve given it a brief thought, but like most people I can’t get past what a battery pack would cost.

Electric only for the Macan is a bold move. When I was working at a dealer a few years back, the Macan was the volume model for us. And probably my second favorite of the current Porsches at the time behind some version of the Cayman/whatever they call the Cayman now.

Wouldn’t an entry-level Tesla be currently available from your friendly neighborhood Hertz rental car sales location?

The Maverick was basically Ford’s answer to the Chevrolet Nova, the Dodge Dart, and the various cars that shot off of those platforms for GM and Chrysler. Sort of previous Mustang DNA. I want to say some Pinto DNA mixed in. The car we had was a 302 2v, an automatic, power steering, and little else. If some of the…