$39M is more than $100,000 per day, every day . . .

“Laws without enforcement are not worth the paper they’re written on!” There will ALWAYS be people who believe that the laws don’t apply to them/are too inconvenient/are inherently unfair. Guess what? The place to address those issues is in the legislature, not by having law enforcement ignoring the violations, out on…

Roll the dice. If it lasts 14 months, it’s less than $300/month.

It’s like trying to name the best golfer or musician. Different times and familiarity both play a role, along with evolving rules, equipment, and tracks. I always thought that Dale, Sr., was pretty good, but dying young(ish) took him, literally, out of the race . . .

Built-in cell phones, including the physical keypad on the dash, manual seats, manual (unassisted) brakes, and manual (unassisted) steering (to go with the crank windows), both the manual choke and the automatic choke, curb feelers, fender-mounted light minders, necker knobs (to go with the bench seats), 8-track and ca…

It also sounds like EVs with damaged batteries could be the cause, as well.

With the rise of EVs, I guess that this is what the future holds for enthusiasts and SEMA.  It’s not a future that I’ll be a part of.

ND for the combination of high miles and its relative rarity. I doubt that it’ll ever reach true classic stage and I suspect that sourcing parts would sideline it after even a minor issue or incident.

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If you liked it, it wasn’t “lame”. For me, it was the car I could afford, not just lust after. First, it was a ratty, rusty, base, two-speed automatic Corvair, followed by a brand new Gremlin with 5 mph bumpers.

I’m not a fan.  I’m tall and I despise the solar heat gain they bring.

The downside to brighter dashboard lights is not being able to see as well using your own headlights when there are no other vehicles around (again, contrast).

Friction, and how it changes with the weather.  For the most part, new drivers learn to drive on dry or wet pavement, but rarely on icy or slushy pavement, nor on gravel.  Knowing when to slow down (and why) took “falling off the road” a few times.

“Unless your purchase is primarily dictated by cost . . .” For many, if not most potential buyers, cost IS a big part of the equation, especially when looking at midsize pickups. If funds are virtually unlimited, those lucky buyers will, most likely, be looking at their full-size options.

Meanwhile, Rivian keeps cranking out those Amazon vans . . .

It’s primarily a Maryland problem, why shouldn’t Maryland be stepping up with emergency funding? Wildfires are big issue in California and that state funds a robust fire service to deal with their inevitable “problem”/disaster(s).

Why limit it to just new owners? The second and, especially, the third owners seem to be the ones lacking in “skills” . . .

Why should the shippers be responsible for the ship and its actions? And why should the federal government be responsible for “the majority of the costs”? This bridge was part of a beltway, primarily serving local traffic, not interstate traffic (which moves on I-95). Maryland can both float bonds to pay for the…

“Janky” or “patina”? It’s at that awkward age where it’s moving from the former to the latter.  Still, ND, for the price and miles, and the fact that they weren’t very popular when new.

“Bad” is a matter of personal expectations and priorities (and those change over time). “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” looms large in any discussion of mechanized equipment, since they all involve compromises.