Yes, location matters, these won’t last long in high-crime neighborhoods, but neither will the nice cars, trying to charge. The bigger issue will be the retractable cord failing, either up or down, and getting them fixed.

Given that European voltage is higher than in the USA, DIY cords work, over there.

Mad Jeeps ;-)

Always good looking cars, but too rich for a C&C conversation piece - N.D.

The difference is that today’s luxury pickups still have a bed that you can haul manure in. The Blackwood turned their bed into an oversized trunk, taking it from “truck” to “car”.

The stupidity wasn’t in the cover, the stupidity was in the “finished” bed. Adding carpet and removing a functional tailgate killed most of the truck’s hauling ability. It may have been good for towing, but so was/is the Navigator. (The Blackwood was able to tow 200 more pounds, and its wheelbase was 20" longer, but…

Ford’s Model T - “Any color you want, as long as it’s black . . .”

Lincoln Blackwood. Ford started with a perfectly good pickup truck and made it both infinitely worse and more expensive!

BMW may be among the best, but only until the warranty runs out.  After that, they become money pits, with expensive repairs requiring expensive parts.

I’m guessing that pro golfers are used to “cutting the line”, because “the show” won’t go on without them. Most golf tournaments are already clusters, when it comes to traffic, so I could see where the added, unexpected gridlock (due to the fatal crash) could cause some misunderstanding and conflicting directions or…

Tesla Model X’s gullwing doors!

Some have slightly different specs, but the biggest difference is the mix of drivers and any sort of maintenance . . .

I’m assuming that the Tacoma Bmartii2001 drove (and hated) had the V6 and a crew cab. I had an ‘09 base single cab with the 4 cylinder engine, and the manual was perfectly fine, as was the ‘09 technology (back in ‘09). Lighter weight and lower/different expectations definitely made/make a difference.

Given the tires were also vintage 1911, it’s probably a good thing that they couldn’t go any faster!

Some of those “migrants on the border” could be redirected to the Toyota plant . . . 

1968-1971 VW Type II “station wagon”/van/kombi. Roomy, agile, very easy to fix, parts are easy to find, and the only electronics are in the radio.

It’s a diesel and it’s in California, where diesel is probably twice as expensive.

Flying Southwest, where more bags “fly free”, incentivizes more people to check bags, to everyone’s advantage.  Over many decades, I’ve never had a bag lost, permanently, but I’ve had a few delayed and delivered.  Life happens, plan accordingly.

And I’m not old enough to remember when the electric starter, windshield wipers, turn signals, fuel gauges, or a heater were optional, and not standard equipment.

Power Steering! I’m old enough to remember (and have experienced) the Armstrong days of manual, unassisted everything, including steering, brakes, transmissions, windows, seats, doors, HVAC, and chokes.