A truly basic compact pickup from the 1980s into turn of the century. A Ranger, Toyota or Mitsubishi/Dodge single cab with an unbreakable 4-banger and a bed that doesn’t require a stepstool to access.

For half the price, it’d be a fun toy.  For $25K, it’s way overpriced/”but I did try to sell it, hon.”

I’m guessing that it belongs to a former Air Force/retired airline pilot. A classic garage queen that is as described in the ad. The only question is it’s current value . . . and I voted ND.  It’s a forgetable vehicle that has more sentimental value than anything else.

I was originally going to go with the Chevy Express full-size van, but then decided that the Cadillac Escalade is the epitome of American panache and conspicuous consumption, especially the V model.

So, the car’s in rural redneck Missouri and it’s being offered to folks in Alabama . . . Roll Tide, instead of coal?!

John Elway’s name has been associated with dealerships for at least three decades . . .

There’s a Chrysler guy, near me, with 2 PT Cruisers and a RAM pickup in his driveway.

$20,000 - $30,000 would buy them a whole new roof. Being generous, let’s say $2,000 to fix two ceilings and $8,000 to fix the floor in one room. That’s still half of what they’re asking. I’ll go out on a limb and guess that the law firm is working on a contingency basis . . .

I dunno. It occupies a strange space. It’s not concours, but it’s nice enough. I voted ND mostly for the pretentious dealer presentation along with the out-of-state plate.

Selling a vehicle as a police-spec vehicle should assume that they’ll “be subject to severe operating conditions”.  Plus, Dodge has had decades of selling police-spec vehicles to government contracts.  It just sounds like too many corners were cut, trying to keep costs in check, and it caught up with them.

FAFO . . .

But what it could work for, well, would be a new and improved custom Domino’s delivery vehicle . . .

It won’t pass our safety regulations, so it would have to be marketed either for off-road use or as a low-powered vehicle in those states that allow golf carts on their roads. That being said, I think that the design is well-executed but that the market simply isn’t there UNLESS they can use their skateboard to follow…

Daytona 500? One of the NASCAR road courses? Sprint cars on a dirt track in Iowa? Put the drivers in completely different vehicles and see who really shines!

The industry is focused on making money (duh!) at the expense of giving customers more choices/options. As a customer, I’d like the ability to order just the options I want (instead of entire “packages”). So, given how things have changed (mostly due to Covid) and are continuing to change (due to AI and automated…

One word, oversteer. My first car was a ‘65 Corvair with a 2-speed powerglide transmission, vinyl bench seats, and bias-ply tires. Being young and stupid, I “fell off the road”, more than once, when the back end came around. I also learned the importance of tire pressures, when it comes to proper handling. Luckily,…

Corvairs (at least my ‘65) also had spare tires in their engine compartments. Most of the time, it wasn’t in the way, but it seemed like a strange choice for a car with inherent oversteer.

One, many intersections now use photosensors (mounted overhead, that look like cameras) since they don’t require messing with the pavement.

It sounds like you’ve reached the age where driving at night is no longer a safe option, for you. Yes, emergency vehicles have bright lights. Yes, some of them are black and hard to see. But, guess what? So are many, many other non-emergency vehicles, that you also shouldn’t run into.  Meanwhile, most people are…