My automotive rule of thumb is to never diss a car that excels at what it was designed to do. It was the best at being inexpensive, reliable transportation...exactly as it was designed to be.

So, this would be the perfect car? It so happens that I agree.

The C-Max is just a tall Focus wagon, and only available in hybrid (regular and plug-in) form in the US.

Elon is already building his very own spaceport off of South Padre Island in south Texas. It’s also closer to his testing facility in McGregor, TX.

The trouble is that every emissions related malfunction will be showing up as “STOP IT NOW!”. Automakers don’t want their cars running around polluting more than they’re allowed, and neither does the EPA.

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Dockless ride share bikes are a huge problem in many US cities, and it looks like scooters are following suit. Both should be docked and if the customer has to walk a block or so to find one, that’s too bad. Here’s Dallas’s problem and solution.

Racks would be better for everyone, customers and non-customers alike. You can’t walk a half-a-block to get to a scooter?

And where do you put these magical racks?

Right! So it makes sense to charge them while they’re parked too.

All those problems are easily solved. A simple rack that plugs into a 110V plug is all. The plug/connector can be unique and propriety to the scooters, stuff like that. After all, we’re not talking about supercharging a Tesla here. A 110V plug should be plenty to charge up to 10 bikes at a time between rides and…

That piece sounded like it was written by Bird in order to get more chargers.

So tell me... How do those little wheels handle stuff like this?

I agree. Too bad it was a one-year model. Did you also know it was one of the widest cars at the time? Wider than a Cadillac or Lincoln? It was actually technically illegal to sell in some states because it was a little over their width limits.

We don’t need to start a rumor. My brother-in-law’s friend’s ex-roommate’s girlfriend who works at SpaceX said that Art Bell actually died back in Feb, and it’s him we see in the seat of Elon’s space roadster. I swear it’s true! Art Bell is Starman!!

Yep, and Ford never tried a Suburban-like body (for the US market, that is), but when Chevy brought out their extended cab in ‘88, all bets were off, the Explorer showed up in 1990 (Ford wanted to start small), and the SUV craze started and is with up to this day.

I didn’t say anything about who invented what. That’s why I mentioned GM and Ford, and not Dodge.

Not a big conspiracy theory, but I heard back in the 70's, there was a “gentleman’s agreement” between GM and Ford concerning their trucks. They colluded (isn’t the the buzz word these days?) together and agreed that Ford could have the long “Supercab” pickup market to themselves, while GM could keep the Suburban…

FUN FACT: It was called the “021C” because that was the Pantone color code for Newson’s favorite color, which he put on the car.

It wouldn’t be the first time Dodge used Ford parts to build something. The original Dodge Deora used the upper tailgate from a 1960 Ford station wagon for it’s front windshield (that flipped up), and rear window of a 1960 Ford sedan for it’s back window.