And yet there reputation is AT LEAST as bad as that of the US airlines. And that is saying something. Having flown Air France, I would not hold them up as an example of high standards. But I will defer to you on Air Canada, as I have not had the pleasure.

A car like this is “worth” whatever one person is willing to pay for it. And the Internet helps you find that person a hell of a lot easier (and with luck, at an auction, a couple of people to bid the thing up). People here all seem to think they can do a restoration of a car in their own garage for a couple grand.…

The only guy who matters died in the implosion right along with him. He WAS this company. <shrug>

You know it, LOL!

News reports everywhere were that it was literally the entire team responsible for development and management of the Supercharger network. From execs to worker bees. I assume they probably hired some of them back once Musk got his panties unwadded. Or not...

And they were just as lousy a deal back then.

Not anymore you can’t. Depending on your definition of “nice”. My standards are quite high. This car meets them, at a glance anyway.

The price is batshit, but if you want a REALLY nice 323i that is already in the States, what are your options? You’d have to REALLY want one, but I could see a couple of my BMWCCA buddies going for this. You can’t make an average one this nice today for $40K, and cars are only original once. So ND from me, but NP for…

There is no reason that the other charge networks couldn’t be as good, except Tesla was willing to set a metric shit-ton of money on fire to create the SuperCharger network, and convinced investors that was perfectly OK.

Except Musk fired the whole Supercharger team in a snit a few months back. So much for that theory today.

I have absolutely zero need or use case for one. I already have FIVE paid-for cars. My three dailies are all very nice cars with relatively low miles on them. I have no commute. My driving is either <5mi 95% of the time or >200mi. Unless I am on a trip, I buy a tank of gas a month. And above all - I don’t like any of…

Oh, me too. As I have said here, gun to my head, as much as I loath CUVs, I would still buy one today over a sedan. I have never bought a new sedan, and used ones only grudgingly. The majority of my cars have been hatches and wagons.

IMHO, this was a suicide, not a homicide. This guy WAS an expert, and he still went.

That is the Dog’s-honest truth!

These seem pretty easy to ignore given my five paid-for cars are $0 per month. And you need to take that upfront downpayment plus and fees and taxes (and there will be plenty) and divide by the least term to get the ACTUAL cost per month, which is rarely as enticing as the teaser in the ad. And don’t go over the…

Air-conditioning the cars makes the platforms and tunnels hotter. That’s where the heat from the cars goes.

This guy would have just sent it:

VERY few “4wd” vehicles have locking axle diffs stock. Most do have a locking center diff (if they have one at all).

I hate that about modern sedans. They nearly all feel cramped, even huge ones, and the less said about the screens, screens, screens, screens the better. As I have said, there is nothing I need to do to be “infotained” in a car that I can’t do in my BMWs with two knobs, a 2-line display, and a row of buttons. And…

DC-8s didn’t have flight spoilers. They were certified to use the inboard engine thrust reversers in flight instead if they needed to get down in a hurry. The airlines rarely did it in practice as it made for a rough ride - lots of buffeting. Cargo dogs did it all the time (one of my uncles flew them for FedEx). Obviou…