They are pretty great. I’d love to see a significant material and design uplift on the interior, but overall they are capable, conpetative, and somehow counter-intuitively relevant in today’s confused and amorphous automotive world.

My Automotive Priorities, in review

1999 - Fast, loud, visually-communicates the previous two priorities.
2003 (when I could legally drive) - Starts most of the time.
2009 - Handles well, quick , consider more occupant space as I should grow up a bit.
2019 - Lightweight, engaging, and notable overall design.

This is the way.

Additional thought, as a former Audi Type85 owner.

Or are attracted to them

After all of that, did he check on the dog? How was the dog? Was he a good boy?

I gave it a pity-ridden NP. It is overpriced, but it is also one of the nicest examples I have EVER seen.

Given that car travel is statistically more unsafe than air travel, you’re right. It makes it all the more impressive that Uber has more customers served in a given year, and fewer deaths, of any measure, than all airlines combined.

I used Uber for the first time yesterday (out of despiration, visiting LA without a car), and it was pleasant; better than any taxi experience I’ve ever had.

It’ll certainly get me on board. I have varied expectations depending upon class/model, but meeting them could get me in an EV more-quickly.

You can make statistics say whatever you want, but I’ll give you that some portion of the US may not need or want a car, and lives life just fine without them. 83% of Americans still drive frequently, 7% dont drive at all, with another 10% somewhere in the middle.

As the resident Mazda whore, I have to agree. — Mazda isnt the answer here (which is terrible, but no less true).

You’re welcome to spend the 2-7k per charger, plus whatever infrastructure changes are required, and the labor of a licensed electrician to execute and complete the work. A lot of companies aren’t, especially when it isn’t generating any return revenue, but is adding to their operating cost to power and maintain the…

It isn’t often up to the employees how a company spends their capital.

A 2019 study affirmed that 67% of American homes have secured parking. 33% is a significant number of people (~110 million as of 2019, even if a slight fractional minority).

I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.

“We benchmarked the Germans." -Mazda

Yet Toyota offers the GT-86, Honda offers the Si and Type R.

It would be a rad way to live in a city. Hell, I commute from a semi-rural area, and I’d love to drive it, the pop the bike out from the back for in-town riding.

I visited MOON Equip. in Sante Fe Springs, CA (Los Angeles) a couple years ago. Ended up buying some merch, a hot rod steering wheel and cue ball shifter for my wife’s Jeeper.