Absolutely. 3 miles, that’s what ten minutes each way on a bike?

Riding it right now. Longest fully automated train system in the world, and has been entirely automated since 1985 with no crashes, ever. Although, admittedly, it becomes completely non-functional without a human operator in each train, the moment a few snow flakes hit the ground.

Have they not heard of a tow truck?

No, they haven’t. When it’s peak season, and the vehicle has back-to-back bookings with unlimited mileage, it’s very common for them to go way over their recommended intervals. And any and all service is done at extreme minimums: they’re selling it in a short while anyways, let the service be somebody else’ problem…

Correct. The moment it’s 15 years old, it’s legal for import. This one would be owned by a Canadian, who simply drove it to the USA for a visit.

These aren’t sealed beam - they’re just round.

I find these things hilarious. They’d be the opposite of luxury around here — you’d absolutely never find a place to park one. You might, just might fit into 1 in 4 parking lots, and on-street? Not a chance.

Me too. Had a loaded 2010 ForTwo Passion Cabrio as a company car for about a year. Ended up really liking it after a few weeks, and loving it a year in. I miss it - it had a ton of quirkiness and, in all honesty, it was a lot of fun!

You have to bid on (and win) a “Certificate of Entitlement” in Singapore before you can purchase a vehicle. A CoE can easily be more than the cost of the car itself - much more for cheap cars. Once you have that, it’s only valid for ten years. After ten years, you’re forced to scrap or export the car, or bid on…

That photo is of an 8th gen, not a ninth. And interestingly, it’ll be legal in Canada in three years...

Easily agree with the ES. I personally own a 2010 Prius IV. It’s perfect for a commute. It has, umm, wheels and it moves them under its own power. It has a bangin’ stereo (seriously, the JBL pack in these is great), dynamic cruise, a roof covered on solar panels which run the interior fan, while parked so you never…

Definitely the case of a tricky clutch and a bit too much throttle. He was slipping the clutch while going up the ramp and then let it out a bit too much towards the top, spinning the rear wheels.

Now, simply to play the devil’s advocate: it’s highly unlikely that Winterkorn is the only multi-million dollar earner in the company. There are likely dozens or hundreds of staffers who earn north of $1mil annually. If one were to add up all of those, the $3.77 argument could easily turn into $377.00 or north of it.

A good reason to hold a robust insurance policy.

Eh? Floors are typically plywood. With a “normal” collision, the lower support beam catches the “crashing” vehicle - but that doesn’t include nearly airborne pickup trucks!

We routinely deal with spray paint vandalism on our cargo vans at work. Put lacquer thinner into a spray bottle. Spray it onto the car in a ~1 square foot section, let it sit for about 30 seconds and then use an old credit card to scrape the spray paint off - it comes off easily, as its lacquer based. Use a rag to…

I think it is all relative. I too, am from Vancouver. I wouldn’t consider $3 million as being anything more than “every-day” — keeping in mind that a lot of houses here which were bought for $200-300k 20 years ago are now worth $2-3 million, making virtually every homeowner who bought in 20-30 years ago a millionaire…

Too bad they didn’t loan you the hybrid. It’s -so much- better to drive. Far more punchy accro and much quieter. 7.2L/100km in real world city usage, too...

Had one for a while as a company car. Loved it! It was punchy off the line, and you could nail it everywhere - no engine noise = no unwanted attention. You could whisper to a passenger at 120kmh. It was surprisingly comfortable and kinda fun to drive, just by being “different”. With PlugShare, I never once had any…

TCU and ÉCU we’re integrated into one unit on those. It was recalled due to poor solder joints. But that’s quite literally the only common failure point in those cars. We had 40 of them in our fleet for nearly a decade - indestructible cars. Even with really abusive drivers.