Though none of the cars my parents had were any good, by my standards, until my father eventually picked up a used Lexus LS400, my favorite car, in retrospect, was the least reliable. Reliability was the standard my father judged cars by. He died with a Toyota Avalon. Anyway, the least reliable one was the coolest, a…
Other than that weird shiny piece on top of the grill, I thought the previous Accord had the best line of any sedan at any price with its glass fast back from the rear doors back to its futuristic leaning forward front end. Now it just looks like anything else. That’s the norm, though, for face lifts, design gets…
There are all kinds of great solutions to various societal problems that do not see the light of day.
Kei-EVs should be the ticket.
There are still significant wait times for new orders, so I would say demand isn’t obviously declining, though there must be supply chain or other production issues.
I hardly ever even see one of those on the road! Pintos are more common.
I think the 280 SL always said: I’m a successful adult in these 1960s (or 70s) who knows where I’m going By Myself (or maybe with a partner, though only one at a time)!
I’m looking at sports cars online in Portland, OR, and I see the local Toyota dealership has a used Supra. I call up to make an appointment, do so, and head down to the dealership to take a test drive. The salesman and I drive around the lots looking for the car. We don’t find it. He calls a colleague who tells him…
Since the ICE part of the car is so complex, as these end of the era ICE’s will be, a lease sounds like a good idea. And the car is priced to compete with the Tesla Model 3.
I always thought the lines on that Riviera and the Olds Aurora were great.
The dealers just need a driver vehicle for each model that they sell so that the customers can take the EV out for a spin. If they like it, they can order. Since Tesla takes orders, there’s precedence already for that kind of business.
I know a friend of my parents who, upon retirement from a lucrative career in finance, bought some kind of condo apartment on a cruise ship, and he and his wife spend half the year on it. That sounds like a better deal, though I wouldn’t want it.
I’m with you on this. I drove a used Tesla 3 the other weekend at a good used lot in my neighborhood, two years old and 25K on the odometer. They wanted pretty much the same price as the Tesla website said a new one was going to cost, and they could deliver it in April. I noticed the used 3 was gone yesterday. I’ll be…
Interesting story about how this early (the first?) crossover came to be, and hard to imagine why anybody would care to own such an ugly and graceless car.
What is interesting about George Soros’ financial support of Global Witness?
“ In my journey to the end of night, I must rely not only on dialectical paths of reason. I must have a good solid automobile, one that eschews the futile trappings of worldly ennui and asks only for basic maintenance. My Dodge Dartre offers me this elemental solace, and as interior parts fall off I am struck by the…
The easiest car to find that fits the reader’s description is a Honda Civic Si, whatever example you can get for your money. They’re fun to drive. They’re reliable. They can go well over 200K, if maintained properly.
When the third generation Pontiac Firebird came out in 1982, I was a senior in high school, I was amazed at its looks from the promotional photos. My father was going to buy me a car after graduation, and he was willing to spring for a Firebird. My friends in prep school, however, convinced me the Firebird was not…
I love my silver EP3. I like the way it looks, sleek and simple, compared to Civics of the present day. It’s peppy and it handles well in the twisties. I don’t have any serious problems with it and it’s got over 200K on the odometer.
