Here’s how the restoration conversation went.

Probably the same people who restored that lovely woman’s 1967 Beetle.

Luckily in America, workers who are able to skip a commute are starting to like it.

I had a 1981 Prelude with that much power and weight. It was not a firecracker.

Meh, I want to shift my transmission from my steering wheel

Pontiac or GTFO :D

As a kid growing up in the 80's it always seemed to me that anything Japanese- whether it was a boom box, car, TV set or whatever was approximately 20 years into the future. My Mom had a 1985 Camry and the stereo in it was insane: 200 teeny little buttons and knobs, all of which made neat, satisfying little clicky…

bet its the other way round. 

The man knew his engagement points I guess.

being a competent driver

So we find the purchaser from last time, things have deteriorated a bit more, and he wants a higher price. Because? Inflation, rarity, too little space, work required is too daunting?

Buy it Felicia! or Bye Felicia

Apple is dying? They are the most valuable company in the world. They make more money now than they ever did under Jobs, and they have a far more diverse revenue stream. The have taken the lead in numerous industries that didn’t even exist when Jobs was still alive.

Wait, Apple is dying? Gotta tell that to their pocketbook. They can buy innovative companies from here to eternity.

Wait...Apple did something innovative? They’ve always been behind their competitors; their major innovation was marketing. Musk’s actually exceeded Jobs’ in his ability to, like Erik said, advertise without actually advertising.

“Your CyberTruck failed to check in last month. We’ve removed all the features, please contact Tesla support.”

I still think it looks great. Mine was all black and I took off all the chrome badges, tinted the windows and slapped on black rims with a red stripe that matched the red leather interior. I still dream about getting another and swapping the engine and drive train to make it into the rear wheel drive awesomeness I…

Nope - some PHEVs/Hybrids eat rotors because they’re barely used. Since regenerative braking does ~90% of braking, the rotors just rust through lack of use.

I’ve seen plenty of folks of all makes and models get duped into a brake job because they had mild pedal pulsing. The typical driver never gets their brakes hot enough to ever bed them in.