I would bet, but have no facts to back it up, that manufacturing those panels cost more energy/emissions than you’d save in a year. I’d be curious how long the environmental ROI takes.

Surely there’s no rental worse to ride in than a Hummer.

The question is whether can enthusiasts afford new cars if the economies of scale aren’t buttressed by everyone else.

The centralization of emissions management is always going to be better than doing it at each car. People who don’t get that are willfully deluding themselves. 

Spit on the bed? Fuck that noise: piss on it.

I’m thrilled you have a reason to fix her up but this J20 at least year’s parade had 5k original miles. Why are they insisting on yours?

Yes, as multiple people have pointed out I failed at reading comprehension. 

Your numbers are way off but that just makes the case stronger.

Yes, Reading is Fundamental.

Tempted to get an electric bike to offset some of my guilt for driving a Jeep.

Heh, clearly I’ve been paying attention. Didn’t realize the custom was that old.

They couldn’t have trashed a worthless Hummer instead? That Travelall is a thing of beauty.

The first time I found it I climbed a hill to the top to find some local teenagers having fun. I asked them whether they had heard the famous last words of a redneck.

Yeah, just missed sunset unfortunately but I did get there. I’ve been back a few times since, smartphones and GPS have made it much easier to find.

The first time I went looking for the Tulip Trestle in remote southern Indiana, I got turned around and found myself in some very sketchy areas. The two things I remember vividly: seeing a family living out of a large dome tent, their belongings scattered everywhere around it, and barbed wire lying across a gravel…

I almost never notice wheels. They’re a blind spot of mine.

Last time I did that it turned out well, although that was a place of business so I felt no compunctions. Private residences are trickier, although someone invested enough to keep it looking that good is probably open to talking about about it at length.

I was too thrilled to see a CJ-10 to be objective, but I still rather like it, minus the stack of course.

I managed to see 4 completely different Jeep trucks in 2 days, and other than the Gladiator I don’t think any of them were as clean as that one.

“An attentive human will always be better than an autonomous system (unless we’re talking low-visibility situations, perhaps).”