Every time I see a picture of that thing, all I can think of is the opening scene of Heavy Metal.

Naming a very very fast car after an object that catches fire in the atmosphere and leaves a big crater where it lands is maybe not the best idea...

Yes, exactly. Popular doesn’t mean interesting; usually quite the opposite. Lots of people eat at Applebee’s, but wouldn’t go near the hole-in-the-wall Thai/Mexican fusion food cart in the bad part of town. But the regulars will make a special trip just to eat there. Top 40 radio has a big audience, but some of us…

Honestly, for me, it’s when used ones can be bought for cash. I love the idea of an EV for commuting, and I don’t have any anxiety over the range (my commute is 20 miles round trip), but I have made my last car payment.

Personally, I love it... but I also love the fact that some people hate it. A bold styling choice should turn off some people. Trying to not offend or upset anyone with a design is how you get the normal RAV4.

I desperately want to drive it, but I’m not sure I’d want to own it. Ten grand will buy any number of cars I’d probably rather have than this one. But if this is what you want, it seems fair.

The chicken tax.

Well, I’m still not a fan of the slideshow format, but this is a good use for it. That’s a hell of a fleet, and yeah, I recognize quite a few of them. Looking forward to seeing more of them!

I think this might be a little too big and cumbersome for a hero car on its own. Maybe if some smaller runabout could be deployed from it. Ooh, or a tiny jet fighter that comes out of the roof maybe?

This thing looks like it belongs in a future-shock sci fi movie from the ‘80s-90s. Either as the shuttle that takes our hero to the local spaceport for his flight to Mars, or as the limo that the corporate billionaire villain rides in.

Either way, it would end up involved in a high-speed chase, probably involving…

Reverse: I lived in Duluth for a number of years, and I remember this construction project. They really did a nice job of it, and now, the waterfront is much prettier than it was. But it was a mess while they were doing it...

I think you’re right. AMC didn’t mass-produce them, but AMT or MPC did.

They’re also the answer to the question: “What do church youth groups and work-release programs have in common?”

This whole thread makes me think it’s time for a new term: “Bodgepodge.” It can be defined as a system (particularly an automotive electrical system) that has been “fixed” badly by so many subsequent owners that it no longer bears any resemblance to the original specification, yet somehow still works.

Painless is what I used. It’s all GM color codes, which makes it easy to do things like upgrade to a bigger Delco alternator (which is next on my list).

This car had been “fixed” so many times by people who didn’t know what they were doing that the original harness was only about half there. At this point, it seemed best to go ahead and modernize it, so that it had more than four fuses...

Do it! I just rewired my MGB GT, using one of those “universal” kits. Best thing I’ve done to the car so far. I’m not finished yet; the wipers and the heater blower motor still don’t work, but eveything else just works, no fuss, no flickering lights. It’s absolutely worth it.

That Calais was one of the best factory sleepers I ever saw. It was a maroon 4 door, with all the chrome trim, but it had the Quad 4 and a 5 speed manual and the FE3 suspension. Looked like Granny’s car, but it surprised a lot of other drivers.

Nah, the greasy page edges are badges of honor.

I love paper manuals. It used to be part of the ritual of buying a new car: go get a Haynes manual for it. But now, Haynes and Chilton are the same company, I think, and the newer ones are nowhere near as detailed or as good. (Or maybe cars got too complicated for them.)