Seems at least a couple of dealers have new ones in stock. 

Tri-Five Chevy. There, I got three of the four.

Look, guys. Things are tough enough these days for affluent, privileged people. Let’s stop all this piling on and show a little compassion. /s

The highway leaves an indelible mark on U.S. road culture for a number of reasons. The westward migration of dustbowl families and the novel The Grapes of Wrath probably started it. It was the most direct route from Oklahoma to California at the time and folks were leaving their lives behind to chase a dream of better…

Thank you. Too many so-called enthusiasts, in their smugness, lose sight of this. I’ve always made it a point to be supportive of the choices friends or coworkers made in buying cars. They’re happy and proud. It isn’t my place to take that away from them.

They just FedEx you the new one with simple, easy to understand DIY instructions. You return the defective one using the enclosed return sticker.

Parts is parts. :)

VW might have considered a little parts bin sharing.

I drove one once. It didn’t feel like a real car, more like one of those Neighborhood Electric Vehicles like Torch’s Changli. It would come in second place in a crash with a Chevy Spark.

Pretty sure the bed they died on was narrower than that.

“. . . the close-up of the switchgear shows a pressing need for some light detailing.”

My sibs and I spent a week on a lake in Barron County. It’s definitely the place you’ll see stuff like this. Lots of it.

I don’t get the hate, either. People complain that manufacturers never take chances, that modern cars all look alike. But come out with an off-beat, imaginative design and the haters just shout louder.

I owned an ‘01 Escape 4-cylinder with a 5-speed manual and AWD. That was not fun. None. At all. Thought it would be. I was wrong.

I drove one once at a media event. Pretty engaging, actually.

This. I can’t believe none of the “experts” mentioned the Veloster. It’s an obvious choice.

My brother’s first car was a Simca Aronde. Like one pictured, the turn signal lever sat on top of the steering column — left was left, right was right. IIRC it self-canceled after 10 blinks. Intuitive enough but taking your hand off the steering wheel and reaching through the steering wheel was probably not a great…

 . . . in your opinion.

I like my Miatas stock like the one in my garage. If you modify your car like this you’re doing it for yourself, not the next owner. All that bodywork added nothing to the car’s value. ND.

Be glad it’s not a slide show.