“. . . and off to whatever suite in whatever hotel they have reserved own to do whatever ultra rich people unlike myself do.”

There are only just so many ways you can bend sheet metal. Sure, from some angles it might vaguely resemble certain lines of VW’s car, from other angles it looks vaguely like a Chrysler Airflow. It looks about as much like a VW Beetle (or New Beetle) as all of the compact crossovers look like each other.

So at least he’s self aware.

And why does he seem so preoccupied with adolescent sexual themes?

Yup. Seller tossed in everything but “Rambler Marlin” to get hits on searches. That’s BS. Thanks for pointing that out, I didn’t scroll down that far.

For some reason Ford brought this Focus Estate to the Detroit auto show in 2011. I saw these and Mondeo (Fusion) estates and liftbacks all over Ireland when I have visited.

Strictly in terms of their propensity to rust, mid-1970s Toyotas were no better than Chevy Vegas. I owned a ‘76 Corona, I know whereof I speak.

If you see a Chevy with a black “bowtie” emblem it’s had its transmission replaced.

Granted, it sold for less money than almost any new car available today but millennials aren’t that old yet and aren’t that affluent (for the most part). Point being, if a millennial bought it they bought it to drive which will quickly impact its value. But it might make sense to approach it that way. It’s more…

Yup. I drove one of these back in the day. It could barely keep up with its own shadow.

Thank you. After reading through some irrationally positive comments your realistic take on it is refreshing. This thing is a heap and a sketchy one at that. Maybe it’s worth a little as a parts car – it does have the headrests the nice one in the linked listing lacks – but the asking is way, way too much. 

It does happen in America and it rarely turns out well for the driver of the car.

Depending on the size of the vessel coming down the waterway, lowering the bridge might not have been an option. Boats have very long stopping distances so if the bridge operators had to choose between a boat or barge crashing into the bridge versus a little car sliding down the ramp . . . well, we know which option th…

I agree using a tax refund to pay down a car loan is the smart thing to do (whether you bought an EV or not) but I would wager the majority of buyers don’t do this, preferring instead to pay off the credit cards they maxed out at Christmas instead.

I don’t hate EVs, in fact it’s quite likely my next car will be one. And I never said anything about cars costing $39k. I was responding to this comment: “The average new car price in the US is now just over $45K, so apparently they can.”

Check.

“. . . more because of styling trends and wind noise concerns . . . “

Even on convertibles?

Ford started using double sided keys in the mid-1960s but the other manufacturers wouldn’t adopt the design for years. Likewise, the digital keypad that Ford introduced years ago but nobody else has adopted.

The Federal tax credit is just that, a tax credit. You have to buy the car first, line up your financing, etc., and start making payments, then you get to exercise the credit the following year when you file your taxes. It reduces your tax liability but it isn’t a cash rebate. If you only owe $2500 in taxes the tax…