That’s the “European All Season” tire.

“...their speed comes primarily in a straight line—not around winding roads.”

Right now, nobody seems to be getting secondary controls right. On one hand, we have the “plethora of unusable buttons” model, and on the other, we have the “everything is in your infotainment/touchscreen” model. Both a terrible for different reasons.

I was thinking more of the 4WD Tercel Wagon as Toyota’s answer.  There’s quite a few years before the Scion xB came out, aren’t there?

Odd as the Toyota looks like, a few short years later, Honda would roll out the “Wagovan”, which bears many similar design elements:

Considering that you can be charged with DUI for sitting in the driver’s seat with the keys out of the ignition, quite likely ... (and no, I’m not joking).

Given my background in control systems, I can think of dozen ways Tesla’s design could be flawed.  I might be entirely wrong and they got it “right” on this front, but given Tesla’s roll-out of “Autopilot” I remain skeptical. 

So, I see Tracey is still trying to unload his MOAB special from last year ... 

I’m playing “barracks room lawyer” here, but there’s an important distinction: If you forget to set the park brake, the vehicle isn’t under power - it’s basically a random moving object obeying fundamental laws of physics. Here, the vehicle is actually underway on its own power.

Re: Tesla Smart Summon

Hmmm - if it was “showroom clean”, I’d consider $15K. It’s not - it has some signs of “driven hard, put away wet” that need to be addressed, IMO.

They probably were, but any claims like that and you were in for a fight - they would accuse you of putting the wrong coolant in, or otherwise were at fault somehow.  The terms were shockingly narrow when inspected in detail.  

That comment by Bridenstine reads like a bow-shot to SpaceX to meet contract obligations they’re behind on.  It’s carefully worded because there are legal contracts in play, and he’s basically saying to the supplier “You’re behind on this contract, and if we audit you we better not find out it’s because you diverted…

Every time I see these lengthy warranties, I think back to the 80s with Chrysler’s warranties.  Yes, it was 5 years as opposed to 3 years, but the only thing it really covered was a block cracking, and at that you’d have to prove it was a metallurgical fault.  

Why not a two car solution: An Infinity G37 Sedan for hauling the family around (might have to dig to find a standard but they did sell them), and a restored muscle car of some sort to fill in the “I want some brute force fun” moments?

Additional thought:  That grill is like being 5 at a family gathering, and looking up at your uncle and seeing _EVERY_ nose hair in his nostrils.  

Who hit that with an ugly stick?  JFC - that grill is as awful as Acura’s “beak” or Lexus’ “cylon” look.   (both of which are godawful designs)

I agree with you - but we are definitely a minority.  

Wow ... reading the comments here, a well sorted Mondial gets about as much love as a Mustang II (in any kind of shape) around here.

I used the term ‘Greco-Roman’ because of the strong overlaps between the two pantheons.