I know, you get to go backwards through drive-throughs, parking garage ticket booths, etc. Like my buddy did in his OG Mini:

Just because everyone in this thread thinks that perception = reality and that the “issue” is really just a benefit for those who bought the car.... nope. 20~40X the NOX emissions is not just “perception,” that’s a big deal.

“They basically don’t care where you park your car, as long as you don’t pull a BMW Driver and park sideways across three disabled spots.” As a former Toyota employee, there is indeed no such policy against competitor vehicles - and generally people park politely (they even kind of encourage driving the competition,…

Enough budget for Isetta????????

Dude.... nice. Good to see some knowledge here.

Always with the mustachios

Dear Doug,

Bill Caswell???

Everyone complains that car companies no longer show wild-ass kooky concept cars at auto shows.

“$100 + $10 (washing, detergent, stain remover, etc.) / 780 days” = $0.141/wear

“Styling”

There’s a small gap on paper... but still a huge gap in the real world. DI turbo gas motors aren’t that great when they’re driving around every day. Thanks in part to the cheating, TDI cars generally meet or exceed their label FE... while DI gas turbo engines generally don’t.

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Wish I could star this 1000 times

Ah, good old American infrastructure!

No Isetta??

In other news, they’re planning to rebuild the summit house over the next couple summers... wonder how that will impact things.

...except it’s not a “race venue.” It’s part of the national park system, and open daily. In the grand scheme, the people that run the land probably don’t have the best interests of racers in mind, but rather the thousands of daily users throughout the year.

Me too please

No, it’s just a perplexing transmission design. They essentially converted a countershaft-based manual transmission into an automatic by adding lots of hydraulic clutches and brakes, instead of using a planetary gearbox like everyone else. They’re heavy, expensive, stupid transmissions. And to counter your anecdotal…