You want abstract art that you can actually admire, then you want a Jackson Pollock:

A baby Ferrari? The car is like a movie star that has aged well, but is still a needy attention whore. ND.

Car’s gone. And so it should be. That was awesome for under $4k.

This stately Swedish V70 Vulva is a big box bargain.Especially for one that blows. A Nice Price Ice White sweet ride.

Looking that pristine at that price--practically credit card money--works for me.  NP.

I’m picturing a neon yellow confessional (booth? Is that what they’re called?) and cracking up.

Everything is too expensive, late stage capitalism sucks, and I am sick of being punished for wanting own some kind of asset. We don’t need subscription access to EVs or four wheel steering. We need a basic, affordable, economical option that’s reliable, easy to maintain, and can still manage to put a smile on our…

Of course not, they’re all $35 grand. For under 20 grand though, with a 5 year 60k warranty and a sub-$350 a month payment, you would be suprised what people would buy. Remember, even Ford was suprised with the success of the maverick. This just takes that a few steps further and finds the rest of that market. 

Manufactures: People will not buy small 2 door pick up trucks

Shoot for a sub 4000lb weight

Nissan MID4, it was this close to be Nissan’s first mid-engine sportcar instead of crazy rare and expensive R390 GT1, and also much more earlier than NSX NA1 / NA2

how about all of the small pickup trucks

“ How much of that 30K bill do you honestly think is dealer markup”

Right to Repair is vital to consumers for keeping vehicles on the road longer. Without it, cars become throwaway one-time-use items as dealers will be able to charge far more than the value of the vehicle for otherwise menial repairs.

One of my coworkers had a Civic Hybrid which had the battery go. They took it to the dealer - got quoted some large amount - so they traded it in for peanuts.

Battery warranties are a minimum of 8 years, and many manufacturers provide 10 years. That means there is almost no market for out of warranty battery repairs yet. Add to that the number of EVs sold 10 years ago was miniscule relative to the number of cars on the market, there was no standardization (even within…

Shouldn’t the title be more like “Stealerships are price gouging BMW i3 owners and replacing entire battery packs for 30 grand or more when often, only one cell for 10% of the price is needed.”

The market will provide them as demand comes. I can get a bunch of different brand laptop batteries for my 8 year old MacBook. Same idea.

Bimmer batteries: complete with the boneheaded glitch of one cell ruining the pack--kinda like old-style series-wired Xmas lights that won’t light when one bulb is dead--only 10,000 times more expensive.