Well, like, what if you have to go to Ikea once?

I think that might actually be offensive to kindergarteners. 

Are they aware of the United States?

Well, ain’t that some bullshit.

They really do. Occasionally the outer layer will get kinda gross (after weeks), but I’ll just peel that off and it’s good to go again.

I’ve never driven either a civilian or military version, but I’ve read a good number of things that state they’re horrifyingly bad to drive (inboard disk brakes with portal axles...that’s a whole lot of slop before you can actually stop what is...a lot of weight).

Just slightly (significantly) more terrifying to drive. 

I suppose anything, really. I feel like a lot of kids will respect their car more if they save up for and purchase it themselves - some people had cars bought for them and just...destroyed those things.

You probably should have gone through the comments on that reply on the initial post.

And as I write this, I realize I’ve forgotten to factor in the cost of gas. 

Yup - those are awesome, I have two of those (my old one, one of the springs will get stuck so you have to pop it up after each of the first few pumps, but otherwise it still works), and one of their low-profile, rapid-pump 3-ton jacks as well, which is...much less fun to move around, but it jacks up much, much…

Was just about to say this. Amazon has a large investment in Rivian...they do not own them, though.

There are a number of things that are absolutely great that come from Harbor Freight (their jacks, for example, are incredibly widely used. I have three of them). Their large hanging LED lights are really nice - I just installed a pair in my mom’s garage (built in the 50's, single light bulb in the middle - basically…

I really hope it’s not too far off from the original, because the original was...pretty iconic.

But it almost sounds like it’s more “remaster” than “remake”.

My dad did, absolutely. He had plenty of cool shit, as he graduated high school in the late 60's. He and about 2 or 3 other people were the only ones “with cars” at the school - as in people had cars mainly just as transportation, whereas theirs were modified for drag racing and what not. He had a ‘66 LeMans in high…

If by “cozier” you mean smaller, then yes.

Level 4 automation, but only for really slow traffic and long straight highway trips

Perhaps not as “big” as intended by the question, but definitely strange:

And a good pan sauce, as well.