What would the Hummer weigh without the battery pack? That might give it a fighting chance with an ICE. 

Hah! My son has a 2006 V70 that he'd be willing to part with for much less than $40k. It needs a few things,  but with that budget,  it would be a piece of cake. 

I suppose that you could live in it. Ted Gioia on Substack said that the main reason to drive or sit inside one is so you don't have to look at it. 

My perception of Audi is that you pay the premium price for a vehicle that will last about five years before needing some major servicing. After that,  they're money pits.

Why anyone with any financial sense buys new cars is beyond me. 

Shit rolls downhill. There's obviously a systemic issue behind this. 

That brief time frame, given the scope of the project,  doesn't exactly inspire confidence. 

Even with the LS swap?

Nice Price. I can't imagine that it's that complicated to replace the mounts. I'd drive it for a week then flip it.

A former supervisor told me that it's better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubts.

I was wondering where all the Omnis and Horizons went!

Their hybrid didn't offer any meaningful economic benefits over the non hybrid versions of the Crosstrek. There's lots of haters where I live,  but they're also very popular. 

48 month financing with a $15k trade in still works out to a $1200/month payment. Then there's insurance. 

I'll take the Trabant for 200, Alex!

In the meantime, is anyone considering the possibility that even $200k cars can have defects that lead to such tragic outcomes?

...while driving on taxpayer funded roads.

The message jumping out of this article is: scrap the Mache (so that I can get one at a close out price), and throw a Maverick body and bed onto the chassis. 

Without a doubt,  the Nissan Murano. My neighbor bought one and I nearly filed a lawsuit for psychological injury. 

I guess that the big challenge would be adapting some of this great technology to cars that us mortals can drive. 

I had a clapped out 1600 that smoked like a Rat Pack poker game. It was glorious to drive and could cruise at 80mph all day.