This presumes that whoever would run sales operations for the OEMs would be any better than the dealers are now.

Properly swapped badges, not tacky Pep-Boys stuff, but things like the nice KDM(?) inspired alternate logo for Kia’s, vehicle appropriate JDM badging, making a G8 or SS into a Holden, etc... It is very subtle like older Optima’s with K5 badges or prompts a quick double take(the SS as a Holden I saw yesterday).

I thought these looked cool too, until I started seeing them on non-hellcat Dodges

On on a muscle car louvers

Exterior is great, interior has me running away screaming “NO NO NO!”

Bed toppers on pickups. I know... by putting a topper on the bed, you just make a van with a higher load floor. Whatever. I like the way pickups look with a topper. Especially regular cab, 2WD versions of boxy 1990's Ford pickups. My grandpa had a long bed, regular cab F-150 Eddie Bauer 2wd with Green over Tan paint…

They’ll cost less financially, but how about environmental costs of production and disposal? 

Classic round lights on older Jeeps. I’m not impressed by lifts or big tires and I think stingers are ridiculous. But throw a tasteful amount of round halogen KCs on there and I’m smiling.

Take the 1 off the front of that price and my kid will get a nice Daily. Otherwise CP

It’s nice. Like $5k nice.

Jeebus! What kind of drugs is the seller on? No way this is worth more than (maybe) HALF the asking price.

You have got to be fucking kidding me with this price, right? I have to assume that the “1" was fat-fingered into the asking price.

“and would require relatively minor re-engineering”

When I worked in lending you would be surprised at the number of people who didn’t understand this- as well I had to tell them that timeshares were liabilities not assets

“They were welcoming and tolerant of the random misfits who showed up...”

At least in Canada, hybrids made up 15% of Toyota’s sales

Dunno, the rare earth mineral crisis that’s quickly approaching kind of points to them maybe being smart. 

Electric vehicles (not Electrified) still make up a single digit percentage of the global market.

The RAV4 prime has a 41 mile electric-only range as it is. It is basically an extended range EV and would require relatively minor re-engineering to become a true EV with a 200+ mile range.

ND at $6500. This is kinda neat to see but this isn’t really useful in any way and is best enjoyed as an entertaining gimmick. $6500 isn’t throwaway money to anyone who would actually be interested in this, and you could get either a much more decent truck, a much better small hatchback, or even an okay El Camino for…