...still hopeful that our ‘topias would start with “u” instead of “dis.”

Let us all join together to rejoice that the replacement driver will not be Santino Ferrucci.

...a gigantic yellow dual-barge crane used for the first time in 2010...

GM did a similar concept based on the Firebird back in the mid ‘80s:  https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/6746/this-1985-pontiac-trans-am-kammback-wagon-is-the-real-deal

I’ve come to the conclusion that Yeti products are an intelligence test.

From what I can tell, this entire car has been fabricated from old coleman coolers.

...Stellantis, about which you should ask your doctor...

This is a feature, not a bug.

Clearly you’ve never been to a Mitsubishi dealer.

Great, talk to China and India.

Why should I, living in a completely different area with none of their problems, suffer under their rules?

All I ever hear about from my car culture friends in Cali is the crap the CARB is putting on people.

Why should I, living in a completely different area with none of their problems, suffer under their rules?

Synchronizing the Federal emissions standards with the CARB benchmark makes perfect sense. The California program has been wildly successful, and has driven the development and adoption of clean emissions technologies worldwide. IIRC, something like ten states have already mandated that their standards match the…

Fun fact: Disney actually operated an airport on-site at Disney World Resort, designed to whisk well-heeled guests directly to the facility from Tampa and Orlando airports. It was closed around 1980, but is all still there:

BMW bought it from VW

Rolls spun off their cars to BMW a while ago.

The number 1 thing I’m concerned about with flying cars is driver/pilot training and licensing standards.

...my blood type is deli...

The first time I visited Poland in 2004 these things were everywhere, especially in the rural areas. When I returned a few years ago it seemed that they had all been replaced by Skodas and Tiguans.