Well ... at least it wasn’t Going Steady With Jesus.  (Yes, an actual book for teen girls)

I have a college age daughter. I can’t imagine me or her mother buying this book for her.

Emissions and fuel economy mandates killed them.

I think it’s fair to say the following:

And the NSU Prinz.

Of course the Suzuki is faster.  The Ducati doesn’t look like 916, and it therefor inferior.

Hi, it’s me from the future: https://jalopnik.com/the-2021-lucid-air-is-convincingly-ready-for-action-1844893028

When I taught English as Second Language at the Ridgewood (NJ) library I had plenty of students who could afford a 200K car. It just depends on where you live.

Yup.  My dad’s BMW 2002 had 105hp, and was as fast 0-60 as my ‘69 Buick GS 350.

It could be worse. My (now ex) wife chain-watched Apollo 13 three-four times a day.

Oh, it was. Did I mention that I took the PATH to NYC, and it was actually my wife commuting in it?

Reminds me of the Peugeot dealership on Route 17 in Ramsey NJ.  Still had new Pugs on the lot as late as 2008.

And there’s no reason you can’t drive a 4wd 911 in the winter if you have appropriate tires.

If you own your own business lease payments are tax deductible if the car is leased by the business, whereas if you own the vehicle it has to be depreciated on a schedule.

“how much of their money is being laundered in US real estate”

You get the most fun with USED supercars, ideally from the 70s.

I bought my air-cooled 911 Turbo the night before the worst Nor’easter in decades.

The kind of folks who can afford a luxury EV may not feel the recession the way we do.  Lucid only needs 5000 buyers to sell every car they produce.

Nah.  This is “When someone tells you who they are, believe them” territory.

Yes. There was a period of ad-hoc field armouring known as “Hillbilly armour.” It may be worth googling. Here’s a 2004 article from Newsweek to get you started: https://www.newsweek.com/hillbilly-armor-123095