1st Gear/Neutral:

the traction control on my car is so bad it’s downright dangerous in snow.

The first electronic device to turn off and put away is the cell phone. Next up is turn off the radio. Then make sure the seat and mirrors are adjusted correctly. Focusing on driving is next, and speed limits are laws not suggestions.

You already know the answer...

Well, that’s easy.

...or the classic VW Bug in a more general sense, at least.

Jaguar E-type... with its best/most important role being in the classic Austin Powers movie series.

Give me an electric Miata with 150 to 200 mile range and optimized for handling and I’m in. A couple all electrics (Leaf, 500e) are surprisingly capable without even trying to be good driver’s cars.

First mover disadvantage / the Altavista curse

If we properly educated American drivers about lane etiquette and, well, driving, there’s no reason our interstate highways couldn’t be a fast as the German Autobahn. They’re designed for aircraft landings and troop transport, after all.

They need to perfect refueling while driving to really amp up the danger. 

The first college I taught at (where I attended grad school), made you take a one-semester “How to Be a Teacher” (not what they called it) course. It was a mix of hearing words like “pedagogy” and “curriculum” and writing sample assignments. But mostly it was a support group for grad students who were all concurrently…

Oooh Porsche needs to sell mom cars to be profitable and stay in business.....

Better to use the Apple-philosophy of proprietary hardware which ultimately...screws the consumer

I’d shove a couple of cots in it, and then register it on Air BnB as an authentic serial killer experience weekend.

I have a feeling that not painting the exterior has less to do with the desire to save the production cost of a paint shop and more about the necessity of building the entire vehicle in a tent assembled in the parking lot.

Solid take.

“and because we are over the ocean, there are no drink-drive laws”

You can learn a lot about life at the Boat ramp

I had this game. Activision titles were often much better than the Atari options.