My thoughts exactly.  I need to head down to the parkade and hug my Fiesta ST.  I can’t have the new one, but am glad I have the old one.

“You may have to wait 25 years to import one to the U.S.” - made my eyes rain. 

If you don’t like it here, you need to exit.

Jesus people, relax! This is NASCAR. There isn’t a single nut, bolt, or screw on that Mustang-shaped car in common with an actual Mustang. Everyone knows the crowd-killer gene requires at least 42% of the factory parts to be on the car or it becomes recessive.

Race organizers will have a bouncy-house filled with toddlers on the infield. The Mustang, confused as to which group of people it’s supposed to oversteer into will end up staying on the track.

Not alot of overlap between Kotaku and Jalopnik, I think.

Also, don’t forget about the environmental benefits of putting your S-10 in a landfill and manufacturing a brand new vehicle out of raw materials!

/s

I recently picked up a used 500e for commuting 44 miles daily, the money i’m saving on gas each month will pay for the car in total in around 4 years.

So Chevy gave you your truck for free? Adjusted for inflation, I wonder how much that truck cost.

Is this the same as getting the Strawberry in Pac-Man?

I drive 110 miles a day.

That is actually impressive! Factor in the extra repair cost you will have to keep your S-10 for another 20 years, compared to keeping the Ioniq for 20 years and you will save a good deal of money with this car.

So...then don’t buy one?

My wife drives 100+ roundtrip to work and back, and has an old lady Lincoln that chugs gas at nearly 18 MPG. She’d easily save $3000 a year on gas alone at today’s prices - gas has a bad habit of occasionally getting more expensive. The delta changes as prices increase.

The Ionic is a much…

Or get a used Leaf for your commute and have a free Leaf in around 4 years.

A paid off vehicle will always be a better value. 

On the plus side at that rate, based solely on mileage, that warranty will cover you for almost 14 of those years...

I’ve been tracking my fuel spending for almost exactly one year. Unfortunately there are at least 4-5 weeks during that time when it was out of commission, but since August 22 last year I’ve spent $3704.89 on fuel, at an average MPG around 12.5.

Well you are comparing a fully paid off car to the cost of a brand new one and expecting the fuel usage difference to quickly pay for the difference. Of course the paid off one is going to come out ahead. You need to compare the Ioniq to a similar sized or priced new car...

Based on the C-pillar, bed size, and main character line, my best guess is Ram 2500 Crew Cab with the long bed.

That was the first thing I thought of as well.  Lots of crankcase pressure could result in enough blow-by to cause a runaway condition.