Averages are not always good measures, and can actually be quite deceptive. And for most people making the average or lower pay they should think of cars as depreciating transportation appliances. Not toys, hobbies, or places of comfort/luxury.

In 1914, a Model T Touring car sold for $490, or about 38% of the $1300 someone would take home at $5/day, so not far off the $40k against a $100k salary today.

S9.6.2 Operating unit switch. The unit must operate independently of the ignition or equivalent switch. If the actuation of the hazard function requires the operation of more than one switch, a means must be provided for actuating all switches simultaneously by a single driver action.

Agreed, this was my argument when Wisconsin was talking about doing this. How, and why, should Wisconsin be allowed to tax me on miles driven outside Wisconsin? I think it makes a lot more sense to create toll systems, which charge EVERYONE that uses the roads and charges based on actual usage at the same time.…

I’ve been thinking for years that they should make trailers for electric cars that come with on-board diesel generators. 

Smaller wheels with common tire sizes and focusing on a nice “luxury” ride instead of this endless “sporty” ride. Softer ride, cheaper tires (with more availability) with better wear. Oh and give us a full-size spare. Now, you don’t even get temporary spares, you get tire repair stuff that will literally kill your ABS…

They have to pay the guy to separate the nitrogen molecules from the oxygen molecules.

Consider the Volt reintroduced in the slot of the current Bolt EUV - the “crossover” style Bolt variant. But let’s do some things:

This sounds like a non-starter. They’ll sell a few to people who can take a hard look at exactly how much range they need but get outside of the cities and you won’t see these things.

I don’t know why daily charging (at home) should be an obstacle to anyone with a garage or even a carport.  I charge my plug-in hybrid vehicle every day and the car simply switches to hybrid when there are more kilometers to travel than available electric charge.  It just becomes a habit to plug in your car, just like…

As a current VW owner who has 6 major warranty repairs on said VW in 9,200 miles:

Nice. They really turn my head on the very rare occasion I see one.

Oh boy, previous C5 owner here - the interior on the C5 was lightyears better than the C4 before it. Was said interior comparable to a 911 at the time? No. Did it cost half as much for similar performance? Yes. And therein lies the rub. Corvettes are relatively affordable performance-first cars, and that affordability…

$2500 over MSRP for a boring crossover, and she was fine with that. What a whacked market it is right now.

I could very, very easily get $1,800 worth of enjoyment out of this thing. You guys are all disappointingly uninspired. As long as the “roll cage” isn’t just exhaust tubing its an easy NP. 

I guess if you look at it as a less capable, but far less expensive alternative to a Polaris you might buy to get around your property, then it is throwaway money.

Despite the jalop commenters that insist buying new is worse than murdering infants, if your kid is responsible it is not a bad idea. my mom leased a kia soul for our kid and they treated it wonderfully and it was way under miles at end of lease. the kid bought it out when the lease was done, and now has a decent low…

Cheap, used, stick-shift. Cheap and used because it is going to get destroyed. Manual because if you start in an EV or Automatic, you’ll only ever learn to drive those. Start with a stick and you’ll be able to drive anything with wheels.

My dad had a Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe.  That thing was a pussy wagon in it’s day.  I had new step-moms every week.

I’d love better roads, too, and would advocate for higher gas taxes to cover the full cost.

But as for what I propose, you’re right - a straight gas tax does punish poor people. A gas tax used to fund a uniform tax credit does not necessarily do this.

If the average consumer uses 600 gallons of gas per year and you…