This post just reminded me that about 20 years ago I paid about $20 for the “Pops-a-Dent” I think was sold in TV. Never received it.

These were good on paper and I flirted with the idea. But I subsequently heard a lot of bad things about interior quality and just general GM crappiness. That price is CP but some fool will buy it.

I never disrespect Buick sedans. A few are duds, but many, many are quietly excellent.

I briefly had a Taurus, same year, also silver and rental car spec. This is probably the better car, and probably better MPG too.

It’s not my taste, but it seems well-loved and the price is reasonable. There are a lot more death traps cars costing far more than this, and sometimes the car you need is different from the car you want. NP

This is where I’m intrigued by the Civic’s approach, using steering wheel flippers. No the car is not a manual, but using the flippers for engine braking and regen sounds like it would offer some degree of engagement with the car.

This is sort of how most Mustangs were equipped at the time. I remember when those wheel covers came out and how weird they seemed. Been years since I’ve seen them. Not sure about the price but it’s probably fair.

The shifter was not worth noting. The gauge cluster is dumb, screens confusing, and author was right about the ugly steering wheel. I took an on ramp at a quick pace and the understeer quickly hit the limits of the tires. I am not used to navigation aids such as rear camera and blind spot monitoring but felt this car…

I had one for 1.5 hours and was eager to like it, but I didn’t. It still has disorienting ergonomics, bad visibility, its too low, and you’re right the ICE is coarse and droney. It was fast yes. The A-pillars are massive and with the rake I felt like I was always looking around them. I’ve yet to experience a Toyota…

I’m ok with a 1-way ticket to Mars, which seems to be what they want.

I live across the river from DC and a few miles from the Pentagon. If stuff ever goes down, there is the macabre comfort that for me it will probably be instantaneous, so no melting skin and radiation sickness to worry about!

There are dozens of us! Dozens! I don’t hate it at all. Put some AT, “all-weather”, or winter tires on it, some LED fog/driving lights, and a hitch for my bike rack and it would be ready for duty.

He’ll say, think, and do whatever Pres Musk paid him for.

The Kicks Play isn’t really the stripper, the stripper is the ‘25S with only 4 speakers, no carplay/auto, and no spare tire.

To clarify, what I meant was that the equipment was enough of a difference for some buyers to choose the old vs. the new for the tiny price difference even though the newer car is better on paper.

“It includes some active-safety features, cruise control, a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and three USB ports.”

Good questions. I really don’t know much about Nissan in other markets, except that they have (or had) decent presence in South America. I had always thought that Honda, while successful in the US, was always more of an underdog globally- but my knowledge could be outdated. Nissan tried a Datsun sub-brand in…

Looks tasteful and nice.

I’m tired of hearing about her, and every song I’ve ever heard sounds like somebody else who did it better.

Poor maintenance, lack of reserves, lack of competent governance.