what gen is this Legacy?

I was on cross country in HS. The same team dynamics were there as well. I was one of the better runners, but not one of the top 5; witty/cool enough for the nerdier-than-most-sports-teams chic that goes with CC, etc. But we were bullies sometimes too.

Why is it newsworthy? Well, it's not like she's on national TV news or front pages or something, This is just a blog post, right? She's the youngest person there, and she is pulling okay times consistently without blowing up or crashing the car, which is more than I can do. Nobody's saying it's super duper amazing..…

(a) I think you're short-selling that "reputation for reliability" - that, along with its price point, is why it's so popular among small 4-door cars. It's got a lot of space for a little car, it's more than bare-bones, it's quiet, but most of all, it hardly ever breaks. That's key for non-car people like my elderly…

You didn't use your horn? That might have gotten her attention more than flashing your lights, since obviously her visual attention was in her lap and not entirely on the road/mirrors. Of course light-flashing generally is preferable, horns are annoying, but they have their purpose.

I've heard discussion about battery-swap systems, where you drive in and swap your depleted battery out for a pre-charged one. Something like that could work given some critical mass (don't know what that would be) of drivers of electric vehicles, especially if there is a very limited number of standard types of…