Dang, I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to respond (my choice for ‘64 would have been a Lincoln Continental Convertible--that one with the suicide doors... In bright red)

That generation of ‘Runner is among the most desirable SUVs Toyota ever built and the market for them is NUTS. I came close to an automatic ND when I saw the stupid dash applique but as much as that’s a red flag for me, this is a perfectly good deal.

It honestly is. I usually wouldn’t touch a modified Miata with a 10 foot pole but this is pretty sweet.

Kind of a generic minivan, sure, but it was a pretty good generic minivan. We had an ‘07 Sedona that provided perfectly decent service for a family with two young kids. The power sliders alone were a godsend. Compared to the previous gen it was a freakin revelation.

Gonna go NP. That body kit is uncommonly good and doesn’t actually look like a kit. The car looks reasonably well-sorted. Anything wrong should be easy enough to fix.

Yeah, but weirdly it’s actually easier to build autonomous aircraft than it is autonomous ground vehicles. I have faith they’ll work that part out.

Because the autonomous features don’t just depend on systems within the car, it can mean the car is in constant communication with external infrastructure. That infrastructure doesn’t just run itself.

If you’re talking about geographically-dependent features (like autonomous driving) it requires constant admin and maintenance. And frequent updates.

Yeah, but that way they have to price the R&D and ongoing maintenance into the price of the car. So, for a car with autonomous driving that might even add a couple of grand. If it’s a feature I don’t intend to use regularly, why should I have to pay for it?

I want it, too. This is very much the midlife crisis car I’ve always wanted, but that price still seems a little high.

Like this car, but that price is maybe $500 too high, certainly with that mileage. The rarity alone isn’t enough to render this actually collectible. And while it looks pretty good, who knows how well it’s been maintained?

Yup. I think I’m good with per-use autonomous pricing. Maintaining the infrastructure carries a cost. Per-use pricing covers that and gives the service the incentive to maintain it properly. And yes, by all means, include liability coverage in that cost.

Would love to see this as an EV. Drive the front wheels and steer the rear.

After doing some research, Churchill learned the battery health meter can be reset using a car diagnostic tool. After resetting, the meter will display all 12 bars for a short period before recalibrating after some use, just as Churchill’s did.

I get that I’m swimming against the tide here but this one appears to have been owned and maintained by people who actually knew what they were doing and cared to put in the work. It’s not for everybody, it’s not even for me, but for what it is this is a good price.

Weird, I don’t have “Block Contacts” visible in my settings page...

You’re making a lot of assumptions about pickup buyers. While I agree that many will be the very last to adopt, there are certain groups who will still drive demand.

Grew up in Calgary, Alberta where we had a good half-dozen drive-ins, and their heyday ran from the 50s to the early 80s. Great for families who wanted to get out to see movies without having to hire a babysitter, and my parents took me to tons of shows. The advent of VHS rentals pretty much eliminated the family…

It does. I forgot about it.

I may be mis-remembering but I think that was the battery config for the EV1, too.