Subj : Re: New Mazda
To   : Nightfox
From : esc
Date : Wed May 24 2023 03:43 pm

 Ni> I've known a couple people with older VW Beetles, and it seemed they
 Ni> were often working on them, either fixing them or tweaking something.

Yeah, older cars require consistent maintenance and tweaking is not far off. People that buy these things typically want to turn wrenches on their cars. We gearheads self select into these situations :)

 Ni> I always thought those were cool.  And isn't there a 90s model (EuroVan)?

Yeah, but IMO not nearly as cool. Plus, 90s models still have SMOG and CARB testing.

 Ni> That's cool.  I wouldn't mind having an inexpensive electric car, but
 Ni> currently I live in an apartment and I don't have a godo way to charge
 Ni> one.  Also, I'd like to be able to take longer road trips, and currently
 Ni> I'd worry about being able to charge it in such a case.

Yeah, my Fiat is decidedly not a long distance car. It has enough charge to get me to work and back with a couple quick errands mixed in. There's no way it could ever be a road trip car.

 Ni> Interesting..  California seems to have some strict laws about cars.

Indeed, but if you consider how much of California was blanketed in smog decades ago, vs how clean the air is now, you start to understand. It's annoying to deal with but on the whole increases the quality of life here.

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