There is a joke that the fastest car you’ll ever drive is a rental, and there is a grain of truth to it. While lots of folks just use rentals to get to their local conference or whatever, a lot of other people get their rentals into trouble. Look, I know how it is. I got one Nissan Rogue rental stuck on a sketchy beach in Florida.
Thomas wrote about a Kia Telluride that got stuck on the road to Telluride. Squirrelmaster makes an astute observation:
Like others have said, red “FLT” license plate with no company logos means it is a rental car, and this happens all the time across trails around Colorado. I have passed dozens and dozens of stuck rentals when I am out in my Jeep, and more often than not they are stuck in spots where it was clearly the driver skill coming up short, not the vehicle. This appears to be yet another one of those scenarios.
I can see why folks might not want to buy a former rental car!
David Tracy wrote about how someone hacked the screens at Ford’s headquarters to protest the company’s Return To Office policy. The NSX Was Only in Development for 4 Years gets a COTD win, too:
There are some jobs where WFH is not really feasible, but my hot take is that if your job can be done remotely, then it should be done remotely. The trouble is that widespread WFH became a thing too late – companies have already invested billions in tacky office buildings that they need to fill and as usual, the little people are the ones who have to pay for their bosses’ short-sighted decision-making.
Thomas wrote about how two people bought Fiat 500Ls this year. Amazingly, Dodge managed to sell eight Caravans, six Darts, and 13 Journeys. NC Miata NA:
Imagine being manager of a Dodge dealer, coffee cup in hand as you look out over a sea of unsold Hornets, reading these sales numbers and wishing you still had some Darts and Journeys on the lot.
Spikedlemon:
Six Dodge Darts?
Is that not more headline?A near-decade old zombie.
Echo Stellar:
They are a key part of the strategic zombie car reserve, doled out to the American public in periods of extreme buffoonery.
Have a great evening, everyone!
Top graphic image: San Miguel County Sheriff
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