I love the Saweetie and Quavo reference! It reminds me of the second Austin Powers movie when Dr. Evil tells everyone he’s hip and with it, then proceeds to do the Macarena-lol! Anyway, the Maverick definitely has huge potential to fill a market void of a small, very light duty pick. The potential customer list is endless, from tradesmen like painters, younger crowd, older crowd, a second vehicle, and so on. I know this would be asking for too much—but maybe with the Bronco’s manual take rate, would Ford consider offering a manual in the Maverick? That would just be the icing, and sprinkles on a really great cake! ... View more

Why not create an LLC in a different state, and transfer ownership? It would eliminate this tax, and other liabilities. Although you’d have to figure out the annual LLC filing cost, and additional tax filing cost for the LLC. Here’s a name idea— Not-a-moneyed collector LLC. ... View more

Jack, this revolution is already kind of happening. Most sport car/sport sedan seats offer a two-tone interior, a mix of leather and some form of cloth like alcantara fabric. It’s comfortable and grippy where it counts. Think Miata with Recaro option, or the previous F series M3 base seats. ... View more

Ok, you know what? I’m actually kind Ok with this. Bring on the SUVs, bring on electric SUVs. Heck, let the marketing “gurus” suck out whatever brand equity is left in cars like Corvette, and Mustang. On one condition—- take care of the enthusiasts, continue to make sports cars—manual ones, fun to drive ones. Let the mainstream cars subsidize the little pleasure we enthusiasts have left in this world—don’t give up on the sports car! ... View more

Rob, here’s a vette for your winter dream, and this one is a proper manual.  https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/oak-creek-1978-chevy-corvette/7219524201.html ... View more