tommcparland
Tom McParland
tommcparland
Tom is a contributing writer for Jalopnik and runs AutomatchConsulting.com. He saves people money and takes the hassle out of buying or leasing a car. (Facebook.com/AutomatchConsulting)

What I was saying is that Audi’s A3/S3 lineup is similar in pricepoint and formula.  Read more

All of these are issues, but my main point is that an autonomous taxi service COULD be a solution for folks in the disabled community to help them get around without the cost and complication of buying their own car...BUT while other robo taxis are using more of a box or pod style body that can more easily be adapted Read more

I have traveled to both Europe and South America with my wife who has been a wheelchair user since 2001. The level of accessible accomodation in countries that are vastly older than the US is far superior to America. What we have found is that in those areas things are accessible because that is the right thing to do, Read more

I guess I meant to say one of the largest cities...but the point remains if Venice, Italy that has been around since about 450 A.D and is mostly water can figure out how to be accessible, NYC can to. Read more

What I am saying here is that unlike the other Waymo and the other autonomous companies that are using already established vechiles that aren’t accessible, Musk could have taken this opportunity using a blank slate to make a Cybercab that worked for all riders...instead he chose to make a sports car. Read more

 I don’t doubt they can do well in emerging markets, but  I don’t see them surviving for long in the US market making inferior cars at similiar price points compared to established brands. But back to the international market, the Chinese EVs are going to be serious competitors in those other regions often at lower Read more

Maybe they should use that as part of their marketing “Better than a Cybertruck” Read more

It’s “chalk” I would have suggested “Lizard Green”....lol Read more

2011 Nissan Versa,” - I think that’s the point, the brand has really fallen off inthe past 13 years. Read more

For sure...but even if they had hybrid versions of the Rogue, I don’t think it would have moved the needle.  Read more

I get that but the Bronco and Tacoma have  an excited buyer base, from a purely financial perspective it probably won’t do Nissan much good to invest in a manual trans for 20-30% take rate on very specific cars.  Read more

The Juke was a cool car and I almost considered one for myself. But the manual only came in FWD, it wasn’t that quick, MPGs were kinda sad for the class, and it wasn’t super spacious.  Read more

Maybe the last two will help, but  I don’t think the development costs of selling dozens of us manual cars is going to help them at all. Read more

Exactly...if Nissan and their dealers didn’t use that buyer pool to peddle mediocre products with predatory practicecs they could carve out a market. Read more

New WCSYB rule...you can’t submit an entry mentioning a dog without also sending a picture of said animal. :D Read more

True...but because I’m a dork as soon as I clicked on the article and saw the car my reaction was “Why is he driving a Ghibli?” and this was before I read the post.  Read more

Some dealers haven’t gotten the memo...or they have a local market that will still pay big bucks.  Read more