QOTD: Which Model Shouldn't Return?

by Tim Healey

August 26th, 2022 12:44 PM

Today's QOTD is simple, and I won't need many words to set it up.

If you were suddenly czar of the automotive industry, which model would you kill -- and why?

You get to pick one, but it can be any model -- including venerable nameplates and/or ones that are seemingly successful. Or you can play it more straight and choose something that isn't selling. You get to pick -- but explain your reasons.

It's Friday. It's late summer. Let's have some fun playing product planner.

[Image: Mitsubishi]

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ToolGuy on Aug 29, 2022

You ok, Art?

Ask TTAC: As of this moment, which is faster, my ancient Avalon, or NASA's Airbus rocket with the used engines?
(I kid. It's a jobs program - it doesn't need to actually work, I get it.)

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- BetterOne on Aug 29, 2022
  
  Artemis is well on the way to not actually working after this morning's scrubbed launch.
  
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- Art Vandelay on Aug 29, 2022
  
  If they do roll the SLS back to the VAB, it's trip on the crawler will be at a higher rate of speed than your average Avalon driver in the left lane so I'll take the rocket. As a bonus the Crawler's turn signals won't be flashing endlessly. But hey, if we need the rocket to light, maybe we should put the Bolt battery guys on the project. We know they can make fire!
  
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- Art Vandelay on Aug 29, 2022
  
  "The Crawler's top speed is 1 mile per hour loaded and 2 miles per hour unloaded". Yep. The SLS is already faster than your average Camry/Avalon driver is comfortable driving. All it needs is one of those "Let me tell you 'bout my grandkids" plates on the front and I doubt you'd even know the difference. As a bonus, drivers of those cars instead operating the Crawler could impede all lanes of traffic instead of just the left as is their normal MO.
  
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Art Vandelay on Aug 29, 2022

And I gotta ask...who cares? It's probably faster than office chair too. Apples to toasters...or perhaps for your average Avalon driver, Prunes to toasters since the Avalon driver is also likely the target demographic for digestive aides and fiber supplements.

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ToolGuy on Aug 29, 2022

@BetterOne, I posted that right after this morning's Artemis I scrub (was watching NASA's feed on the youtube). Was 30% considering a trip to Florida to watch the launch in person but something told me it might be delayed (again).

Will be more seriously monitoring things this week, since the next windows are Sept 2 and Sept 5, and even I can afford 4 nights to bridge two launch dates (i.e., better odds).

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07NodnarB on Aug 30, 2022

Oh gosh, the Camry is not that bad...and i almost said that with a str8 face. I have two choices that should count as 1, the horrible looking eyesores known as the MercedesBenz GLC/GLE "coupes". Never, ever, in a million years will these ugly hatchback looking monsters be coupes, or even coupe-like or coupe adjacent..

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