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I had a 1974 BMW and a 1974 Datsun 610 wagon with rear defroster wires. Volkswagen squarebacks had them in the late 1960s as did the Volvo 2xx series starting in about 1968. Definitely not new. Also, in pickup configuration, the cab is likely small enough that just running AC will keep all...

I'm going to be very tempted to buy an optionless version and use it for a while before determining what I might need. Fog lights will be pretty interesting because we get a lot of fog here, and I could definitely be interested in power windows (please put the switches in the middle so both can...

May main draw is probably nostalgia, I put a lot of miles on a Datsun 620 pickup back in the day and it was tremendously versatile and economical at the same time. I also know there will be an EV of some kind in the fleet within the next couple of years, so it's a decision I'll have to make.

Sometimes when you shop, whether for a thing like a car or more generally, you are more in a supermarket than a car market. For example, instead of buying a Slate pickup/SUV, I might decide to buy a luxury cruise for two, opt to help a kid out with a down payment on a house, or make a donation...

Probably, I have a 100 AMP sub panel in the garage and a 240 outlet expressly for this purpose.

I think a Subaru Forester, Honda CR-V, or Toyota RAV4 are Compact Utility Vehicles despite not having a bed. I learned a long time ago that the best utility vehicle value is a used minivan, haul more than many light duty pickups and you can easily secure the contents.

This would definitely be of interest to me. I think I'd prefer a single piece to a two-piece T-Top. Ideally, this would also store behind the seats, which might shift the seal points so that it would fit between the B-pillars. I imagine this having a very simple single manual clasp mechanism...

A major appeal of the Slate is that it's a small 2-door pickup - never mind that it's electric or modular. 4-door pickups are effectively lifted sedans without a trunk lid.