The Real Reason Why Toyota Mirais Keep Ending Up In The Midwest: COTD

There’s a mighty weird phenomenon going on where people are bringing Toyota Mirais from California to the Midwest. It’s weird because there are no public hydrogen stations in the United States outside of California, and the ones in Canada are too far away unless you live basically next to them. But aha, a reader figured out why.

Jason wrote about the Toyota Mirais that end up in places where they cannot be refueled. I have since found more sad Mirais in the Midwest for sale. JKcycletramp:

If you already own a Mirai, I can understand not wanting to give up on it. Hydrogen is very easy to bond with.

Mighty Bagel:

It’s like a Dad joke if your Dad is a middle school science teacher.

Fineheresyourdamn70dollars:

I refuse to react to that joke.

10001010:

That’s very noble of you.

Manwich Sandwich:

Fine! Stay inert…

New contributor Leslie Hanna wrote about how her 40-year-old Toyota MR2 changed her life. Mechjaz:

Puts a whole new spin on “parts and labor,” doesn’t it?

Congratulations on this whole wild journey!

Lockleaf:

Creative expression is one of the single most underrated, underutilized mental health stabilizers out there. I think our culture over emphasizes certain tools to the exclusion of many other anti burnout tools available. So, well done discovering how to make that work for you. And congrats on the social media success. I am a failed youtuber, never could figure out how to make it work for me. But I also realized I hate editing quite badly, so that might be part of the problem.

Sweet car. Well done.

Josh:

I suffered a bit of disorientation looking at the lede image and the headline.

“Wha…40 years old…???..but that’s an MR2. Those aren’t that old…right? Yeah, it’s only an ’85…2026 minus 1985…borrow one…”

Crap. I’m old.

Data:

Welcome to the club. We yell at the clouds on Wednesdays just before dinner at 4:00 PM.

Finally, I wrote about drifting the 2026 Dodge Charger Sixpacks. Kleinlowe:

Man, Dodge can just not catch a break.

Dodge: Here’s our new electric car!
The new regime has decided electric cars are no longer favorable.

Dodge: Uh, okay then, here’s gas version!
Gas prices shoot up to $6/gallon.

Most people run out of spoons but Dodge cannot seem to run out of rakes.

Have a great evening, everyone!

Top graphic image: Toyota