Serious question: what are the advantages over a 4runner or sequoia? Better offroad capabilities overall? Reliability? I have a sequoia, and not nearly enough budget for a LC so didn’t consider one very seriously. I’’m also in CO... there’s about 4 million 4runners and tacos out here, but I see a lot fewer LCs.

Bill Gates daughter might be new to billionaire money, but the Gates’s were rich before Bill. The giant international law firm K&L Gates? That’s Bill Gates’s dad. Bill Gates grew up wealthy. 

This is going to get shouted down, but is the correct take. $60k on a new car while making something just over $100k for a year? Yeah, that’s dumb.

As a guy with anxiety issues myself and with kids to boot, I’ll tell you what I do. I buy everything used so that I worry about it less. In the past I have found myself unable to enjoy my stuff because I’m worried about it getting damaged, scraped, stolen etc. For me, it’s very liberating just not to care as much. I…

Apologies if I seem mad, I’m not (no sarcasm, I’m really not - however, I don’t like being projected on - Harris was not my choice). I also support those other activities you mention and am aware of them. What I don’t support (because it doesn’t work), is that Ds seem perpetually unable (moreso that Rs) to rally…

“I don’t get to question the men in charge? I’ll take what they give, me or else?” Frankly, pretty much. Are you in senior leadership in the Democratic party? Are you a union president? No? Then yeah, your option is to vote D, or not. That’s kind of it. I didn’t invent our two-party replublic/democracy... don’t blame…

Yep, those are my second favorite methods.  My favs being the Method ones that look like the Diamond Cutter. 

I live in THIS america, not your version of utopia. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Your other option is Trump.

I’ve said it before here, and I’ll say it again. This is a hugely historic choice, and the VP pick being a black-asian woman is a big deal. VP is not Secretary of State (sorry HRC). The US has a looooong history of VPs become Ps. Fourteen (14!), many of whom D’s really like. Biden (likely, jinx), Bush I, Ford, Nixon…

I owned a manual, rear wheel drive compact pickup in Seattle (in the city). It’s hilly as balls. Whoever designed the streets was just like “whatever, hills, i’m just gonna build me a grid.” In the winter when it was hovering around freezing, I could literally just slide through stop signs and lights going downhill.…

What’s with the wheels?  Stance bruh?

I would drive the crap out of the Nyan-rari. I don’t care that I’m a middle aged dad. Would hoon all dam day.

LOL @12.4 amps, and 165 watts. Them’s gonna be real HOT. Do not touch. Also, fried bug smell.  

“Fiesta ST”? Dang, you’re definitely the cool parent. I had to share a 10 year old base model compact pickup with my sister when I “got” a first car.

Fair enough, I’ll let you off the hook.  It was actually a Sprinter van anyway.  Stupid van-lifers. 

It was YOU!!!!  😉

I asked my 3 year old if I should lift our car and get bigger tires. Answer: YES!!  Also, her brothers, 5, 7, and 9, all agree. 

THIS. If you have an SUV, hitch rack all day.  I’ve been a convert for a while having driven thousands of miles with bikes on a roof rack.  Roof racks suck.  Especially for mountain bikes. Increasingly for road bikes with thru axles. 

Amen. I head to a trail a few times a year, so I don’t really “need” boards, but I’m considering getting some just for the snow. I got stuck in a parking lot at a ski area for several HOURS last year because people literally didn’t have traction to drive out of the parking lot entrance... some boards would have been…

I feel your pain:  I’m sitting on the max of 12 at the moment. Can’t decide my next sci-fi fix...