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I know it is going to be close to impossible to keep a Fisker on the road for more than a year or so. But part of me wants to grab a used one when they faceplant because I have a terrible case of, “I know I can beat the system.”

Musk did not do much with PayPal and was fired for being an unbearable douche, his status as a founder of that company is a very dubious claim. And Tesla? Musk was an investor, not a founder and engaged in a hostile takeover, his founder status there is also very dubious, and based on legal maneuvering not substance.…

Head scratch.  Every truck on the market has models with the annoying air dam so they can meet cafe numbers.  This is not new.  They are typically easily removed with a single wrench in your driveway.  There’s plenty of things to complain about, this is not one of them.

So you missed the other two 4Runners right next to it without the spoiler? Looking at the wheel/tire choice, it should be painfully obvious that the one you decided to single out is a street oriented trim level.

60k.

The 4Runner, the Prado and the GX have been the same truck for a very very long time.   We finally are getting all the choices in the US. So we can choose specs based on tastes and budget. 

Check part numbers. All mechanicals are identical between the two brands. They use identical platforms and everything bolts right in. . A Stinger and a G70 and a G80 share more than they don’t from an architecture standpoint.  The Chassis are the same.  The difference starts above the hard points.  There is…

Hyundais and Kia’s are the same thing.  The difference is badge engineering.  All parts under the skin are interchangeable.

The 4 cylinder is pretty tepid. I have driven the 6, so I don’t know one way or the other if it is worthy of pursuing. But at 32k, you are getting to the used A4/S3 market.

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I deal with companies in various time zones where overlap is minimal at best. 5x8 does not and and can not work in these situations. We need more overlap with international clients, but we also have to interface with clients in our own time zones. Currently this is solved by 5x10+ days whether that was the plan or…

That is a very millennial attitude. Older people make fun of millennials for having an attitude like that. I have mixed feelings. It’s sort of nice that your generation puts an emphasis on emotional safety, but you can lighten up a little.

Old guys can afford them and only need two seats because their kids grew up and their friends are dead.

If we are comparing a Mini to a VW, more reliable is a relative thing.

I have owned both (several GTIs), and current data and anecdotal evidence tells me that there is no way that the GTI is more reliable than a Mini Cooper. In my experience the difference is significant and the Cooper is much more reliable (anecdotal I know).

I’d buy one if it has decent drivetrain options.  The rear diffuser splatter of plastic kind of bums me out, but it’s survivable.

Not buy it.

Dealers operating as finance companies has created a massive conflict of interest. Unfortunately the dealership lobby has a boatload of power and consumers are too unorganized to push back.

Marketing that chases away half the population is dumb.