Downshift-Dave
Downshift-Dave
Downshift-Dave

It’s like a dating profile and reality

Let’s do it!

Acura sedans are going the way of Infiniti, people buy them because they can get a good deal on them, not because they are desirable.”

I pull a boat with my compact sedan.  

Neutral: Nope. First off, I’m too old to worry about proving my manhood. I drive a 07 Sienna with middle seats removed. I can stuff as much crap in that as a full sized truck.

When activated, The Ottoman feature invades Hungary.

Me: Wait a minute... Your name’s Henry Ford. Any relation?
Henry Ford III: Yeah! I’m Henry Ford III!
Me: That’s amazing. I’m Jewish. I’d rather spend another ten years driving a Mitsubishi with a drivers door that doesn’t open than buy a car from that dickhead’s grandson.

BMW says the dividends are for past results, not its current standing. And I truly, sincerely applaud the FT for including this quote, which invites you to feel bad for, of all people, the shareholders

This just sucks for Mazda, who unlike many other automakers has interesting designs and legitimate high quality touches. My mom got a new CX-5 last year, and the white interior she has is gorgeous. Hopefully they can get some momentum back.

4th option: buy another Jeep

I don’t want to get into too many specifics due to confidentiality, but I will say trucks, trucks, and more trucks. It makes sense if you look at the states that are still allowing sales vs those that aren’t. The map is interesting, as sales in some states are down nearly 100%, and they are only down less than 10% in

It’s pretty typical “I don’t have anything else to write about” Erik fodder.  You get used to it after awhile.  There’s literally nothing to be gleaned from all the words he typed.

Car manufacturers stock prices are getting hammered.

I’ll leave this here for inspiration.

Seconded

As for it being “super illegal” to run a Cannonball... Last time I checked, this was a car enthusiast blog

Gotta show up the neighbors!! 

They should have just launched the Bronco by letting someone drive it 40mph down the 405 in LA.

Meanwhile in Hong Kong, there’s a blogger posting about this amazing backyard full of cool rusted out 4x4s that he discovered in his January trip to Michigan.