Indeed — and “Mazda chalked a 4.5 percent decline in the quarter, in an overall market down 13 percent” suggests they’re substantially outperforming at least some competitors, which bodes well for their recovery (if they survive the unknown and possibly rather rocky near future).

Wouldn’t the Honda Pilot be a more apples-to-apples comparison?

Some might say judging a person on the merits of their parents is kind of a dick move too.

How am I? I should be better. I’m still working and have been paid through this entire thing. My employer has made very well reasoned, accommodating actions through this. I’ve lived below my means for my entire adult life, so I’m in a good position financially. I’m still stir crazy, though. How poorly I fit into the…

The trick is to not have a retirement fund...

OH HELL NO!!!!

2nd Gear: Hey, I give Henry III huge props for getting out there and selling some cars like a (sort of) regular Joe.

Boy do I hope Mazda hangs on and produces the rumored I6 RWD 6. That’s my next car when it is released. 

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.

I think the 2019 drop in sales might be this little Covid19 thing that seems to have inconvenienced a few of the automakers sales.

i live in orleans!

The Cayenne saved Porsche, and the DBX could save Aston Martin. For all the hate “purists” pour on SUVs, they are the cash cows that enable low-volume specialist sports cars that are, at best, third cars for most buyers.

Also Aston has a history of big(ish) GT cars rather than purely high end sports cars and supercars. You can probably draw a line from pre DB7 Aston martin to a luxury SUV far more comfortably than with some companies.

I think we all know, even if we refuse to admit it, that betting on the DBX is a good bet.

They said the Fusion looked just like a Rapide until you actually saw a Rapide.

I’m enjoying the game for similar reasons. My wife remarked the other night that she knows when I’m playing Snowrunner because I’m absolutely silent and relaxed haha!

Source.

I saw a post on ‘Social Media of Choice’, that a benchmark of a person’s character is if they take shopping carts back to a corral or if they just abandon it the parking lot. No one will fine you or punish you for not returning the cart. No congratulations, no upvotes, just an effort that gains you nothing because…

I remember saying to a coworker that the true test of a person was how they treat someone who can do them no good. He was utterly baffled by the concept. I should have walked away right then rather than trying to befriend him until he bullied me for not dropping all my other work to do the project he wanted done…

The cook then served him a piece of toast with a hole cut out in the middle with a fried egg in it.