Here me out... Jetsons car. 

Fake engine sounds are stupid. Whether it’s BMW with their digital sound profiles in ICE cars, or EVs making vroom vroom noises (Fratzog), fake sounds are play acting.

So, I actually called my uncle before I posted the truck. He worked for Ford in the ‘70s in BC. According to him:

You’re welcome

I have to wonder if base-prep is part of the culprit as well. Some roads just ice up - even in shoulder seasons - because the base prep allows the road to lose heat quickly.

“ I still do my own taxes (no tax software) to this day.”

Just for the sake of argument, I’d say that there are more stylistic similarities between C1 and C8, than say between C1 and C7. The C1 and C8 both place the driver at roughly the centre of the car. C2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 have the long nose that defined Corvette for so long. 

This one is my favourite. Well played. 

In 1976 this was the Ford Explorer.

I just thought of another one that I would absolutely pay for. Subaru has an app as part of their Starlink system. From the app I can start, lock, and unlock the car. I can preset it for winter so that when it starts it turns on the defroster, heated seats, heated steering wheel, and any combination of HVAC settings. 

Central Alberta here. I went to work at -50 one morning, this winter. I often go at -20 to -40 C. A heated steering wheel is amazing.

I’m not sure if anyone has added this yet but a power point in the cargo area is brilliant. Whether it’s 12V DC in an SUV or a 110V AC in the back of a Taco, a power point at the back of a vehicle is a game changer. 

I’ve owned both a four-door pickup and an SUV. The truck can do so much more. The Ridgeline in particular has dry, secure, under the bed storage. It’s enough for groceries or daypacks etc...

Well shit. That’s what you get for trusting technology. I even did a CTRL-F to find the words “Third Row”. I didn’t look for “Three Rows”. My bad. My apologies.

Nowhere in the original suggestion, does the owner say they want a third row. The idea of a third row doesn’t show up until Bradley’s suggestion. The owner says they have a family of four. A third row is entirely unnecessary with two kids. The back seat of a Ridgeline is bigger than the back seat of an Accord. It…

“SpaceX is attempting to do something never done before: build a massive rocket, launch it into space, and retrieve it successfully.”

I would strongly disagree. People have their tastes obviously. When I tried this, I stopped buying Huy Fong. I’ll still use it when I’m out, but this is so much fuller, with a more complex flavour profile.  I haven’t bought Huy Fong in probably three years. 

True.

Honda Ridgeline. It starts at $41k USD, has an interior that’s as roomy and comfortable as an Accord, rated to tow 5000lbs (and has been shown to be more than capable of this by Dave Tracy), and has handy under the bed storage. It’s a Honda so it’s going to last forever. It’s the truck that most people who want a…

Yes. A thousand percent yes. Tax brackets should move north. But, the burden should be shifted from low and middle income earners, to the wealth and corporations. We could all pay a little more, I agree. Corporations and the wealthy should be paying a lot more.