Are there any compact or other-size SUVs that are obscenely overpowered? Crossovers? The Juke R comes to mind... and that’s it.
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Amazing he didn’t do a 360...
But I think we’re fast approaching a world where one has to work to survive. Work will evolve as a means to greater ends other than survival.
Invent new ones!
Last time the industry bet that cheap gas would last forever, well we know how that played out. If Mulally hadn’t mortgaged Ford and shepherded the “One Ford” product plan all the ecoboost and small car offerings wouldn’t have arrived, leaving Ford only with large SUVs and trucks to weather the recession. That…
“Nothing is the coast except for the actual part that’s by ocean, but that hardly makes it “mid” anything.”
Chicago on the other hand, is a shit show when the snow flies... and that’s just south of Wisconsin.
Jetta Sportwagen TDI then? They come in brown with a manual and are decently reliable now that most of the issues have been sorted... and cheap thanks to #dieselgate.
I definitely get the thinking here...
I had a different life at the time I bought it: long commutes, lots of long drives for work, and a BMW convertible in a 2 car garage. It was bought with the intent to have it for 100k miles or more. It was also bought used with very low miles - someone else got to eat the bulk of depreciation. I was working at a…
I bought one for the fuel economy, I’m strictly pissed due to the declined resale value.
It was a long long time ago...
And in other news, High Pressure Process juice makers announced a win of their own today. Having successfully forced Tesla into making cupholders that only hold $10.00 bottles of cold pressed organic raw juices.
If no one bought new cars...
The 959 presaged the adjustable AWD torque splits, water cooling, composite bodywork. adaptive damping, optional roll cages, and a host of other features now expected in the 911 range.
I’d never tailgate, I am absolutely OCD about rock chips on my front bumper that it doesn’t occur to me to ride someone’s tail.
Who would’ve guessed:
After 8 years of driving hell in Chicago I’ve had to come to grips with my own anger, and the randomness of others.
Fact: tailgating is an asshole move.