....for a van. Not some luxurious ride, just a VW van.

I can get an OG microbus for less than that. 

This...talk about not understanding your market. VW, the (rich) peoples car. Cant wait to see the crazy prices on the Scout brand. As an aside....I had a golf R. I paid MSRP. Drove 200 miles to get it but that was cheaper than the local markups. Non-scummy dealers still exist but you have to be willing to go out…

Thanks!! I think I will loose this one as I have a lifted jeep wrangler on 33s so she will say that her dog van does not need a lift. 🤣

that actually looks pretty sick

I both want to know and do not want to know how they lifted it as my wife would never let me lift her pacifica after i lifted her grand cherokee about 20 years ago. 

By the time we were in the market for a Mazda 5 they were no longer being made. For 1 kid (and now +1 dog) it was the perfect size.

And big! I have one kid. I’m only ever going to have one kid. I don’t need something with more space than a Manhattan apartment. Smaller crossovers are big enough, but the sliding doors and trading a bit more interior space for ground clearance would be nice.

1GZ-FE
Toyota’s 5-liter V12 that went into....
a limousine.
It does not scream.
It does not bend space and time when it accelerates.

It just doesn’t break, ever, because it is never stressed. It is about 3 times the engine that is needed for that vehicle.  It is about 1.5 times the engine that would still meet Toyota’s…

One did, but it fell through one of the many holes and was lost.

True. The frustrating part is it isnt even like they arent made. There are budget options in every market but North America it seems. I dont buy the excuse that crash standards or whatever prevents them from moving vehicles over. I think they would rather sell lower volume higher profit cars than multitudes of cheap…

I can understand being nervous, but it also typically depends on WHAT kind of business it is, typical commercial business likely fine, but you can run into problems with things like liquor stores, or a business that is loud, like a race track/drag strip.  Even if someone bought this property I can almost promise you…

Toyota has always been about making the most money they can offering the widest range of vehicles they can. They’ve never hid that, and they’re not doing any differently now. The people who ascribe some noble motivation to Toyota developing and popularizing hybrid cars with the Prius are deluded - Toyota realized they…

““Buyer and buyers agent to verify all information in this listing” which to my lawyer brain reads “we have no idea if it could actually be legally operated as a drag strip or RV park for a new owner which means the answer is probably not or not after fighting the zoning board for god knows how long.””

One of the better posts I’ve seen regarding EV’s in a long, long time.

You got it.  Range is overrated, charge capacity is underrated.  Put 150kw charging in my Bolt, and I could easily use it as my only vehicle.  24/7/365.

You’re correct from the technical and mechanical point, but missing the psychological point of view. Plug-in hybrids are terrific for people who are uncomfortable going full-in on EV’s. Just use the Level 1 charger that comes with the car, run the EV side in your daily commuting, use the ICE for longer trips.

Everywhere, including this site even recently.  

Just actually search Jalopnik and you’ll find countless blog posts about how Toyota is missing the boat/dropping the ball by not going full in on EVs. Even when Toyoda came out and explained their strategy, most articles were dismissive.

The journalists who piled on Toyota for focusing on hybrids instead of full EV’s are now gushing over Toyota’s performance and how focusing on hybrids was a great idea. Love it.