True. But at least a manual can be had on 4 of the 6 trim levels and not just the bottom ones (I am ignoring the first edition).  That is about as big of a win for the Manual Transmission Preservation Society as can be expected today.

I going with “meh” here. The Badlands trim can have a manual that gets the 4.7 axle radio (like the squatch).  Front and rear lockers (like the squatch).   The only big thing I can see missing is the 35" tires which can be added later.

But he does have a CJ2A with rod knock. I think that 22R and 4 speed would look damn good in it. That is if can you get over putting a Japanese engine into a vehicle built to fight a war against Japan among others. (Do it, David, do it.  Don’t listen to that dweeb on your other shoulder)

When we bought ours (2012) the base trim level only on the Odyssey and Sienna were non-powered sliders. Power sliders standard on all other trims. Not sure if you can even get manual ones on new vans, I would be surprised if you can.

The power sliding door is the greatest thing with kids.  That is the only feature that moved us up from the base trim Odyssey.

Or if you can’t find a CX-5, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport.  Can still get a new 2019 with a manual if you look hard enough.  And for cheap too as nobody wants them.

David looks pretty mild mannered, but in reality....

It’s going to take an event for ours go (totaled, really expensive repair, etc) but I wouldn’t be sad to get out of a minivan. I also have a pickup so don’t really need the utility, it doesn’t have DVD and reliability has been so-so. Look up Honda VCM misfire class action suit, happened to ours. And the oil pressure…

Yes and yes. Once they are out of cribs and strollers, the amount of stuff you have to transport just for a trip to grandma’s drops off significantly.

Me too. If I can pry her Odyssey away from her this is what we should get. Her commute is under 20 miles per day. Charge it overnight and only use gas for the occasional out-of-town trip. With only 2 kids that aren’t babies anymore, the minivan is really too much.  Comfortable, roomy and convenient but too much.

I also hear Moneytalks and Dirty Deeds pretty often.

Overrated maybe but Skyline Chili is good and I invite anybody who thinks otherwise to eat anywhere else. If you want to make fun of a local Cincinnati food, make fun of goetta. I’d rather eat one of Tomsula’s socks.

The one I drove was a PRO4X (which do look really good on exterior) and I am also 6-2. Height was not the problem but it was more my fat ass that was and it seemed every time I moved my left arm I smacked it on the door. The sloppy shifting was surprising since the truck only had something like 13K on the clock,…

Test drove a used 2016 Frontier last year. Good price, low miles, all the features I wanted, right color, looked cool from the outside. Passed specifically because the interior was so bad. Cheap child’s toy feel to all the plastic, cramped, shift action like stirring thick chili (it was a manual), tiny gauges. Just…

Chin up, Bengals fans.  You still have the aforementioned Jets and Dolphins on the schedule.  So, 2-14?  Maybe?

Am I the only one bothered by Oregon being spelled wrong on the graphic in the video?

Shift+Insert is paste in most unix terminals. I can’t live with it so please don’t fuck that guy. My vote would be for Scroll Lock, I have no idea what that does.

“Not Golf Rs, you great fool. Goph Rs. The little, brown, furry, manual, diesel wagons.”

Just buy the damn minivan!

The squinty headlights and the area around the fog lamps are 4Runner-esque (non-Limited versions anyway).  The rest of the car not so much.