It was 5 inches longer and increased the cargo space by 80%, more if there were rear seat passengers, and the standard swiveling rear vent windows were a big improvement. It became usable as a family car, and helped by the more conventional look it outsold the hatchback by almost 2-to-1.

Well, the house next to the house next to this, 711 Copper Creek, sold for $2.05 million in April 2016; it’s on 5 acres and has 1 more bedroom, among other things. 707 Copper Creek, also a 6-bedroom, on 4 acres, sold for $1.85 million in October 2016. 713 Copper Creek sold for $1.9 million in February 2018. I’d say…

Why is size relevant? I think both cars are overpriced pieces of shit, but if Nissan aficionados find the Maxima is more appealing and suitable to their needs, why does the price per foot or price pound matter?

Look at Diana Gabaldon. Her major Outlander works appeared 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, and 5 years apart, then 5 and counting; presently she “hopes to finish” Go Tell the Bees That I am Gone this year, but it surely won’t be published and released. Of course, she has to do actual research about events and practices she…

Have you priced fire pit glass from other sources? Sure, you can make your own shattered glass pieces, if you have a tumbler, flame polisher or other means to smooth the sharp edges. But Home Depot’s cheapest is $24 for half the quantity; Lowe’s is a bargain at $22.50 for 10 lb.

Since it has been a while, I will once again strike the deceased equine; 2000 isn’t this millenium, it was the final year of the last (even when counting calendar years instead of manufacturer years). So your ownership record remains pristine.

Unfortunately, being a folksy “straight-talker” doesn’t actually mean your ideas are any better than the more establishment rich guys.

Whereas people who include extraneous background in horizontal videos are unrecognized geniuses?

Hmmm...all of the cars I’ve owned had some kind of mark, e. g. arrowhead, stamped next to the prop hole

The “Coupe” was actually also a hatchback, of notchier style. The wagonlike “Hatchback” wasn’t offered in GSi trim, so only 95 hp instead of 130, with more sedate gearing and no rear sway bar.

Red looks fine with modern medium/dark grey cars, and I don’t even particularly like red—the interior should complement, though. Black is rather dull and pedestrian, but works because today’s cars are more likely than not to have equally dull black interiors. White, as above, is classic with many darker colors.

And she was the attacker, so “stand your ground” attaches to the party she attacked. This is not new law; injuries sustained during the commission of a crime are considered the fault of those committing the crime, regardless of how they were caused. She still has to be tried, and may not be convicted if the jury are…

Maybe we will get it. We couldn’t have had it as an alternative to the Ecosport because it didn’t exist at that time. And other than design, which may or not be preferable, it’s not that different from an Ecosport.

Jesus, even Kirby bags cost about 2 bucks each and need to be replaced maybe once or possibly twice per year unless you’re outrageously slovenly. Belts, every 5 or more years. And the CR-recommended $100 Hoover I got before I inherited the Kirby required fewer repairs and maintenance items than my sister-in-law’s…

Have you looked at what these allegedly better headlights cost? Most of them are modules without individually replaceable elements, costing hundreds of dollars per unit. Which is why so many people are driving cars with lighting clusters where one or two LEDs have failed, as they can do, and not replaced them. Basic…

Along with the house, I inherited my dad’s Kirby Heritage II Legend, which is now 35 years old and looks 105 in design. But it works spectacularly. As I understand it, the canister vacuum cleaner was preferred if you’re primarily cleaning bare floors, while uprights were designed more for carpets, but that was before…

The Gremlin’s front seat room was, by design, similar to the Hornet. It was the rear seat that suffered from legroom problems through the wheelbase truncation, especially in the models that had split-back bench seats. If the driver was tall, the front seat almost touched the full width of the back seat. Nonetheless,…

A year after the Audi, Ford copied itself in Germany, with the Taunus TC:

The Ford Torino GT (also available in Fairlane 500 trim) is an even more direct inspiration, down to Audi copying the five “vents” (which in its case might be functional; it’s been a long time since I saw one of them):

Half the vehicles shown have factory-tinted windows; they’re just not as dense as the tints you object to. The non-uniformity, caused by the sensible prohibition of tints beyond a certain level on the windshield and front windows in most states, is part of the aesthetic problem. The tone of the surrounding paint color,…