“people are getting hurt through questionable choices involving fuel hoarding”

Surely you mean a Firebird?

A Pontiac consumed in fire? Seems her G6 wanted to be a Phoenix all along.

But have you ever driven an MDX?

Why does it need 300hp, exactly?

Better off just buying an Odyssey

You don’t get to be richest man in Vietnam without government connections.

Well, I’ve gotta eat my words a bit here. We got a bunch of the new Tucson Hybrids on our lot and I must admit, I actually like them better than the non-hybrid Tucson. The throttle response is actually better as they have a good bit of that EV-like response and there’s no question they feel faster than the regular one…

Agree. Incentive followers and/or those who didn’t full understand the limitations (or extra expense/work of getting chargers at their house). Or they were in an area that just under-delivered on a charging network.

It’s a bummer this will now become a talking point impeding progress of “lots of people tried it and…

Yeah I don’t think they realize long term maintenance will cost way more than the initial build.

Saw someone on twitter say this on twitter and think it bears repeating: China is speedrunning all the mistakes of post-war America in becoming a car-dependent society.

Well, I appreciate the feedback.
In retrospect, maybe there should have been a bigger gap between the two sentences. With the separation of clauses, they wouldn’t feed one another.

The only defense I have is that my local circle does not equate gearhead with enthusiast. We don’t think they are exclusive of each other…

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In other words “I made one statement, then spent the rest of my comment arguing the exact opposite.”

You’re talking to the Boomer and Boomer Adjacent crowd who still thinks their ‘68 Mustang or ‘72 Nova are the epitome of car tech when without significant 2000's and later aftermarket designed parts the average CUV would destroy their 0-60 times, 1/4 miles, and fit more people comfortably at around the same weight and…

Hey! The only car I ever remember my dad expressing interest in was an Oldsmobile Intrigue, although I guess those have mostly all been recycled by this point.

Just because it isn’t traditionally lust worthy doesn’t mean it can’t be enthusiast fodder. There are more than a few people that would love nothing more than to buy a small 2 seat convertible but because they have a life and other people to consider, wind up in crossovers and SUVs.

Uh, yes?

A repetitive job like that, you probably only see the task and not the components.

Yeah I’ve driven them, and I certainly think they’re among the best available. Even the CVTs in our non-hybrids drive much better than, say, a Subaru. It’s just that I haven’t driven one yet that I felt drove better than a smooth gas or electric car, all things considered. That said, I finally got to drive one of the…