I thought it was just in Europe then I read this happened in Canada too. We already had environmentalists attack oil sites out west and nary a reaction from our criminal libs (I guess if they had been in the truckers convoy, punishment would have been swift and unconstitutional). As politicians normalize extremists,…

I’m keeping my 2010 cx7 for a while longer, it’s not a bad car but 12 years old does show it’s age and outdated tech. But there is just nothing available.

That Mazda 6 only offers 250 HP with premium and 227 on regular, might as well got the NA 2.5 and save money and gas.

We bought our cx5 when there was still inventory in 2020, we got a deal on a demo and still got 0% financing. Now the interest rates are higher and no 0% option, I’m seeing 5-7% around here. Our other car a 2010 cuv will have to last longer, I don’t know if the supply issue will get better, but likely it won’t be soon.

I’m in Ontario, try and convince me that the government isn’t like the mafia. I know they don’t break legs but otherwise their monopoly on gambling is very similar.

$19.5K for this?? Thanks a lot boomers.

Also, this talk of EV vans. EV vans are not suitable for everyone. Filling up taking 2-3 minutes vs a longer period for charging isn’t always in a businesses best interest.

This car is not special enough for the $7000 price, many many newer cars available for this price or lower if you are looking for a daily driver.

meh, I liked the 6000SUX more

Reminds me very much of my cx5, a capable compact SUV minus the EV stuff. TBH most vehicles fall into this category. Looking at the auto landscape around here, there are a lot of plain jane SUVs, CRVs, rav4, rogue etc. Aside from the rent out program, this car doesn’t seem all that different.

I would spend 2 or 3X the money and get a newer GX470. This thing looks like a rolling nightmare.

You mean we can get to level 5 by installing ill fitting floor mats? Great I’m converting all my cars to self driving and I want to subscribe to your newsletter.

same with me, We have the cx5 with Adaptive cruise, lane departure blah blah blah, it has lowered our insurance premium over our older SUV and makes driving a little less dangerous.

This would be great for about 80% of my driving and I would still keep my ICE SUV for longer trips and when I needed more cargo space, but if Canada (no chance, our politicians generally suck, all the parties), offered this I would jump at no matter if what size the car as long as it was big enough for my wife and I.

“Qu....ali...ty??” Elon Musk probably

They won’t become sentient until they sell their crap cars.

I lived near Glories.

This is true, may 12 year old SUV still looks and runs great. it has outdated tech, but an iphone mound and bluetooth added solved that.

The Mazda dealership near me is the same, and has been that way since the winter. Whatever car manufacturer gets its supply chain shit together is going to make bank.

After living in Spain, I know the wages are significantly lower than the USA and Canada (by 1/3 I think), and the unemployment rate is still about 15% (higher for youth). My suspicion is that if cars were as expensive in Spain as in North America, no one would be buying cars there.