“Big guy” is too broad of a term to offer any size suggestions. is he tall? if so does he have long legs or a long torso? does he require hip room or shoulder room? As a 6'6" 370lbs guy myself I would steer clear of the Toyotas and the Lexus. they have piss poor legroom and headroom. shoulder room and hip room can be…

I try my best to steer clear of the lodge articles because I find them to be inaccurate garbage plucked from the most obscure and unreliable sources but somehow they always seem to find me as a peruse other articles.

given Ford’s reputation for botching new releases compounded by COVID related chip shortages, general supply shortages, and the absurd markups on new mavericks, I’ll be holding off for a year or 2. the hopeful side of me really wants a Ford to release the maverick (or a raptor) in a Phev in 2 years but the more…

we all saw this coming right?

I love mashed potatoes but I’m also super lazy so I use my instant pot to cook the potatoes using the steam basket and 15 minutes on high pressure with the skins on. I then remove the potatoes, dump the water and put the instant pot back on sautee, adding butter, cream and aromatics (sage, thyme) till they are warm…

anything reliable in FWD with snow tires is the ultimate answer, but that’s not what I came here to say...

as much as I love the Ford Maverick I hate the Tucci Maverick. would much rather see one with tricked out with tons of crazy and cheap add ons using the fit system, DIY built in bed electrical system, and 2x4 flex bed system. something that blows away the instructions on how to make a bike rack from 2x4s.

This was a year or 2 back that we started looking at used models so keep that in mind. a car and driver article regarding the 2018 40,000 mile review comes to mind particularly. consumer reports reliability ratings for 2019 and older were pretty dismal. We hired Tom McParland to help us find a car and I remember our di…

My wife drives the people hauler, the minivan, and needs to have range too. there are currently no EV options for us. we heard the Pacifica PHEV wasn’t reliable and couldn’t afford a new Toyota Sienna hybrid, so we got a 2018 Kia Sedona ICE. make more Hybrid, PHEV, and EV minivans, its that simple. I can’t for the…

he wants a car with soul? get a Kia Soul. great design, reliable, inexpensive. another option could be a gen 1 Scion xb. plenty of style there with great reliability from Toyota.

The giant “do everything” tablet center console.

I’m a costco ADDICT. love me some costco. clerks look at my piled up cart in awe that I’m not preparing for the apocolypse.

Scion XB is the answer (preferably the boxier gen 1). small, reliable, and a roomy interior.

Kia Rio Hatchback, Kia Soul, Ford Maverick

Excellent article. this is a very strong contender for my next vehicle. I told myself my next car will be a hybrid or EV, but as a big and tall guy I don’t fit well in many of the fuel efficient models available today for my long commute. I don’t need to haul the kids (wife has a minivan for that) but I do need to haul…

This is the answer. I would be onboard with the Kia Carnival or Sedona, but the 2nd row seats don’t fold flat into the floor like on the Sienna which can be a major pain. The Sienna is definitely what I would pick, but while the AWD version would be a nice to have, its not 100% required for car camping.

I’m in the group that would benefit from a the new proposed EV tax incentive but assuming we are still limited to the standard 7,500 tax credit, I’ll likely opt for a hybrid as my next vehicle I’ll be buying in the next 1-2 years.

2.0T AWD mileage is already listed on fueleconomy.gov

Size classes are based of a range of sizes, they don’t have identical dimensions. The Ford Ranger and the Toyota Tacoma are midsize pickup trucks and therefore are competing models. you can list all the pros of a Taco till you are blue in the face. Ford still sells more pickup trucks hand over fist. I agree the Taco…

First, to say Ford needs to make models to compete with Toyota is utter nonsense. Ford outsells pickup trucks 8 to 1 against Toyota in the US. They just need that dependable Toyota reliability. second, isn’t the Ford Ranger is in the same class as the taco already?