I think it’s smarter to buy or rent a small utility trailer for this. $600 gets you a new 4x8 utility trailer that will carry 1000 lbs and you could pull it with a Corolla or CRV. Why take a cargo bed around with you for 15K miles per year when you only need it for <100?

Roof rack to move a mattress. I moved a king size bed with one, plus a little planning and building a wooden frame. Worked fine.

The Ridgeline was marginally better than the big three trucks, until the Ecoboost and Ram diesel came out. Then it was about the same, but ride and parking with the Ridgeline was still in a different league.

I’d say that’s 75% or more of truck buyers today. They don’t really need all the off-road or truck things, it’s mostly a need for occasional utility (and dispose of a dead hooker). Plastic lined trunk with a drain hole? Ideal for serial killers.

Why not strap it to the Element’s roof rack? And the previous generation Ridgeline had a roof rack too, so that would help with the long stuff. That reminds me, I was able to suff four 8-ft 2x4s into my 1987 Honda Civic and close the hatch. Propped the wood up on the dash at the base of the windshield. Yes, that’s…

Is this two ball joints? I’ve never seen that before.

True, but some of those inroads VW made by cheating the system. I think there is a big difference between a manufacturer doing something illegal in order to sell cars, and illegal modifications of a vehicle after the sale. I see a dozen TDIs a day, but it’s been weeks since I’ve seen a bro truck roll coal (admittedly…

I’m gonna go with dirt on the asphalt. Sweeping the track would go along way there.

How about cost? I don’t know anything about HD fleet pricing but I’ve seen many a public agency decide on an inferior production based on costs alone.

No love for Inspector Gadget?

One thing you failed to mention in the last days of Pierce Brosnan’s movies: Austin Powers. Mike Myers’ parody of the entire spy cliche helped make Die Another Day feel especially dated, and surely influenced the timing of a Bond reboot. The entire genre had become a joke.

You want a Ford. Maybe a Flex or explorer, but make it a Ford because of the keyless entry. Not wireless or proximity entry, but true keyless entry through the keypad. That lets you lock your keys in the vehicle when you get on the trail or the water, and not risk loosing them or getting them wet. Plus you can set a…

“Rule #1 of driving on a race track: don’t follow the dude’s bumper in front of you. You never know when he’s actually doing something dumb.”

Acura TL

Yes, because a 9000rpm motor has to be damn low on mechanical friction at 4300rpm. But taller gearing would certainly improve highway fuel economy.

Maybe NASCAR should stop *encouraging* crashes by not pulling BS yellows just to check up the field and increase track drama.

Yes, but you didn't factor load. You have higher load at 85mph because the forces acting on you are higher. Even if the rpm is the same, the throttle position is almost certainly larger, and consuming more gas. You can test it, but it's going to get worse fuel economy at 85 than 65, all else being equal.

Wrong, aerodynamic drag goes up with the velocity squared: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_equa…

Drag coefficient is constant: total drag is related to the square of the velocity. Even if you gear for optimum efficiency at 85, that same setup will get significantly better fuel economy at 65. The rpm will be lower, and the drag will be lower. There’s no way to engineer for better fuel economy at 85 that 65, all…

Trick question. Teslas don't use gas