No, they simply wanted to reduce weight, have an alternative to the lighter weight aluminum box from Ford that wouldn’t dent. Reducing weight anywhere on a truck is a good thing, just like in any other automobile.

I’ve gone through my decision on here before when buying my PHEV Sonata Limited. Based on utility rates and average 87 gas prices, it is fairly even to fuel with electricity and gas, and I use both driving 65-70 miles per day.

Nah, likely Pelosi’s kid. Why bother for crumbs?

I was able to get some money back when mine failed just out of warranty. The dealer was pissed because I fought them on the price of the part to fix the heater (they listed the part considerably cheaper on their online parts site) and they let me pay that reduced price. No one could ever explain to me how something…

I don’t have to drive around Boston so much anymore but when I do it is amazing the amount the Uber/Lyft folks are screwing up traffic. I just don’t remember taxis or black cars just suddenly stopping in traffic to let someone out to the extent that the Uber/Lyft crowd does. No regard to other traffic or people (bike…

Yup, nice and cheap and easy to replace since they often are the first thing to get damaged. If this “feature” makes it to production you will see this same truck in a few months with some Autozone specials hanging off the back.

I always look when backing up but just yesterday I was backing up with low afternoon sun streaming in making it hard to see, my kids talking to me from the back seat and by the time I looked from one side to the other a girl on a bike rode by and I did not see her. But my eyes caught her on the back up camera as soon…

Have to see in the real world but only 0.6" of difference in rear leg room between the 2. I thought Swedes were supposed to be tall yet Volvos have terrible people space in the rear. Speaking for those of us who are 6'4" -6'5", etc. Given how large the V90 is, it should be more accommodating. And if the old V60 is any…

Well, the Acadia is a GMC and released as an all new model last year. They are a bit smaller. I had the chance to drive a brand new one with 4 miles on it for a few days when my wife’s ‘14 Enclave was in getting new tires and brakes a few months back. Drove it about 180 miles. It was outfitted about the same as the…

Or buy this now for less money, likely more space and way less depreciation - just ignore the black wheel arch trim.

The biggest problem was the lack of rear leg room. Hope they used the longer “Inscription” model from China as inspiration because adding 3" of rear leg room goes a long way to making this car be a potential competitor to other wagons available.

What you are arguing doesn’t matter. It would if you were talking just number of sales but this is a percentage. What this is saying is that they went from only 0.1% market share to over 11% in just 5 years in the over $60k market - going with a percentage removes the whole qty issue. This is such a huge win for GM…

I don’t disagree as much as you might think. There are some targeted projects that could help a bit but it is really only useful to those who live immediately next to the stops.

I agree. This is medical so it is a headache. To cover for the holidays they just seem to increase the lead time.

On the last international trip I took about a month ago it had to be removed from your carry on. Same for domestic. This has been a rule for awhile, I believe on all airlines. Person I was traveling with was only able to use the bag as intended with the battery a few times until when he was flying to China last year…

I am mid-30s and my wife drives our Enclave. Only have 2 kids. Once they are out of a stroller, which happened around 3, you could easily make it work. Ours is a 2014 and I just put new tires and brakes into it so not looking to trade soon but will definitely check one out. As the kids grow they still have a need for…

I live in a town that borders Boston. Drivers can pay for the roads and T riders can pay for the T please. There are still a ton of bridge replacements necessary and a lot of major routes are in terrible condition, as you mentioned. Structures like the Southeast Expressway and other large interchanges such as the…

I am working on moving production from a site in Germany to the US. From what I have seen, “German engineering” is a myth and the holidays (and vacations) certainly impact us. But then again, this is pulling something from basically a gloried start up, not a large and efficient manufacturer.

Don’t get me started on all of the holidays the Europeans have that impact mfg and shipping. Also, remember your Chinese suppliers with Chinese New Year on 2/16, or should I say, you should have thought about it and planned for the likely shutdown months ago working from universally useless forecasts.

I feel sorry for you although being in MA isn’t that much better except that for now it is still a more attractive place to do business, mainly because things are so bad in CT. CT is turning into a shitehole mainly because the state gov keeps spending more and more. With companies leaving the state as well as some…