A supercharger seems cool and all, but the more time I’ve spent hours away from a paved road the more I’ve come to appreciate a nice reliable NA engine.  Start strapping turbos and super chargers on it and you’re just asking to break something.

Drove thousands of miles using it in a new 4Runner last year. It is fantastic. I also had it on a Toyota sub compact rental and it worked great (I was surprised such a stripped down model/trim had it).

Oh so I think this is a case of you just having a much different tolerance for garbage tools. Like maybe you just wouldn’t even bother with a really shitty compressor. The compressors that people really warn you off of for bigger jobs are the super cheap compressors like the little plastic boxes they sell which are…

Our 4Runner has a huge dial for adjusting the temperature.  It is almost twice the size of the volume nob (something else that some car designs now hide).  If you can’t adjust that by feel... IDK what to tell you.  I can almost adjust it using my knee without looking.

Which is weird in a list that also complains about the bad roads screwing up low profile tires on huge rims. Granted a crossover may STILL have low profile tires on huge rims, but there’s at least a little more opportunity sometimes to deal with rougher roads a little better. I’d certainly feel better taking a Rav4…

We get it. You’re white and/or live in a generally GOP dominated area.

That’s pretty impressive.  Do you happen to know roughly what model? 32 PSI is still a little lower than I go up to for highway driving. What was it like outside?

And the other 10% it is parked in a driveway.

Little dust, mud, and brush and that coating isn’t going to do anything.

We didn’t care about Wranglers. We rented one on a trip and drove the shit out of it on unimproved roads in Utah. Returned it with mud caked up all over it. My wife decided she wanted a car that could do similar things, but didn’t want a Wrangler. So we got a 4Runner. Not AS capable, but still capable of doing what we…

What he really wants is one of the sport luxury brand SUVs. Probably the Porsche one would suit him perfectly. Maybe try the Lambo.  But they also want “America fuck yeah!” vibes and something he can pretend he’ll someday drive off a paved road. That’s all well and good, but again, what they really want is one of the…

The worst roads in MA are the ones between MA and NH because of all the NH people who need to commute here to work.

You can get off street parking in the city.  The nicer new buildings typically offer it (for a bunch of money), but there are also garages around that have pretty good parking options (for a smaller bunch of money).

15 miles puts you firmly out into the burbs.  People that far out have extra cars, trucks, and even boats sitting around their yard.

I won’t personally buy another Subaru, but this is probably the right answer.  Just find a mechanic you can take it to for servicing.  The dealers around here have no business servicing their own vehicles.  I’ve been to at least three different Subaru service centers in the Boston area and they all sucked.

All depends which winters you catch, and they’re getting more mild.

Had one in and around Boston. The suspension makes the roads obnoxious (worse than an ND Miata which I also had). If you have it in a manual (why wouldn’t you?) the Subaru gearboxes and clutches are again, obnoxious in Boston area traffic. As is the turbo lag/non-linear power.

Or you pay to park.  Sure, you’ll pay similar rates to what people pay for rent in some parts of the country, but it is really nice not having to worry about your car constantly.

Note that an ND Miata (I had an RF) with winter tires is far better on snowy/icy roads than most cars I’ve driven. The real issue is the hauling crap requirement. The Miata can only fit about a large duffle bag of stuff in the trunk.

I had them for a car that came with summer tires. Winter tires were great, but yeah, if you live in an urban area, you probably don’t need them and are much less likely to have space for them to boot.