I know the new hotness is Wrangler-fighter-mobiles, but to me, the Blazer doesn’t really evoke off-road-prowess... it conjures images of Xtreme body-kitted mid-90s SUV things with 4.3L V6es, not rockclimbers.

“Stellantis has been clinically proven for treatment of lead foot syndrome.  Some users of Stellantis experience vertigo, numbness of limbs, or tunnel vision.  Consult your doctor if you have a history of heart conditions, as Stellantis may increase your risk of high blood pressure.”

Those official pictures... are not great.  Did they take them with an old smartphone?  Or just don’t have it in the budget to spring for a decent photographer?

It’s understated and handsome on the outside, but the side profile reminds me of the Ram. It’ll sell like hotcakes. I’d take it every day of the week over the Silverado which seems to look even more bizzare now that Ford and Ram are going with a much more restrained design on their trucks.

I just noticed that Acura’s grille designs makes the emblem look like it’s jumping to hyperspace. I kind of dig that.

“We’ve got nowhere to actually go due to Illinois stay-at-home orders... we got a full tank of cheap gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark, and we shouldn’t probably be sitting in the same car together... *cough* hit it!”

Seeing as you’re also a cheap bastard, my extended warranty coverage is called, “if it breaks, learn how to fix it”.  It’s worked out pretty well so far.

This. I anecdotally heard from a friend in the auto biz that the average MSRP of vehicles hasn’t actually changed that much in the past 10 years, inflation-adjusted. What has changed, though, is the ATP (Average Transaction Price). People love keeping up with, and being, the Joneses.

<laughs in trebuchet (unpacked)>

That caught my eye as well. A lighter touch on edits/correcting that fringing, and a little cropping to better compose the photo and eliminate the out-of-focus taillamps would make the image really pop.  Two steps to the left would have also helped too, to give more character to the bodyside features.

I bring the big blue IKEA woven bags to the grocery store. You can fit almost your entire purchase in a single bag.

This thread is relevant to my interests.  It’s not frequent that my love of The Venture Bros. and my love of aviation history combines forces.

Goddamn that is a sweet looking race car.

In photos, always be sure to turn the wheels so they’re facing the camera, no matter what perspective you’re shooting at.  Nobody wants to look at tire tread in automotive photos - let those big purty wheels be seen!

This. My brother-in-law and father-in-law, both self-professed beer snobs, both texted me in all caps that they were swearing off of Founders.

To my knowledge, Kinder Surprises (with a chocolate shell covering a plastic egg containing the toy) are still banned in the USA.  Us Yanks do, however, get the (in my opinion) equally great Kinder Joys, with tasty milk chocolate/white chocolate paste and two crunchy “things” on one half of the package, and a pretty…

These tasty little guys face the same prejudice in America:

Brick Hardmeat! Slab Bulkhead! Rip Steakface!

Fooled ya: they’re staggered ASA AR1's, very close to some authentic BBS kicks!  Fun fact:  BBS manufactured the AR1's, so there’s some family connection between the real ones and the poor person ones (mine!).