I think the thing is that they can win the numbers pissing match game, but when you crunch the numbers the usable payload and tongue weight figures give you a real world usable 10k rating, which gives you overhead for a 8000 lb travel trailer. The trouble is buying a 10k truck for a 10k trailer.
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Her father Michael Cichan, who perished in the accident, was a Botany Professor at ASU. They have a wonderful scholarship in his memory.
“Northwest continues to keep flight number 255 in retirement in the decades since the crash.“
To tag onto this, the footwell vent that has disappeared. Those were great.
Automatic headlights. We’ve all seen “that person” driving around at night with only the DRLs because dash lights are always on now. “That person” needs them before they hit something or someone hits them from behind.
Something that doesn’t exist on cars anymore, but should—vent windows:
Truck bed trunks. My Ridgeline has one like this, which is SOOO useful if you don’t want to have a cover on your bed but still keep things dry AND locked. Also has a drain plug if you want to fill it with ice and use it as a cooler. I am using it constantly for grocery trips and also keep a couple small things like my…
As someone who has driven without it..
electric golf carts are fine. most use trivially recyclable lead acid batteries, the carts themselves are practically indestructable.
This is the dealer equivalent of “I KNOW WHAT IVE GOT!”
WOW!
WOW!!!
“So why exactly would anyone buy the manual version?”
I’m surprised their top shelf marketing has failed to move the metal.
I mean, if you prefer a stick shift and 660 lb ft of torque with 11,000 lbs of towing is plenty for you, then why would you pick the automatic?