Nothing epitomizes the stereotypical crossover more than a gray Nissan Rogue. One could surmise that every crossover available today can trace it’s DNA back to this uninspired thing. Even ones that came out before it - somehow.

Manuals are dead my friend. Placating to enthusiast desires, don’t turn profits.

*EVs - no need for an apostrophe

Dude, shut up.

A large percentage of the student section at a San Diego State basketball game dressed up as missionaries when BYU came to town a decade ago, and it was a huuuuge scandal. Mainly because of the Mormons in San Diego who thought it was disrespectful, lol.

I still don’t understand the interest in Nascar, it seems boring.

Oh I agree 100%. I should’ve clarified that the people who suggested these trucks are the ones that find them pointless. I’ve always felt that 95% of non-commercial full-sized truck owners in the U.S. don’t actually need a full-sized truck.

I feel like a few of these are not as much ugly as they are pointless as trucks. The H3 and Ridgeline, specifically.

Wow, a thought-provoking, honest to goodness write up! I’m sorry about your situation obviously, but thank you for that great read. Reminded me of the regular, entertaining write-ups we’d get from Torch, David Tracy and the like.

...and then held pretty nice until the 1997 F150.

Dodge D100 Sweptside. Woof.

They are a smaller volume company, and they’ve been that for decades. Nothing wrong with that by the way, they’re not trying to be BMW, Ford or Honda. As long as they are turning a profit and I’m seeing them all over the place (which I am), then they’re doing just fine. I’ve never seen anyone try so hard to downplay…

Not all car makes sell 250k units a year. 120k for Volvo is more than good enough, considering they’re a entry-level luxury brand based in Sweden.

For that price, the thing better be damn near mint. Tattered seat, cracked dash, non-functioning options, and he can’t be bothered to attach SOME trim pieces? This guy is delusional.

A friend of mine who does auto plants, he does auto plants, that’s what he’s great at. He’s great. The biggest in the world. He said, ‘I want to see a plant.’

...nothing Polestar has sold or really even Volvo, has done well.

I’m no Warren Buffet, but $80K+ cars that eek out 300 miles of range and look like...everything.

Maybe in 2005, sure. The range is perfectly fine for 99% of what people will use it for, and it’s pricing is well within the norms of entry-level luxury brands and EVs. It also looks amazing, so it should do well.

But yeah, $80,000 for a Volvo? Oy vey!