Not matching the roof with bronze wheels was a miss.

I agree with every single word of what you just said. Particularly the last bit.

Agreed. Less so for BTC but some of the others were deliberately created for this purpose.

I am no expert but I see 2 likely reasons for this.

Ask any army mechanic how they feel teens treat the vehicles they have to fix. Not saying there aren’t responsible teens out their but their brains are still developing when we give them the keys to a 72 ton Abrams.

So instead of paying a high enough wage to attract more drivers, they want to allow teenagers to do the work since they’ll work cheap.  This feels like the domestic equivalent of offshoring for cheap labor.

Agreed. Dodge still makes money. Even though the platform is old as dirt folks are still buying Chargers and Challengers.

In 10 years Chrysler will still be making cars on the same platform they did 10 years ago.

^This^

Nothing, why?

You definitely have a point there. I only know it’s a Duc because they tell me it is. But instead of hanging on to outdated engineering just for aesthetics, they need to develop a design better language so the their bikes “look” like Ducatis. 

No trellis frame? “That’s not a Monster!” shout the people who never bought one when it had a trellis frame anyway.

How long is useful? Most trucks don’t have an 8' bed anymore so if you want to haul sheets of plywood you need to drop the gate down anyway.

Rivian definitely trying for lifestyle over workhorse so it will never make sense as a work truck and they never intended it to be one. That being said it would be enough for my needs and certainly more capable than a Ridgeline. It’ll tow 11,000 lbs while a top spec Ridgeline (or the new Santa Cruz) can barely do…

Assuming you don’t deliberately brake check someone, you would not be at fault. 

I have never wanted to brake check someone so much on my entire life.

Yeah except that its Accuton. They make tweeter diaphragms out of freakin’ diamonds. Their drivers regularly get used is $25k+ speakers.

Fauci said not to wear masks because of PPE shortages, not because they don’t work.

Meh