I became a convert to the minivan life last month. Just bought an ‘05 Quest.

It really must suck to have a kids and a dog in the US, when you like to drive. You have to buy some kind of crossover, minivan or SUV. Or the rare wagon with crossover cladding. Ugh.

Also worrying that you might have to replace the car because you needed to do a brake job is like thinking you need a new fridge because the ice trays are empty. I don’t know how they’re worried that cost would outweigh being upside down on another loan for the better part of a decade.

Call me stupid, but can’t you just throw a rope over the wall, reach through for the loose end, tie it to one of the columns with a simple bowline knot, pull up the slack and climb that bitch like Batman and Robin?

Never said they wanted (read: intended) to murder me, but by their carelessness they risk it. They have prioritized their comfort over my safety and the safety of everyone else that drives a car. It’s a fact that more people should be aware of and, again, I don’t have to be nice about it. There are hard statistics…

People can enjoy things all they want, right up until it’s actively harmful to everyone around them. Driving giant gas guzzling SUVs because it makes you feel like a bigger person is actively harmful.

Tax more vehicles that pollute more. Definitely an unpopular move but it works. (most) People do not care about the environment. They will start to care when it affects their wallet.

Battery pack failures correspond more with age rather than miles. And the packs are relatively easy to rebuild. Usually just a handful of cells go bad, and can swapped easier than changing spark plugs in may new new cars. The biggest hinderance is likely the lack of acceptance for hybrid owners to bring their cars to…

That is what Toyota uses theirs for. And they don't make ridiculous claims like Hyundai likes doing.

No. I can borrow one of my friends’ trucks - or rent one for $20.

Tough isn’t about being able to crush another driver to blood and twisted metal by driving over them while sipping a Monster Energy drink; tough is driving around knowing you could be crushed to to blood and twisted metal by someone sipping a Monster Energy drink, but going out and driving your ridiculous little…

I can get all of that in the Odyssey with 5 passengers and the gate closed. If it rains, so what?

I mostly agree with you, but I am also fortunate to know the real benefit of these trucks...

“It was about a six-hour drive on long, straight, high-speed verdant highways in summer heat, and this big, fancy-ass behemoth was really the ideal vehicle for the job”

“Harley needs to bring in a new brand name”

Of course it is! It is interchangeable and either form is acceptable but ‘alto’ is used more, especially in this context. Being born, raised and an attorney in Mexico, I can without a doubt tell you this is the most common way that the authorities command people to stop, especially in emergency situations, it is…

Do EVs Have a Women Problem?

Wagons are the best cars

A motorcycle safety campaign from the New York City Department of Transportation tells riders to “stay in middle of travel lane,” which would’ve ended poorly in this situation.

Probably 95% of the people who drive F150s could do just fine with a small body truck for their occasional weekend runs to Home Despot.  One thing North American drivers need to get out of is the “Everything is Bigger In Texas” mindset - and that really applies to truck purchases.