I believe the Titan, Frontier, and NV still use traditional automatics.

If you are willing to accept the risks, used motorcycles are a relatively cheap and simple way to get your feet wet in the hobby. Mr freakinginternet’s suggestion of rebuilding an old push mower is also a good suggestion.

The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice RSX Type S says that its VTEC valvetrain “kicks in like a mule at 5,800 rpm.” Let’s see if it would take being as stubborn as a mule to dislike its price.

Holy shit, and it was invented 25 minutes from where I live.  I never knew.

I was shopping 20 year old cars at the time, but I guess you can’t get a model year 2000 anything in that range.

The correct answer is “all of them”.

I’m sorry, I just love a fuel dumping metaphor.

Found a national nuclear waste repository under Mar-a-Lago?

One of the trickiest things about being President, I think, is recognizing that out in the country there are literally millions of people who didn’t think you were the best person for the job and yet you still have to represent them.

Also of note is Jon Tester of Montana. Officially D, but potentially something of a wild card.

While U.S. boys and girls likely won’t be charging a battlefield in a Kia anytime soon — General Motors still has that covered for us

I admit that I am more than a little bit of an asshole when it comes to this, but my reaction to this:

Really old millenial/really young Gen X here (born late ‘81). While I don’t currently ride and even if I did it would be anything but a Harley, I am astounded by how many people around my age ride them and are into them. There are at least 2 at my work place (small factory with about 50-70 employees I guess) that I…

Can we all agree that the De Tomaso Mangusta has the coolest trunk ever? Even if it wasn’t the most useful.

Another use for this that is also related to camping. When I was in Boy Scouts, the parents with Fords (invariably an Explorer in the 90s); their kids could just go back to their parents’ car to get things without needing to get the keys.

I want to say I did an inflation adjustment on a new 172 in early 60's and in todays money it worked out to be just south of $80K - not insignificant, but not huge money, either. Now, I think they’re north of $300K. That’s a lot for avionics and fuel injection.

All I can think was GM was in charge of plastics because, “Trust us, we know a guy”.

There are just so many better options out on the market. First to come to mind to me is an Accord. Any Accord with an F-series or K-series engine is likely to last.

Originally they were. The original idea behind these was that it would be a complete solution for taxi cab companies who need to comply with ADA requirements. It didn’t work out, I guess they don’t care that much about those requirements :(

That was my thought as well.  If, may the Gods forbid, I require to purchase a van like this, I may go for something more trucky.  Like a GM or Ford full size van.