Kyree, I have to say, I really appreciate your between-the-cracks knowledge you have on cars! It’s fun to learn offbeat facts like this, and you seem to have them all.

Does it count as rebadging if they don’t even remove the badge? The Dodge Attitude was just a Hyundai Accent with “DODGE” and “ATTITUDE” spelled across the trunk.

It is the automotive equivalent of Michael Scott quoting Wayne Gretzky:

You can even take it a step further with the Pontiac G3!

THIS! “Low skill” is a conflation that, since a wider pool of people could conceivably be taught the skills required to perform the job, that it also must be super easy or “low” effort. That’s rarely the case, since that misconception lets employers understaff their establishments because, how hard could it be?!

I appreciate the honest response. Your trajectory to becoming a developer is eerily similar to mine (although I worked retail rather than fast food). And holy shit, you had the gauntlet thrown at you! I can see why any one of those circumstances would’ve soured anyone experience, let alone those you had mentioned.

You’re talking about (1) having the time, (2) having the education to teach yourself to code, (3) have tools (such as a reliable computer) to get the job done, and (4) having the drive/ emotional wherewithal to learn a new skill. You also weren’t clear on the timeline of when you were making $25k/yr, so you could’ve…

The Genesis coupe was a pretty great jump from the Tiburon, and while it had its faults, it proved Hyundai could jump upmarket with the best of them. It was clean and restrained, but also sporty:

These are different generations, not a facelift, but I do agree... what the hell is going on with that second one???

If you go the opposite direction, you’ve got a winner. As far as crossovers go, the 2013 was actually pretty slick:

This should be first on the list. Those bulbous, awkward looking headlights ruined the front-end of an otherwise confident looking, well-proportioned truck. 

Here’s the motor VW is using, for those that are curious.

It looks fine for a CUV, but I’m pretty sure if you drove one of these and told everybody it is a 2012 Dodge Hornet, not one non-car person would even think to correct you.

To be fair, that generation Dakota itself wore a pretty ugly, ill-fitting suit itself.

Ehhh... perhaps I’m in the minority, but I wouldn’t say the Yukon completely avoided the ugly stick.

He brings up a pretty good point on the Atos post:

Remember, kids! If you’re on desktop, just narrow your browser window and reload. POOF! No slideshow. 

Second gen Dodge Durango. It went from an attractive and popular utilitarian SUV to this oddly proportioned bubble-eyed looking wreck that reminds me of these goldfish:

I booked myself a droptop C-Class on Turo when I went to Honolulu last year, and it was a breeze. Granted I booked it about a month and a half before my trip, but this was around the time reports of Hawaii tourists renting U-Hauls as their rental cars due to the rental car shortage.

Ah yeah, see, that’s the dream here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I live on an enormous hill where I’d need calves of steel to get to the closest grocery store. And you can find walkable pockets here or there in the area, but the real estate market has already caught onto those areas and will charge you a thieve’s…

What part of the country do you live in, and/or what is your schedule like? Because when I was growing up in the suburbs of San Francisco, nothing was walkable and public transportation was non-existent, so I needed a car to get around. And while timesharing a car works if your schedules all line up, if I had to be at…