This is a valid point, but you aren’t exactly going to be able to do a quality professional 4 wheel alignment in your garage (at least not as accurate as one done on the rack).

Compensation for salary for having to drop off the car? Ha!

This is very true. The Opel Blitz was used everywhere by the Nazis and there are documents that show that GM HQ was a lot more involved in their Opel subsidiaries efforts to arm the Nazis than GM is willing to admit.

Ford had several factories in Germany that the company continued to operate even after the US entered WW2. The majority of Nazi trucks were made by Ford.

Again Mazda? Every year you let me down

I hope the car stays together and keeps this momentum. I have high hopes for this car every year - and it loves to disappoint

Remember when SARD entered a Supra in the 1995 24 hours of le mans?

Just changed it at 6500 with Mobil 1 full synthetic and the OEM fomoco filter. I prefer WIX but they didn't have it in stock.

Thats a little concerning considering that my 18 f150 makes a similar sound sometimes

The new v8 is direct and port injection.

My 2018 f150 with the new V8 does it as well.

I would not at all be surprised if it still suffers from ringland failure.

So it’s a 240i but slightly lighter (assuming based on 0-60) and more expensive...

“the engine’s software is proprietary Japanese stuff”

How many miles can it go towing 9k lbs? Furthest I’ve driven in one day towing that much weight is just over 500 miles. I imagine the distance for this drops a significant amount when towing.

I completely understand your qualms about the interior.

But once the wheelbase is that long, it sort of defeats the purpose of a jeep, no?

Your style makes it hard to see what the car looks like in the real world. I may be alone in wanting to see the car itself.

The Tesla was in the enthusiast class - the lowest and slowest class.

This deserves more stars