They need the Explorer, Expedition, & F-150 to be Toyota reliable and keep the current looks/performance. I expect that would be tremendously difficult, but I would also expect that to turn into long term market domination, instead of just saying they beat Chevy (while actually losing to GM).

This could have instead been an article reminding us how terrific Allison Jones is at casting.

He is a “tv personality” to avoid lawsuits from the scandals from his statements.

I thought trucks with engines this big generally didn’t lose many MPGs while towing well below the tow limits, which is why so many haulers like them. A track car+trailer could easily be less than half the 10k capacity, so the truck may barely notice it.

I find her to be an idiot based on her words & actions, as opposed to her academic history. There are a number of people who didn’t do well in school as a teen that later develop into a much better person than her. I bet there are a million+ people with a GED that are presently more qualified than either her or Tubervi…

That example is too easy though. The “NYC silver-spoon nepo baby turned perennial business failure that somehow turned representative of rural America” and the “Q-Anon Crossfitter” are pretty well nationally recognized. People tend to forget about the football coach turned Senator who publicly gave the wrong 3 answers…

It’s less surprising when you remember that a person whose only qualifications were “college football coach” is currently a US Senator.

Basically every Toyota. Their interiors, driving dynamic, infotainment, and looks are all pretty much universally bad and I try to avoid them for rentals. They’re such an objectively good brand that the waitlist for a Rav4 Prime or mid-trim Sienna is about difficult to get on as the Ford GT, but I don’t like any of…

If only we could get the interior of a modern truck with the exterior design of those old truck designs.

I don’t get it at all. I’m actually in the 3-row market and do agree with the consensus that the Telluride is one of the best options. However, it’s the best by maybe $2-4k over the equally optioned competition. With how heavily Kia has over-priced everything on their lots, I refuse to even to go to one. Carmax is the…

CVTs have been fine for years. People just keep complaining about them like they are the first gen Nissan’s paired with their V6 (which those did grenade very early). A few other first gens were generally less reliable, but most commuter sedans/CUVs have been using a CVT as the norm for over a decade and cars are…

Camry STI? 

.04 or .06 is what comes to mind as the legal limit for a CDL, but I’m sure that varies by state. 

It was an optional bundle, this article makes it sound like that won’t be the case anymore. I did the discount annual purchase for just P+, so I cannot access the Showtime stuff without paying more, but it’s all still visible to me.

When I lived in Illinois, having a CDL resulted in heavier fines for driving violations, even when you aren’t in your commercial vehicle. Not sure if that is still the case, but my college offered a free CDL course while I was there and that was pretty temping until I saw the added fines and reduced legal BAC just for…

I’m being mostly pedantic, but interstate highways are actually maintained by the state. The feds contribute funding and sometimes that funding is specifically earmarked for a specific road/project, but it is also common to just get a lump sum to use as needed for DOT work. Cities love to do mass repave projects when…

I don’t think objects and people are equal comparisons. 

I read your comment before scrolling to the video and had basically the same exact reaction as him. I’ve never worked with a group that would do any of that without extra pay, alcohol, or gambling involved. At most, there’s those couple of people who put up a bunch of Christmas decorations.

I think we have different definitions of “hardcore” vandalism. 

I think the rah rah types are limited to smaller outfits than Tesla. A lot of young people seem to be more aware of how expendable they are to their executives too. Watching how fast the world could change during covid really hit them different than past econ crisis, where the most direct issues were pushed to adults.…