Nah I get what you’re saying. It isn’t perfect — the average will certainly be different for buyers of BMW M3's than for a Tahoe, but it’s diminishing returns to have EPA refine fuel economy ratings much more. It’s just a benchmark where all vehicles are subject to the same test for comparison sake. But the thing is,…

EPA test cycles are far from reflective of real-world driving, but they aren’t THAT far off. Most people don’t drive at 75mph on average — they drive at 40-50 mph on average (you know, similar to the EPA test cycle...), where this engine DOES provide a benefit.

Yea I didn’t know it would have AWD. With the right engine (upcoming HCCI???) it could be quite a car. 

In the time I daily drove it, it was my only vehicle - even during the winters (with snow tires). Rust hasn’t been a notable issue, though I was diligent in replacing fasteners and replacing or cleaning/painting any parts showing rust.

I bought it in 2006 with a hair over 100k miles and daily drove it another 100k miles until September 2014, when it needed a repair that I didn’t have time for (I did 100% of repairs/maintenance myself). That’s when I picked up the Tacoma and fixed the M3 when I did have the time. It now has classic tags and only…

100% with you. Traded in a 2015 4cyl manual Tacoma after 18 months for a 2016 automatic 4Runner after moving to an area with more traffic. Even if the Taco had the V6 and 6 spd manual, it was way too much of a chore. Automatic is fine. Neither vehicle rustles my jimmies like my ‘97 M3 anyways, and that’s fine for…

I’m the other way around. BMW engine is exciting, but I was hoping for a decent Toyota-ized sports car with a little more emphasis on reliability and simplicity than you get with a modern BMW. 

I had no problem with the front end design until now.

It’s so incredibly bad. I have a 203k mile ‘97 M3 - a car with horrendous aging plastic, that doesn’t creek and rattle even half as bad as my wife’s 60k mile ‘13 Cooper S. This is why Mini can’t sell cars. That, and the new ones are huge. 

Their sales numbers say “apparently not that bad” 

They should keep their methodology and just explain that “cars that were so miserable to drive, that they no longer exist, were excluded”

I’m sorry, but are you comparing FCA reliability to Toyota and Honda reliability? Lol. 

Definitely is, and I’m not surprised. I have a 4Runner that I will keep well beyond the end of it’s DD duties, though I think it and maybe the Tacoma are a bit different than the rest because there ARE Jalopnik-style enthusiasts who own them. That said, as much as I like the 4Runner, it’s much more of an appliance to…

And to think I sold my ‘15 Tacoma because I thought it was too long for mostly suburban and a little city driving.

Except there is no law saying a company has to make a certain amount of revenue even if it means paying their employees a living wage. It’s bullshit to blame the consumer rather than shareholders. 

“mild hybrid” is an industry term and is very different from a strong hybrid (like a Prius).

No matter how you feel about the standards or the current administration, you should be angry that your political appointees are forcing their experienced career staff (your employees!) to do terribly flawed analysis to push a political agenda that nobody really asked for for a program with proven benefits. It’s…

Average transaction price reflects what people are willing to spend, it says nothing of the fact that there are still plenty of cheap options (FYI, GM’s volume trim is $700 cheaper after the redesign).

What’s your point? All vehicles have a different standard to meet and that standard was based on the characteristics of each vehicle type. If people buy more SUVs, the overall “target” is far lower. The old days of “compliance vehicles” is over - if anything, over the next three years, pickup trucks are today’s…

For myself (older millennial), I’ve lost a great deal of interest in cars and enjoyment in driving from the huge jump in traffic and the sheer number of cars on the road.