I agreed with this sentiment right up until I rode in one for the first time.  It certainly didn’t turn me into a Miata lover, but I have a respect for them I didn’t before, and I now understand a little better why so many people love them the way they do.

Some of the simplicity would be nice too. That Honey Bee looks fantastic because I know even though something will inevitably go wrong, I’ll most likely be able to rig something up to get me home, and then be able to fix it fast and cheap once there.

What’s the point you ask?  Crippling insecurity, sir.  Nothing more.

You’re absolutely right about it being a CP, and the front being horrible, and you forgot to mention how terribly blind the body guy needed to be in order to misalign the body panels so badly.

I don’t own a pickup driver. Joking aside, I am interested in becoming one, and I care about aerodynamics because I believe in having “both”. Also function over ego to a point, since obviously I want to like the looks of my vehicle, I just don’t need them to intimidate anyone for me to think they look good.

The little trickle of blood at the end...

This just made me realize a ride height option would be perfect. This for highway cruising, option to raise the back an inch or two higher for hauling/trailering. Perfect.  I’d pay for that option.

I’m also 6'1", but I have a 5'3" wife who would also use the vehicle, plus we have a daughter who’s wheelchair isn’t exactly a featherlite, so the lower I have to lift that, the better.

I would certainly consider one if they were 5 passenger, had 7500lb towing, and a 2019 version existed within the Ranger’s price range.

I wish there were a factory option to lower it 2.5" all around. It’s just too tall. Hell, Ford should have made people that wanted that extra clearance opt for the off road package, probably would have pushed sales of that option through the roof. Personally, I don’t need my ass way up in the air to feel like a man, I…

They should really send the message who this car is for and replace the driver’s seat with a crate and dirty pillow. Servants are not to get used to comfort, or they’ll expect it. Where’s Fancy Kristin?!? You obviously need the proper perspective on this vehicle beaten into you.

I understand your point but have yet to hear anyone give a decent solution to “don’t chase criminals”.

All garbage suggestions. Wow.

Official cause of death: Not knowing their fucking place. Lead Poisoning. Shot while resisting arrest. Shot while assaulting officer.

If that were the only way this could tragically go wrong for an innocent party, I’d fully agree with you. But because that’s not the only way this reckless and moronic practice could possibly go wrong and result in an innocent person being harmed, I can’t.

Looking at these it hit me like a freight train...my car (one that I own, not necessarily the one I own now) may be the last automobile my children have sing them the song of its people.  And I’m fighting back the feels as a result.

It’s simply 1 scenario where an innocent person could be unnecessarily harmed by this idiotic practice. I’m sure there are many more I haven’t conceived, since life has a funny way of throwing curve balls when you least expect them.

Last I checked, moped theft wasn’t all that violent. Apprehending a moped thief seems low on the priorities list of a detective that has real crimes to pursue, so I’m not sure how your mate’s experience and what I’m talking about correlate.

a culture that ritualistically kills its children through drowning

The reason the police have adopted this approach is because it’s almost impossible to catch a motorbike in London by any of the traditional means thanks to the heavy traffic and myriad of small streets that cars cannot get down.