Yesenia over at Earther, has also posted positive articles about e-bikes and such, but she’s ALSO kind of a Debbie-Downer. To be fair: Earther is Earther, and there really is more negative environmental news than positive.

I’ve gone back through Erin’s article history, and the vast majority of it is just depressing.

Truth be spoken.

Those are PAINFULLY attractive vehicles

Erin, I appreciate your articles and your work, but, yours and Erik’s articles have just really started making me feel way more bummed out about everything... on top of everything... (especially Erik’s resounding negativity).

The refrain until I die:

“Michigan Gonna Michigan”

I actually, no joke, saw a Fusion Sport on the way to work today.

Koreans are eating their’s (and everyone else’s, shy of Toyonda) sedan lunch right now anyhow.

As an aside to that, when they started “American-izing” some of the vehicles; developing versions strictly for the NA market, or for some (like Honda- NA Accord vs World Accord/TSX, or VW with the crappy NA Passat vs everyone else’s MQB Passat, etc) .... it kind of took the delightful weirdness out and watered down…

2 years ago I started riding a bike regularly for the first time in over 20 years, as it was easier to get between buildings at work and cuts my travel time from walking 10-15 minutes (especially during Summer) to less than 5. It’s also easier on my feet because I have a fucked up foot, so jogging and sustained…

Maybe if the residents of SD had shut down this gathering full-stop to begin with, it wouldn’t have become political. But since virus-deniers and callous pricks wanted to protest that action, it BECAME political.

Yeah have to admit, the dark humor of it struck just right.

So it begins...

Yet the SportTrac had a Tacoma-level following in a lot of places, despite the smaller bed.

I appreciate the positive note

“Brief” is a difficult concept for me, sometimes. Especially at work, context is everything, so stories/context are just. Yeah. Anyway. I appreciate the kinder response.

I appreciate the suggestion, but Hyundai-Kia lease forbid transfers. So that isn’t an option.

Well see, Mazda knows that would be a childish thing to do

(Full Disclosure: I’m an Elantra GT N-Line owner, and formerly a Kona N/Veloster N intender)

Only real problem with the N, is no AWD.  The Type-R is a rockstar FWD platform, but even that is going to hit limitations at some point.