“...Heres the flipside. I have an F350 crew cab. I find it easier to maneur into a spot in reverse than by pulling in as most lots dont have the space required for me to make the swing. ...”

I don’t know....seems legit. Irregular noun still fits the rules, plus brand marketing. Both trump your excessive and wasteful use of the alphabet for “Lexuses”. It’s extra keystrokes, extra letters, and extra syllables, and it sounds dumb. It’s not environmentally friendly. “Lexi” is conservative minded. “Lexus” is…

Actually...Lexus claims the word is a combination of roots, Luxus in Latin, Luxe in French, and a little Greek. That means that Latin could result in “Lexi”, the French would remain unaltered at “Lexus”. In English, since Lexus is a made up word it’s eligible to be an irregular noun. As an irregular noun it can follow…

Since 1986 I have owned 31 cars. Most of them were purchased for less than $5,000, many of those less than $3,000. It’s a sickness. I currently own 3 cars with over 220k miles on them and 3 on their way to 200k, with 6 drivers in my family. My lessons learned include:

I had no idea! That’s pretty cool. Electric motors are so...easy? Reliable? Torquey? Clean? All of the above? I love me some old steel and the feel of a big V8, but the advantages are pretty clear. 

It’s a chicken and the egg thing, isn’t it. Why would I buy a car that is unreliable (Jeep), not capable, or overly expensive for what it is? We’re buying used because they are the good ones. 

Late reply. If you’ve only used them 3 times, you’re not challenging yourself or your vehicle. Daily drivers don’t need them. Mud, snow, sand, opposite wheels in the air, steep grades, and big rocks all require lockers. If you’re just driving to the trailhead, drive anything else.

KillerCow, this is late, but I just learned how to use the notifications on here. Who knew??

I think this is them:

Land Rover’s and a lot of industrial trucks used them. Some of the big stuff still does. Also driveshaft brakes.

It is remarkable to me the time frame in which flight advanced. The first meaningful flights...sustained, manned flight in which the pilots took off and landed safely at the same point...were in 1907-ish for both fixed wing and helicopters. Military funding was provided immediately and the Italians were bombing the Tur…

I like dual purpose vehicles for fun. It’s tough to go speedy-quick or do anything crazy on public roads without getting into trouble of some sort....BUT...go off the beaten path and you can have a great time! This Lexus GX 470 is the famous Land Cruiser Prado in foreign markets.

Every vehicle should do what it was designed for. This one...what was it designed for? It’s freakin’ huge, but it only has 2 doors. Not great for passengers. It’s too wide to be good on trails and the suspension isn’t set up for articulation, so it’s only moderately good off road, though it will get you over most…

1st gear: Your take on Toyota’s decision to hold back on full EV development may be looking to closely at the elephant. A different perspective is that they have been lurking, watching the other companies make their mistakes, while still performing their own R&D and embarking on their own decision making process.…

1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar 88. It had a 394 V8 and more power than a high school kid should be allowed. I paid $400 to buy it from it’s original owner in 1987 with less than 80k miles on it. I ran it up to an estimated 140MPH, jumped it...(statute of limitations is over, right?), chased and got chased, raced, and all…

A link to the local news story. The train operator saw lights near the track and activated the emergency brake nearly a mile before impact. That helped. This is near my daily commute. The video looks like it’s very remote, it’s not. It’s right off the highway. It would be easy to fall asleep at the wheel and roll up…

I am shocked! That was so fast! Thanks! Now I need to know more....

Here’s the other thing. To quote you:

Seems reasonable and true to the vision of the future. A real universal design. I would recommend a rear opening hatch, though. Easier to load passengers and gear. The seats could tip away or fold into the ramp for loading.

I worked at a dealership that refused to negotiate over the phone or email. The philosophy being that if the customer won’t come in person they aren’t serious and the salesman’s efforts should be focused on getting people in the door and driving the car. It was a large dealership with several locations. I don’t think…