Really great write-up/review, I agree on so many points. The show seemed uncomfortably similar to its unwatchable sibling: TGUS... The reality TV syndrome...

Meh.. I wondered the exact same thing after that segment.

Came here to say this exact thing.

I know the Stanza has sliding doors; that’s the reason I posted it (and pointed it out above the picture). I wanted to address your comments (below), and illustrate that not all MPVs have traditional rear doors, and not all mini-vans have sliding rear doors.

Here is a mini-van (not MPV) with doors:

That hood ruins the car’s aesthetic... Well, I certainly won’t be buying one.

Also, “Big Oil” doesn’t even sell trucks, the AMs do. Compare the profit margin from a mildly equipped Versa with a mildly equipped F-Series product, and try to act surprised that marketers push trucks over compacts to consumers.

Too bad there’s no way to epitomize freedom and drive a Versa.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I cringe every time I read or hear the word(?)“infotainment.” Yuck.

THANKS TORCH.

275 miles a day. Every single day. For 10 years. WAT.

GRAN TAURUSMO APROVES.

>> The rest of the cars on the list can be had sub-4k all day.

Good luck finding a ‘97 LX450 for <4k...not saying it’s impossible, but the majority are well above that line.

I mean it’s got wheels... but is it really a chair at this point?

Pretty hilarious that I’m the dick, the asshole here. Read the thread, bud. Keep on trollin’.

I made no implication or claim of legality...? You asked what the problem was and I replied to you. Take it at face value. But hey, thanks for replying like an asshole.

What’s the problem?

What is written is what was meant... A thermal window is allowed for the preservation of the catalytic converter. Not, a thermal window is allowed for the “preservation of the catalytic converter” ;););) .

Are the newish Passats included with the rest of the 2.0 L’s in this deal? Because I thought they already had a Urea system...