Just for decoration design has been around forever, look at the cars of the 50s-60s with their jet/rocket decorations and tailfins. It’s just cyclical, goes away like it did in the malaise era and is coming back again today. That doesn’t excuse BMW for it, their stuff just looks like shit, and that’s coming from the…

A last-gen G550 4x4 squared. Here’s why it’s weird:

I’m going with an early 80s Porsche 928  with the 5-speed. I know, I know, reliability won’t be great. But they’re a lot better when you drive them daily or at least very regularly. And galvanized body with aluminum panels means it won’t rust easily. Plus, just a joy to drive.

You’re right, upon further research they are the same size. Even so, this whole incredulous thing in the article “I don’t understand! Why did they do this” is a bit much. They did it because they’re the ones that made it and can choose what to name it, it’s as easy as that.

I can only assume this faux confusion is a way to get clicks and comments, just like the whole confusion over the Cadillac V models a while back.

Ross Geller must have actually won the lottery then, huh.

Altima and other driving style stereotypes? I commute in Minneapolis on 394, for locals there’s no other explanation needed.

That makes sense, glad to hear there’s at least some conditions where you don’t have to put a claim on your record when it’s not your fault.

I have absolutely no problem with using electrified for hybrids, it makes complete sense to me.

How would they wait to implement it? The average car on the road is getting older and older, and the proposal is for 2027. The current average age of cars on the road is 12.5 years, so in 2027 you’ll have the average car being a 2015 MY, all driving at 10-15 over on the interstate. And seatbelts/airbags don’t create a…

There’s no reason you should exceed the speed limit? Really? Remember this would be limited to only new cars sold, so all the cars on the road already won’t have it. Traffic on highways easily flows at 10 over in many places, if you have the random one out of 100 cars going 60 when everyone else is going 70-75 that’s…

In Mighigan? Yeah any other state if the other driver is found at fault you can go through their insurance, but it was my understanding that Michigan you always went through your own.

That’s gotta be some record for longest time flying a remote control helicopter without breaking it.

Been listening to a lot of Lehto’s Law, and according to him (a MI resident) the no-fault in MI is also for the physical damage coverage. If you’re in an accident regardless of fault you have to use your own policy. That’s not the case with any other state that I’m aware of, no-fault in other states is only for…

So you mention Costco, but also don’t drape the pump over the car. You do realize there are plenty of gas stations, Costco included, that are designed specifically to be able to pull up to either side right?

I don’t get worked up, I just dislike that some people particularly that are not from the originating culture get so much more invested in the “traditional etiquette” that may or not be real for incremental if any gains in actual enjoyment of the food.

I’ve driven plenty of EVs, I sold cars for a long time so we had Teslas, Taycans, i3s, Leafs, EQS’es, we even had a B-Class once. I know not everyone uses public charging which is why I also said increased electric bill cost, but if you are doing longer trips you definitely will need to use public charging at some…

My thoughts exactly. I like matcha, but just like making/eating sushi the people that insist you stick with the often over-exaggerated traditional rules are just insufferable to me.

C5 Corvette for the fun car at $20k, then you have $25k for an AWD daily. I’d personally skip the AWD and go with a MK7 GTI but if a Subaru floats your boat go for it.

The Macan being lower sits more like a sedan so you’d have the same issues as any midsize sedan. The G-Wagon is because of the ladder frame making the floor flat and raised compared to unibodies. It’s amazing how much more room the GLE has in back because of the lower floor and dished out rear footwells.