I said it in my own post, but it’s would you buy the same model again, not brand. MB and Audi are cars people upgrade, and the best selling models (at least from what I saw with Mercedes) over the past few years were also the most available. C and GLC, and they’re more often than not upgraded to an E or GLE on…

I think there’s a few things that need to be controlled for that would likely change the results a bit.

At least some of the big pop stars and almost all rock bands still sing/play live, at least in their own tour shows.

I mean, I’d rather hear a mistake or two than watch them acting it out to a pre-recording. And a lot of it was pre-recorded, the girl playing guitar (not sure her name not a hip hop fan) got behind her pre-recorded strum at least once when she made some gesture to the crowd and forgot she had to keep “playing,” and…

You’re an anomaly though because you know and have done all the maintenance on yours. This has an unknown history for more miles than the average car’s whole life cycle. I doubt with cigarette burns on the seats that the previous however many owners did as much maintenance as you did to yours.

JFC, this is peak Tacoma kool-aid here, if it’s actually justifiable to spend that much on an older truck over the ranger with triple the miles. I don’t care how much more reliable a Tacoma is over a Ranger, you could still easily get another 100k out of the Ranger which is plenty of life for spending $9k. The Tacoma…

That would eliminate one of my thoughts, which would be teams using bankruptcy-era GM E85 math. “We’re only burning 10 gallons of gasoline!” Marshals: “Yeah but you mixed it with 90 gallons of pure ethanol.”

Good idea, but I would guess it would just end up being Formula E with Volt-style generator engines attached...

I’m going to bet it was a combination of both. Not like real animosity towards Waymo, but I gotta believe they’re seen as a nuisance by a lot of people there. I doubt it was the reason for torching anything, I’m sure that was general riot behavior, but if you’re gonna torch something the thing that pisses you off is…

Sudden loss of braking power and the hood flying up are not software issues. I’d argue that reported problems are less biased than a meetup of enthusiasts, there are plenty of brand/vehicle enthusiasts that will praise a car despite loads of issues (see Tesla). Doesn’t mean the problems aren’t real, and even if they…

I bet you haven’t ridden in the back of a mid-late 2000s Grand Caravan/T&C with stow-n-go then, I’ve driven/ridden in lots of cars having sold for years, and that is the only car that has ever given me back pain after a few hours, and that was when I was a teenager.

Nope, won’t give a cent to Kia. I know it’s a new model and not affected (yet) but the way they dragged their feet on theft issues and engine failures and overall shitty treatment from dealers means they’re out permanently to me and whenever someone asks for a recommendation from me.

Just because they’re not small anymore doesn’t mean they’re not minivans. Minivan to van is like crossover to SUV, most of the practicality but more car-like feel for those that don’t want a truck-like driving experience. Yes, SOME wagons had held on still for a long time, but they were primarily either luxury cars…

I understand that, it’s a joke. Because Magna-Steyr makes good cars and the Hornet is decidedly not, and failing regularly pretty catastrophically like the Fisker.

Yeah I love sports (the teams I follow at least) and am not a general movie fan. I love certain series and genres but I’m never the type to just say hey let’s find a movie to watch.

Interesting, I wonder though if the difference in paving would do anything, could the slicks on the Miata keep that speed flat-out on bricks like they had in 1959?

I’m starting to wonder if they were actually produced on the same line as the Hornet. Magna-Steyr generally makes really solid cars...

No. People have different things that bring them joy. If it’s being able to most easily load the kids in, then great, minivan it is. If it’s paying as little for gas as possible, then EV or Prius it is. If it’s having something that’s not soulless to drive or look at, that you’re proud to own and makes your commute…

Well yeah, if you don’t allow it at all. But I’m happy to let my daughter eat goldfish if it keeps her happy without a screen or board books that could be thrown at the dog sitting next to her.

But you can’t just assume saying there’s no way in hell she’s driving a minivan was due to image. I know they’ve improved a lot, but I absolutely hated the Grand Caravan, and a lot of the design features inside are very similar that I didn’t like, for example the seating position and huge vertical stack on the…