I would give $3k, then swap out the powertrain for a Type R crate motor and 5-speed... and much better wheels/rubber... then go surprise some stoplight racers...

Aside from driving the same, isnt the new model supposed to be more crashworthy?

Put cockpit inside a giant hamster ball and line the spherical perimeter with powered pogo sticks.  It will go anywhere with no flats.

This would make a great vehicle for government fleets. Too bad they are stuck on buying “American” brands that likely have less American content than many “foreign” brands. Feel-good politics and all that...

Prolly has a Mercury SportJet in it. They like to do those things up in Canada with those SportJet motors.

Well, Honda had their Crosstour a few years ago. Like most Honda vehicles that are a little out of the ordinary (Element, Ridgeline, S2000), it didnt sell well, but owners rave on and on about them.

We had one of those canvas tents in the 70s. It was heavy, man!

Ridgeline

I dunno ...my ‘92 V8 Dakota was a hoot to drive and gave me years of TROUBLE-FREE service. Sold it in perfect working condition with 175k miles on it.

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Many parts of an automobile are made by third-party suppliers. Things like lighting, seats, computers, sensors, wheels, brakes, suspension, glass, HVAC, infotainment, differentials, airbags, seat belts, instrument panels, etc. The car mfr may supply the engine, frame/bodies, sheetmetal and transmission.

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According to the movies, the best getaway cars are small underpowered sporty cars. For example, in the movie Fletch, Chevy Chase eludes chasing police cars easily in a small Fiat. In “The Man Who Knew Too Little”, Bill Murray outruns the cops in a Mini. Then, in a more serious chase scene, Jason Bourne outruns cops in…

CP, and here’s why. First, isn’t the Ranger chassis like the worst-handling chassis ever made? Couldn’t they find a better chassis, even if it meant avoiding inbreeding?

All I want to know is if they are going to build a pickup truck based on this model.

Well, back then things would have been done for a purpose, with no style, no fluff and very little margin for error, anywhere.

Back in middle school, when I was watching Miami Vice in its prime, I had really wanted a Corvarri, as we called them. Nowadays, I would spend that money on something more genuine. Maybe a Honda S600. CP.

It could provide more ground clearance toward the center of the car. Not that that would be a priority in a small car, but there were fewer paved roads back then.

Ok, I’ve been using the speedo app Ulysse on my phone. Put it in HUD mode, set the phone on the dash, and it projects a single clean number onto the windshield. Location and font size are determined by where I set the phone.

Back in the early 80s, my middle school history teacher told me that, back in the early 60s, Dodge came out with a musclecar that had a wheelbase about a foot longer and a foot wider than any other car at that time. They called it the Dodge Marlin, and it was immediately outlawed because the cop cars couldn’t catch it…