The same company owns both automotive and motorsports divisions, as well as other divisions, but they have been highly-compartmentalized, meaning very little sharing of engineering and parts.

On good roads, the F150 will ride almost as nice as a Ridgeline, if properly equipped. The Ridgeline does handle much better, but is boring in that it requires little driver input.

Because it is a crappy truck. Highly-priced for what you get.  Oh, you can get any interior color you want, as long as it's black.

That won’t qualify as a modern pickup because you can actually reach into the bed and use it for hauling stuff.

1st Gear: Those Ranger buyers must not read Motor Trend. That magazine absolutely ripped the Ranger, comparing it to a 1990s F150, among many other disparaging comments.

“Mitsubishi May Be On Something”

So is the price high because it includes a 25% surcharge for the Chicken Tax?

They should bring this to market for fleet and utility sales (orkin, pool boy, painters, etc.) and leave the small lifestyle truck to Hyundai:

I think those bland colors are popular because everybody wants to blend in nowadays. They crave anonymity, which has been championed by the internet.

VW will eventually buy out Ford, whether Ford likes it or not.

Airboat is better.  They actually use airboats for ice rescues.

Gen6 Accord coupe with 5-spd stick. V6 is quick, but the i4 is lighter and handles better. Avoid the auto trans, especially with the V6.

Biggest question in my mind is what did the previous owner(s) do to the engine to make it run poorly?

This car would be a player if it had a larger fuel tank... like twice the size.  I like vehicles with long driving range, not some piddly 400 miles.  :(

For oil changes, i just use home-made ramps made from a couple 2×12s screwed together in a stair-step fashion. Edges are beveled to ease driving up onto them. Gets the car up just enough for easy oil pan access. Super stable, too.

Force yourself to use Manual mode for a few weeks or months. That will force you to learn about shutter speeds and aperture settings, which will make you a much more creative photographer.

I heard that Euro emissions were the reason for the early death. They didn’t sell enough KLR650s in the U.S. to warrant a running change, as they would only be legal here for another year or two anyway.

Maybe your Mazda was made in Japan? In Japan, automakers have much tighter control over their vendors, and thus quality is much better compared to the way things are run in the U.S., all else being equal.

Ok, i saw the re-badged Discovery “Crossroad" the other night (it was in front of me at the Arby’s drive-thru, here in middle America). However, it had Acura badges on it, not Honda. What gives? I checked, and it is not on the wiki list

Doesn’t seem like a bad truck, but I’ll take a Ridgeline over it. Yeah, the Ridgeline is ugly in front, but it is such a damn sweet ride. And it will do all of the truck things i want, like hauling ATVs, maybe a snowblower or garden tractor in the bed, best mid-size drywall hauler out there. Then i can take a…