That’s because it was an 80's “LA” series smogged 318. The Magnum series (introduced in 1992) was much better in terms of power.

my point was that it’s an ‘import’ truck, and even though it ticks every realistic box, it’s sales still suck.

it doesn’t matter. look at the ridgeline. it’s a very capable truck. it can do everything that 90% of truck buyers need it to do except increase the size of their penis. and that’s why the newest one isn’t topping 35,000 units/yr sales.

That’d be a GLFH, wouldn’t it?

I may consider a Honda Ridgeline. I have a CRV for commuting now, and my real truck is a 1952 and not good for highway trips. We kayak a lot and the Ridgeline is a good replacement for a CRV with a way to carry a big kayak further. I have a Hobie tandem island and it’s just too big for the roof of a CRV. I have a…

Neutral: I think there is, if buyers are ok with it ‘not being a real truck’ aka unibody vs body on frame. The Honda Ridgeline is selling well enough. 

I drive an even older vehicle with even worse lights than stock. Those yellow bulbs (Not just normal H4's, actual yellow ones) look real pretty and they provide some neat contrast in the winter when modern lights tend to just create an unintelligible sea of white, but they don’t light up a dark autumn road for shit.…

Yes, absolutely. In most cases, they can overpower a dimmed rear-view mirror, and if they reflect back through your side mirrors? Super bad times. If I try to courteously make it easy/convenient to pass, a lot of times they just double down on the tailgating for whatever reason.

How about the ole raise your truck 6" but don’t realign your headlights buffoonery? Yep, you’re lights look like their brights all the time THANK YOU! Agreed enough of the aftermarket BS already, and keep you damn bro-dozer LED light bar off on the road.

If they tossed in a 2.0t and it could tow 4000lbs or so that would make it soft compared to things like a gladiator/taco/ranger/ even a ridgeline etc but honestly i’d be more interested in this. It’d be better on gas, have a nicer interior and be better the 95% of the time you weren’t doing truck-stuff. It’s plenty of…

I agree, my buddies ‘ 12 - 2nd gen facelift tacoma has a worse interior hard plastics and less features then my early 4th gen 4Runner and the only reason I haven’t gotten a new tacoma/4runner is the tacoma is not comfy and the auto sucks to drive and the 4Runner is dated and doesn’t offer anything my current 4Runner…

It’s great when you can combine travel with sleep; traveling while you’re awake is wasting valuable time. I often travel between cities with no direct flights. I drive one hour to the departure airport and one hour from the arrival airport. Add an hour to check a bag (with bag fee) and get through TSA. I tried…

Since you brought it up CVCC, it wasn’t until a number of years ago that I finally learned what it meant; it stood for Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion and there’s actually a really great story behind it. It had to do with Honda and GM’s then-chairman and CEO, Richard C. Gerstenberg. You can read about it in more…

imo there really are no bad (5spd) accords, any year, any gen the accord was always a solid car full of charm and intuitive livable design cues

It’s tough growing up as a Mopar person. We tend to love all of the cool shit that nobody else ever liked. The best part was that we could afford that same shit that nobody else ever wanted. Then, suddenly, everyone now wants this shit that nobody ever wanted and the prices start to go up.

That 318 has got to be the most understressed small block I’ve ever seen. With an afternoon’s work I could probably dig out an extra 100 horsepower and shoot, I’m not even that good at engine tuning. Somebody better than me could probably wake up a whole barnyard of extra horses. Then you’d see some Fury!  Add in…

My personal favorite is the people who have 4x4s yet will likely never ever leave pavement. When I lived in New Mexico (where there is a helluva lot more reason for 4-wheel drive than anywhere in the Northeast) we used to drive out into the sticks in an old Chevy Impala fer chrissakes.

The bed height thing is getting ridiculous. I was some helper muscle in the transferring of a table saw (a nice, heavy cast-iron Powermatic). The two parties met at a garage halfway between their homes to make the transfer. Initially they thought that moving the table saw from the 199X F450 with a farm-special flatbed…

At the very least they need dropside designs.

Not really. It is a matter of if. IF you put yourself in a situation with no planned escape route, IF while in that situation, someone else makes a mistake, IF when that person makes said mistake, you are are the one they involve in that mistake, and IF you absolutely cannot find an escape when that time comes for you.