Being the more practical type, my AWD truck (Ridgeline) with snow tires will get me anywhere i need to go with a foot or less of snow, and do so with great comfort and safety, and it only cost me $31k new.

I’ve got a Ridgeline with the very similar but slightly less aggressive iVTM4 system. With the stock crappy oem tires and the long wheelbase, the truck tends to plow and heavily understeer in deeper snow (six inches). Getting going forward was rarely an issue on ice or deep snow, but the braking and turning required…

2024 Honda Ridgeline. It’s a pretty good buy in today’s market, a great all-arounder that you’ll be happy living with day-to-day for the next 20 years, reliability to back up the longevity, great ride, decent mpg for what it is, one of the best for ice/snow conditions, one of the safest, etc.

My quick take is that more charging ststions will be needed near apartment complexes, and fewer will be needed in the ‘burbs where people will charge at home.

Sliding minivan doors make the most sense in crowded parking lots.  I would seriously consider a CUV/SUV that incorporated those, except it wouldn't sell well because the(m)asses would think it was a minivan.

I’ve got one of the best AWD systems available for under $50k. It goes forward just fine with the stock A/S tires, and this seems to be good enough for most people.

The road i live on is called XxxX Trail.  I'm guessing it used to be a hiking trail, based on the topography and landscape.

There has been a lot of discussion in the comments sections of EV articles as to why these vehicles need to have such large motors and accelerate so fast. Wouldn’t the EV get better ramge if it had smaller motor(s)?

Rear flank windows on the old RamCharger....

This probably means that we won’t see a Dakota / Rampage for at least another year. In Ram’s twisted mind, they equate the Classic to a mid-size truck, based on price alone. It is their competitor to the mid-size market. Granted, the DS payload capacities are similar to mid-size trucks, but it’s still more of a bear…

Fleet managers love the Classic (DS) Ram.

I say suburbs, but i’m seven miles from a smallish town (pop. 15k). It-s a relatively developed area, though... i have cable tv, but no CNG and have a septic tank.

I always thought they should’ve put the 3.0L EcoDiesel in this car.... would have made for a helluva cross-country tourer.

Those make sense for a true performance enthusiast.

I think you missed the humor in my post.

I chose the late 90s, early 2000s era because cars from that era have the potebtial to be the most reliable. That is the Golden Age of cars, where useful technology has matured¹, and before myriad safety/efficiency tech caused long-term reliability issues². We now are fully aware of which models had issues from that…

Blasphemy! Based on the headlines several weeks ago, all parties involved in any kind of CT crash would all be immediately and most-assuredly dead, or at least fubar'd...

I would go with late 90s / early 2000s Honda Accord with four-cylinder engine and manual transmission, if you can find one that is unmolested. Most reliable car ever, but don’t get the automatic transmission from that era. Four-cylinder is unkillable and efficient, if underpowered. Would be a good idea to change the…

There are five cars Buick should bring back. 1) GS anything, 2) Riviera, 3) Grand National, 4) RoadMaster, 5) TourX.

I wonder when Ford, Subaru, Mitsubishi and Mazda will announce their fuel pump recalls?