A co-worker has close to 200k on his 2002 F350 w/V10. He bought it for elk hunting. He gets 8mpg. He’s never used it for anything that my Ridgeline couldn’t do. If he’d gotten a Ridgeline (or equivalent) instead, he’d be at least $40k ahead now.

F3 tornado = 158-206 mph

I’ll see your dr650 and raise you a Yammie TW200.

I like Toyota’s PHEVs. But i won’t consider buying one until they start selling below MSRP. And not the “buy for $100 below MSRP and wait a year for delivery” deal like Maverick buyers get suckered into...

Anything with ADM (additional dealer markup).

I swap out to winter tires every year, mainly because i have a rack in the garage where i can store them, and it only takes me 45 minutes to jack up the car/truck and swap out the wheels.

I’d have to go with the ‘78 Dodge Magnum. Sharp and stylish, with a powertrain that is extremely easy to upgrade (yes, a 440 will fit under the hood easily!).

I hate the lojack, trackers and pulsing brake light gadgets they install. Even if they are removed or free, they have compromised the integrity of the factory wiring, introducing another avenue for electrical gremlins or wiring rust five years down the road.

Most likely it is dudes in lifted trucks that can't see the kids on the crosswalk.  Especially dangerous when turning right on red.

The bulk of it is driving style. I know a guy in another forum who drives a Tesla MY. He drives it normally, like one woukd drive an ICE vehicle, and rarely takes advantage of the fantastic power off the line.

Cars like this remind me of crossover hiking shoes.

Doesn’t matter. What matters is published range for marketing purposes.

We’ve had 19 days where it hasn’t gotten above freezing, most of those days, it didn’t get above 20°F, 5 of those days it never got above 0°F, and for seven days, the windchill never got above 0°F.

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.