iVTM/SHAWD is underrated.  It’s easily the most robust and capable off-road hang-on AWD system out there.

That’s what I was thinking - without that hood scoop, you’ve got a decent sleeper there.

I originally thought an easy ND. This thing is ugly. And nobody desired them back in the day. And they drove like shit. Though 17 year old me did have fun with the V8 in one, even if it was a late malaise 318.

A lazy attempt to differentiate it from whatever sibling had the directionals below the headlights.

everyone wanted the base model but the maverick was magically “sold out” overnight. I live in a decent size city and in the 2 years it’s been out i’ve seen maybe 4 mavericks. It’s like Ford just planned on this truck being a flop and did not produce that many to hedge their bets. I don’t know what the reason for the…

One thing as a polite reminder to consumers: a cheap car that’s cheap to run is no longer a bargain when it’s no longer cheap... The prices people seem willing to pay for what is admittedly a great concept, but is a complete parts-bin raid, baffle me.  It’s also weird that its taking so long for something similar to…

Tell me you’re talking out of your ass without telling me you’re talking out of your ass. Based on the 2023 Cars.com American Made Index, out of 388 vehicles vetted, the Wrangler is 25th most American vehicle and #3 most American vehicle by a non-Tesla domestic automaker behind only the Corvette and Durango. (and 19th…

My 2011 is doing great at almost 170K. The K24 is a bulletproof engine.

Some insurers do cover rebuilt titles. I specifically asked my company if they would insure my BMW that was totaled by a hoof rat if I did the buy back and repaired it and they told me np problem.

Because these are crew cabs and not single cab designs. I would like to see single cab long bed option though. OR a cab that’s not quite extended cab with a long bed. I think a cab with some room behind the seats but no actual second row would be a good idea in a small truck.

Mine have been 2wd up until my ‘19 then ‘22 which were and is a 4wd only due to the fact the dealers buy 99% 4wd. I might use 4wd a couple times per year in winter and that’s it. Have always done ok with 2wd and saves a couple thousand off price.

In all fairness, not all F-150s are bought by people who are doing “real work”. One of my neighbors has an F-150 and, I can assure you, does nothing with the truck that could even remotely be construed as “work” other than transporting him to his place of work, which does not necessitate a pickup truck by any stretch…

It’s already one of the best things Honda has ever done, and were I able to afford it right now, I’d 100% have a deposit in already. Yes, it’s a large premium to pay over a Type R, but I can tell you that having Type R levels of performance + more luxury features in a package that looks somewhat subtle is the…

My answer might be different if I was younger, but if I was in the market, I’d absolutely pay the premium for the Type S over the Type R.

Trebuchet. Check a 200 yard perimeter for deep tracks and evidence of a tow vehicle. 

I’m guessing that the overwhelming majority of the domestic non-truck brand loyalty disappeared for the same reason ours did 45 years ago:

“ICE engines run more efficiently at higher rpms. That’s why mfrs have gone to small four-cylinder engines that have greater volumetric efficiency vs running a big V8"

As much as I hate that AM radio seems to be filled with a bunch of right-wing propaganda or religious zealots yelling at me, I believe that AM radio still is a great opportunity for community radio stations in non-metropolitan areas. I’d always hoped that AM radio would become cheap enough to support this kind of…

More than once, I have said in a load voice something along the lines of “Hey, did you know that they closer you get to the carousel, the faster your luggage arrives?” I’ve seen several people take a few steps back at that point.

The Suburban is the extended version of the Tahoe. But the Escalade ESV, Yukon, and Yukon XL should be on the list as well, if not in the same slide together (Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade, Suburban/Yukon XL/Escalade ESV)