The ‘81-82 style was known among LUV fans as the “2nd generation LUV”. I still have my ‘83 diesel Isuzu P’UP. Isuzu began selling these in ‘81 but continued through ‘87.

They sure do!

Fair criticism. But yes, off the lot this is the most capable mid-size pickup off-road.

The 79-81 Dodge St. Regis, Plymouth Gran Fury, Chrysler Newport and New Yorker were the last full sized Mopars. They were based on the R body platform which had bits from the B-body mid size cars like the Magnum/Cordoba. After they were dropped in 81 due to slow sales and Iacocca wanting to focus more on K based cars t…

Along with the 79-81 Dodge St. Regis. The town where I grew up had the police version of them. For some reason they propped open the glass covers. 

I’ve had multiple friends with F150's or Silverado’s tell me they wish they had something else to daily drive.

Road tripping in my sister’s Expedition is fatiguing. 

Good news! - the 9th-gen V6 Accord Coupes with row-your-own gearboxes doesn’t have VCM, only the autos. I have one and it’s definitely a fun but very reliable beast.

They re-trademarked the Stout name recently didn’t they?
I’d go crazy for a TNGA-K based pickup.
The Maverick is really tempting, but In the past decade I’ve had such bad experiences with Ford’s (car) products that I wouldn’t ever actually buy one

My wife just finished a 6 month contract in Boston. Temps were getting pretty high when she left earlier this month, and her apartment didn’t have any A/C to speak of.

I mean, the chicken tax is still a thing right? So Mitsu would have to build an entirely new line for this to make it even close to affordable? This seems like a  less than zero chance type of thing.

Speed wasn’t responsible for accidents, but speed differentials were!

Try Reddit, search for bay bridge, it’s there. I’m not posting it from work, you figure it out.

Yes this is the issue. As a life long Texan the speed isn’t really the problem, bad drivers are. That 85 mph Toll Road, other than being built in hog country, it’s lots of longish areas with slow sweeping curves, it was DESIGNED for high speed. And while yes there are areas where there is a 75 mph are they are highway…

Those breakdowns are very difficult to properly quantify, since you eventually end up making an educated guess if it is better to have the money flow to an American based company like Ford versus someone like Honda that builds here and how each of those suppliers (and who owns them) impacts various economies. Those…

My question exactly. What are the US economic benefits of a Ford Escape assembled in Kentucky with 24% domestic content vs. a Honda Accord made in Ohio with 60%?

#1: This is why I feel like registration fees should be based on the vehicle’s weight. Heavier vehicles do so much more damage to the roads and other infrastructure than ones that are “reasonably sized” (IE: At or around 4k lbs or 17 American washing machines or 91428 Kinder Eggs for those of you that speak metric.)

1st: Fuck everything about this. More inattentive drivers in even bigger heavier cars is the last thing we need

The logic that EVs aren’t selling because they aren’t big enough is bizarre. If this was the case, then wouldn’t all smaller vehicles also be slow sellers? There are two reasons EVs aren’t selling better: they’re still much more expensive than equivalent ICE vehicles; and potential buyers are worried about where they…