Man that will get you to the Waffle House quick!

First take, I thought that was a Ford Aerostar.

I do mean this as a dig on the operator. I think as we go forward with this, more folks “behind the wheel” will no longer “stay yellow” or alert of their surroundings. Yes, a lot of folks dont already, but when these systems inevitably fail, and the person in the car is watching Shrek 2 on the way to work, and the car…

Reminds me of the first time I brought my wife to learn how to race.

She was getting ready to go out and the car in front of her (Carrera GT)goes off the track and blows up in flames (Like fireball blow up) , shutting down the track, and requiring it to be towed off, practically split in 2 pieces and charcoal black.

Then…

Can we also talk about the horribly buggered up bolt heads and the hinge that’s clearly been adjusted so many times the paint is flaking off?

Hydraulics that feature triple-redundant pneumatic back-up systems, all run through solenoids that are cloud-actuated and compensate for the coriolis effect. All available to the consumer in a $15,000 option package that is only available with a moonroof and heated, 15-way adjustable trunk cubbies.

I have had a German SUV. I can attest to the over complication. You look at and think, man this is cool, then it stops working because it’s unnesarily complicated. You start researching how much it will cost to fix. After getting over that sticker shock you start thinking and next thing you know you are grabbing wire…

Wow. Still recovering from reading this. PDAD and PMOM continuing to make me laugh.

Stuttgart, 2 Mar 2018

Return of the Rumble Seat

Old guy who works in the field here. I have repaired, patched, and rigged the tailgate release mechanisms of our 2 GM pickups multiple times in the last 2 years: this looks cool-whiz-bang, but a real freaking nightmare in actual use. Some uni-strut, all-thread, and a few boxes of fasteners rattling around back there…

I’m gonna call this the 3rd row seating option.

GMC seems to be marketing to the high end market where nobody’s hauling shit in the bed but they might pull a boat on the weekends. Say what you will about that strategy it sure seems to be making them money.

NO. God no. Never.