I don't have to be as diplomatic as Tom does, the dealers don't respond to your absurdly low offers because you are wasting their fucking time. 

Why is a console shifter desirable?

NADA now estimates new light-vehicle sales between 13 million and 13.5 million units for the year – down from an original 2020 sales forecast of 16.8 million units.

Fumes are in general more flammable, although I don’t know how being contained in a tank changes the calculus.

1st Gear: You get a bailout! You get a bailout! Everybody gets a bailout!!

For finding trails, books are better than Internet search. Not sure if other states have this, but this thing is the off-road bible in CA.

Counter-point is if the city/county/state ever maintained those and considered them roads, they are part of the public road system regardless of condition.  Well, at least that’s how it works in Ohio.  Not to say newer land owners in the area understand that though.

Fuck off with the transphobia 

Me too. I like it. A lot. And I'm a Toyota guy. Hats off to Ford. 

Porsche is a collection of magicians. Their cars may bore some people, but you can never really objectively complain about the cars themselves. They have to be the most technically competent car manufacturer out there.

I feel like the issue brought up with ride quality with large wheels is a bit overdone. The rubber is just one part of the suspension system; moving to stiffer sidewalls can be offset by softening springs and dampers, perhaps with more control. You only subject yourself to necessarily harsher ride when it’s an…

I feel like those brakes may be larger than my miata’s wheels.

I don't think you read the last paragraph nor the corresponding links.

I’m surprised at the negative reaction that overlanding and overlanding builds have gotten in some places. I mean, yes you can just bring a tent, but as a car person, one of the most enjoyable things is taking a car and modifying it to suit your needs. So if you like cars, camping, and a bit of off road driving, why…

Well, the illusion is what it’s really about though right? Like, I’m a hiker. I climb mountains, sometimes in pretty harsh conditions. I like to get out there into the wilderness and feel what it’s like, to exist in the wild and travel under my own power on my own feet.

Only if you mined, smelted, forged, and welded the aluminum for that bike yourself, using only tools made with your own hands from materials you found lying around on the forest floor. Also, I hope you dug the wells, pumped and refined the oil, manufactured the feedstocks, and then moulded and spun the materials by…

The F-350 with 1050ft-lb, a 4.17 first gear, and a 4.30 rear gear is 20,836ft-lb to the ground.

Yeah, this. I know the guy said he doesn’t want another Toyota, but 4runner’s the answer here. I’d go 3rd gen though. A little cheaper (so more to spend on modding), a little smaller (so easier to park in the city and negotiate off road), and he’s in LA (so no frame rust worries). $5k buys a nice 3rd gen starting…

Get rid of the windshield to replace it with some fugly retractable deflector panel on the nose, brilliant!