Yeah, this had me LOSING MY MIND in front of my entire family.

Just here to say this was such a fun read. This should be a series, but I know writing this was probably a good bit of work. Either way, love it.

We’re currently on our 3rd one, and I don’t see us ever going back to any other platform for our family vehicle. The single most indulgent and luxurious product we’ve ever bought was a car that can haul anything, carry 7 people, get decent fuel mileage, is quiet, can drive through a foot of snow unfazed, can tow, has…

That feeling of giving up, all their friends might have Tellurides and Durangos, just not liking the looks versus an SUV, the implied “softness” of a van over an SUV, there’s plenty of reasons that I’ve heard and really do understand. At the end of the day, a car is a HUGE purchase, and why would you spend all that…

I admire the response and the reasoning, but what I think is being overlooked here is one thing you just can’t stop: You ain’t going to get a wife/mother on board with a minivan if she’s already against them. It’s just not going to happen.

It’s sharp, but I dont think it’s enough to sway me away from the chrysler. These media outlets can lift the Kia up on as many podiums as they want, that AWD and Stow-n-go combo is unbeatable.

Even if you remove off-roading from the equation, like I said, still have good resale, still sit up high, still a 4 door convertible, still just as useful in buffalo NY as Miami Florida, still cool looking, still extremely customizable, still has a HUGE fan base(or family....or cult) that transcends politics,…

Eh, is it really any sillier than a Muscle car that only goes to Car shows? or a Supercar that never goes to the track? Or an F-150 that never hauls anything?

**GET to drive a Jeep, which I absolutely do.

It’s a shorter list of what actually IS worth the money. But I’ll try to show how nuanced and tricky this is:

I really like Ram’s Etorque solution. Engine shuts down, and when it starts back up, it does not use the starter, it uses the etorque generator, running a belt directly to the crank. It’s completely silent and instantaneous.

I BURN WITH DESIRE

MAN lemme tell ya, I’ve had a LOT of 2 door Suvs.

Right, It’s a wierd thing. On one hand, I feel a sense of pride for working for what is actually a REALLY kind and honest group of people, but on the other, It’s not lost on me that we’re not doing something particularly noble, we’re just not being dishonest.

Well, in the case of my dealership, (I don’t get paid commission)

On every car, new or used, we charge sales tax, a $35 title fee, and a $250 doc fee. No lojack, no trucoat, no prep fee, no urine sample.

Living in a rural area, going to trade school for Auto Mechanics, 10 years as owner of an indie repair shop, and 9 years as a sales consultant at a CDJR store.

Funny, we got a cube when cash for clunkers happened. I traded in my $500 dollar Jeep Cherokee and my sister got a shiny new 2009 Cube.

Yup. Especially at the beginning of 2021, EV and PHEV leases could get crazy cheap.

Honest opinion, it’s a pretty rare thing when a production vehicle looks better than the concept drawings. This is one of those cases. That is a REALLY good looking vehicle.