We’re out in the sticks, and a good amount of houses use well water with no hydrant access. The hydrants that we do have are pretty much just on the main roads, and we (a Volunteer Fire Department) test them ourselves a few times a year.  It’s a hell of a lot of work to do for free lol! 

There’s actually quite a lot of debate and thought that goes into what platform to select when a FD purchases a truck for thier fleet. Contrary to what one may think, we as firefighters don’t particularly like big trucks. The bigger the truck, the less you can see, the less you can maneuver, the less options you have…

Sure, but I don’t think this is quite as severe as everyone makes it out to be. You still have suspension, steering, brakes, infotainment, wiring, software, tires, etc. to deal with. Most vehicles at this point run to 100k with very minimal work to begin with, and most dealers make next to nothing on basic maintenance…

For some, it sure does. 

If I may offer up a bit of insight, here’s a few reasons why:

Why oh why did they choose silver for all these press photos? That characterless shade makes it look like a high resolution version of an NPC sedan in a late 90's video game that wasn’t even about cars. It’s just so generic looking.

As someone who spend all of the 90s riding around in 80's Fords, I can smell this picture.

I dunno, Awful close to being able to snag a used CT5 V series with a decent warranty here....

I’ve yet to own a vehicle that gives me the feel-goods like my old 91 chevy.

Alternatively, I have a 2008 with 24,000 miles for about $50000 cheaper ;)

If anyone at Stellantis is reading this, guys, it is still not too late!

Same. I still want the EV over the I6, but if I can get a 4 door with the I6 for 40ish grand, it’s going to be pretty compelling. Here’s hoping.

They will. This car will fail and fail HARD- At first. 2 years in, though, I’d be willing to bet they will scramble to offer some real performance at a fair price. High output I6 or a new V8 coming in around the 50 grand mark I’d say...That’s gonna be the move. It’s still an absolutely awesome design for a car.

I gotta say, I am completely deflated at this news.

Handling gets mistaken for two very different metrics all the time: Road holding being one, and the other being general wieldiness.

Just tragedy all around. So, so sad. This, and so many other accidents like it, are completely avoidable. Until I started running with a Fire Dept, I never knew just how common senseless accidents like this are. 

Yeah at 35k for a Lyric I think I’d be in. All the way.

Hmmm. Good point.....

So, here’s my question: at what point will the cybertruck’s creator be separated from the truck itself? We tend to laugh or roll our eyes at someone who won’t own a foreign car over a Domestic, or wont buy a Mitsubishi because they made some planes in the 1940s that did some horrific things. But the reasoning is kind…

Because of the rate at which we wear vehicles out.