What I would like to see is it become a transformer of a vehicle. If they built the Bronco sport as an SUV based on this it would be amazing. I’m thinking like a modern day 1st gen 4Runner. It could be the best of both worlds truck and SUV. The unibody makes it so much easier to seal a hard top canopy to that you…

What’s really sad is that this happened about 2 miles from Portland International Raceway, which would be the perfect place to help curb illegal street racing and takeovers. Planning some events that were targeted to people under 50 would be a start.

I don’t think the two can be broken into separate categories as easily as you would make it sound. Street racing is a major part of any form of “takeover”, and there are probably dozens of street racing incidents along busy roads as people funnel to takeovers.

Didn’t you know there are now only 10 9 states because long slideshows suck.

While it looks like a feel good story and the optics are good for Ukraine, I highly doubt 3 Russian cosmonauts would make a political statement in a way that would jeopardize their careers and freedom.

Oregon drivers for some reason like to drive 5 mph below the speed limit at all times. You would think that the drive would be smoother and there would be less wrecks, but you would be wrong. 

But therein lies the complexity of the car buying market. Ford could still make Fiestas and Focuses. They might sell enough to make it worth their while, but but if they had them on dealer lots next to the Maverick, the Maverick is still going to win the consumer here in the US and I bet the numbers would dig into…

The Tacoma colors are a great mix of options and the fact that they introduce a new Pro color and the following year move it to the rest of the line is a great program (Voodoo Blue didn’t last long). Cement and Cavalry Blue are great colors as well.

In the very first episode Marty’s business partner tries to get him to sell his old Camry and upgrade to something fancier when looking at a new office. Marty’s frugality is built into his character.

The suspension is an off the shelf item from Timbren that costs about $1000. Same goes for the hitch, it’s called a Lock N Roll and is under $300. I believe these things are well built, but not $50000 worth.

I love open air vehicles, but sunroofs offer 75% of the charm with hardly any drawbacks. Convertibles are nice, but the loss of space in the trunk/back is not worth it and the same goes for Jeeps with removable hardtop panels. They are cool until you realize how much space those panels take up. You can get one on…

My wife recently downsized from the CX-5 to CX-30. The CX-30 is superior in every possible way. Handling is better, fuel economy is better, and it feels quicker as well. (both were the non turbo version)

I don’t know how copied who, but the Nissan Cube had the same cupholder location just to the left of the wheel.

2020 was the mid cycle refresh of the Tacoma and this new one isn’t due out until a 2024 model at the soonest. There is no way they are going to keep the same powertrain. They are going to offer similar to Tundra in a 4 cylinder package (Turbo 4 and Turbo 4 Hybrid) using the NX350 engine. The bad news is the Tacoma…

I don’t live there anymore, but in LA I remember a few Subaru and Jeep dealers offering free lift tickets at Big Bear or Snow Summit for a test drive, and offering a Season Pass  if you purchased a car.

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Fitting a sheet of plywood is kind of the gold standard of something being considered a truck because the sheet is big and bulky. Sure the big box store can cut it down the middle to give you 2 - 4'x4' squares, but people build stuff. If you can justify the cost of owning a truck, then it makes the whole process…

The least they could do would be to get the Tundra a face more similar to this instead of the monstrosity they just released.

The Zipper merge. Everyday I sit in stopped traffic because people can’t seem to figure out the zipper merge. All it takes is a little bit of space and it works perfectly, but instead we get plugged up roads because people can’t open up room for the merge to happen.

18 months ago my 2010 Mazda3 manual was hit in a parking lot and my best course of action was to get something new. I bought a Tacoma because I was looking at trucks.