You picked the Gladiator for legitimate reasons, but I’ll pick ANY Stellantis vehicle. In the last decade, I’ve had four that everyone of their transmission went out in. You’d think at least ONE might break 100K miles without a new trans.

You can rent a whole lot of trucks from Home Depot for $40,000. 

Mustang II

Assuming the unintended acceleration was the cause, just gives me another reason to only want vehicles with mechanical connections for everything possible. I’ve had a car continue to accelerate on my twice in my life. I just turned the key off and continued braking 🤷‍♂️

Keep in mind... and it's a gut punch for me to say this,  but the 1990's were 30 years ago...

A Mercury Tracer was $12450 in 1998 which is $23,700 in todays money. That’s 2024 Honda Civic LX territory and the 24 Civic has as much room as an Accord/Camry from the same era.

Am I the only one who prefers to buy vehicles without AWD? I have a rare FWD CX-5 Grand Touring (top trim level with FWD). I don’t see the justification of dragging around extra weight that reduces fuel economy and performance while increasing maintenance. It also means that a spare should be the size as a normal tire…

The insurance on these things has to be astronomical.

“From $110,900.”

Mustang is a Pony Car, not a sports car. Different category.

I’ll throw the Civic Si out there. New is $30k ish and you can get a certifed used one for mid $20k range. Fun, great shifting, 4dr or 2dr options (2dr used only) and cheap to own. I think it’s a great option for a super fun sporty daily driver that won’t break the bank.

It’s easy to demonize the neighbors as petty or whiny, but maybe people are getting tired of the wealthy not following the rules that they were taught to follow?

Guy spent $100,000 on a vanity project for his kid and purposely avoided the government because he didn’t feel like he should pay the government a few hundred…

This is what we have to put up with to not carry change.

Considering that Walter Chrysler didn’t “found Chrysler” so much as buy Maxwell and rename it, I’m not sure what the fuss is about.

“Cheap” has gone up exponentially in the past 20 years. Early 2000s? Cheap to me was $500-1200. Now cheap seems to be $5k if you are lucky.

most customers don’t appreciate technology [...] unless they can see a clear benefit to them

I fully understand this. I  don't want most technology in my car, and I certainly don't want touchscreen everything.  The only tech I use is Bluetooth phone connection and a backup camera.  

I mainly hear this from non-enthusiasts, but Miatas. People still think they’re feminine and wimpy, and don’t realize it’s the most raced car in history, and for good reason. For $60k, you can get a turn-key, track ready MX-5 Cup WITH a sequential gearbox.

The back fees on the registration remind me of “AC just needs a recharge.” Then take care of it if it’s so easy.

Nothing, because I feel no shame in not paying for features I don’t need.