This is a complete ripoff of the Tacoma. They didn’t even try to differentiate it. 

Prius. It’s about as no frills as you can get. Slow, good fuel economy, and reliable. 

Late 70s and 80s cars were mostly garbage. They are distinct, but aren’t worth getting to know them better. With few exceptions, car culture/community just skipped right over them and went straight to various 90's models becoming collector cars. 

The Federal Aviation Administration is asking for authorities to criminally charge reckless passengers and for airports to stop serving to-go alcohol.

Probably some year of Corolla or Camry, though I have no idea how they are being priced in the current market. 

all of whom are engaging in some sort of pissing match to see who can pass one another at the slowest possible speed. I can’t remember the last time I was so enraged

Same. We both have automatic cars and I have a manual weekend car. 

Driving a stick with a heavy clutch sucks in stop and go traffic. If that’s 90% of your driving, its a valid reason to get an automatic.

I wouldn’t really be surprised if Mazda didn’t exist (or at least stopped selling cars in the US, I’m not familiar with their international market) in 20 years. 

I generally don’t like sports cars turned offroader, but this is pretty sweet.

I fully agree with what you are saying, but I do question how much each of those ships pollutes per ton of cargo per mile moved compared to passenger vehicles. I’d fully expect something moving 24/7 and hauling massive amounts of cargo to pollute more than my car, but that’s probably even more of a reason they should…

Plenty of marques have said they are going to be all electric before 2030.

The title says 2050 but the article says 2030.  By 2030 isn’t “weak ass-shit,” it’s realistic. Moreover, it’s completely fair for PHEVs to count towards that goal as they can do 90% of driving in EV mode for most drivers, which gets more out of our limited battery supply. 

Vroom offered me what I paid for my 3+ year old Tacoma, not including TTL. The problem is replacing any vehicle in this market is a losing proposition. 

I had a Spark as a rental car and it was easily the worst car I’ve ever driven. 

I can’t right reel good, does that matter? 

I’d trade my Tacoma for an AWD manual Ecoboost. Hopefully they come out with an RS or ST version.

As poorly as most teenagers drive, I’d want something that wouldn’t get flattened by a semi for my kid. 

It wasn’t intended to be. I forgot she was into smart cars. 

I’d say the e92 was the last good M3 and BMW. I’ve heard good things about the M2, but haven’t driven one. BMW has certainly lost its enthusiast appeal and has shifted to catering to a broader consumer base. I guess profits matter or something.