This should be part of his road trip.  

Seriously, how many of us are reading this at work and can’t take 5-10 minutes to watch a video? I almost exclusively read this site while I am at work.

They make them. They just don't sell them in the US. My Golf Alltrack comes with 3 different diesel engine options in other parts of the world. The US car media has made it impossible for them to sell here. 

I bought a fixed 2012 Jetta. The Dealer changed the fluids, brakes, tires and any other simple thing that I found (bulbs, trunk latches, replaced the entire sunroof assembly). I’m pretty happy with it overall. Average 38mpg around town.  

I think most of the people pushing back against these sorts of vehicles really aren’t complaining about the ones out in Texas/Oklahoma/etc. The ones they’re complaining about are being driven by people right in their city. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve had to pray I don’t hear the squeal of metal and paint…

As if car people aren’t defensive as soon as things like “car free cities”, “phase out of gas powered vehicles”, or “autonomous cars are the inevitable future” start getting thrown around.

I mostly agree with you, but I am also fortunate to know the real benefit of these trucks...

The part about rebuilding the brakes is all too real to me. Last spring I went on a 2,200 mile aimless drive (camping and hiking with no real goal) and ended up losing a front brake line on the ‘97 4Runner I’d taken. This perturbed me, since I had previously replaced both front brake lines after having experienced…

And one of the nice features of capitalism is, if you don’t like it, you don’t have to pay for it.

This concept is bad, however air travel has never been more affordable or accessable.

Mass transit is evil socialism but giving billions and billions to private sector leeches who will do nothing with it to actually help the problem is fine.

Perhaps that engine needs have the cases split and the pistons re-ring’d.

“…my car got shot while parked and totaled (long story)…”

Not going to lie, I like it.

I mean, as a fun car, I would think of it. Maybe do a track range rover project. 

So what benefit are they gaining from all but prohibiting firearms to the public? Mexico had a 2ndA equivalent in their Constitution until 1974, when the slight change of ‘as allowed by law’ was added to it, followed by a series of new laws that took away the allowed types.

I grew up with the idea that “whatever car the kid can afford” is a good first car.
Therefore I have 2 questions:
1)How many people are buying their kid $15k-20k first cars?

And R2D2 just stood there doing NOTHING

His name? David Traski

And that extra spring pressure takes energy (HP) to overcome. When it comes to an internal combustion engine, more smaller items will be better than less bigger items when comparing the same displacement. It’s why a 1000cc 4 cylinder superbike like the BMW S1000RR makes more power than a Ducati 1199 twin and Ducati…

but why not just go with bigger valves?