Car companies have forgotten the lesson that GM taught the world in the 1950s.

Stellantis and VW are suffering from the same problem. Executives that make cars they think people want instead of making cars that people actually want. Nearly the entire lineup of both companies is just... meh. There’s practically no innovation, they’re just regurgitating garbage.

Nearly 100 years underwater and still looks to be in better shape than many of our “modern” bridges.

This is interesting, but what does it have to do with cars? Or even transport in general? Is the connection the bridge part?

Yeah, flood damaged up to around 1990, not a major concern, change the fluids and have the carpet cleaned. 1990-2000. Varies. I test drove a Windstar that was flood damaged and the wipers came on when you hit a bump and the dash looked like Star Trek with warning lights coming on and off randomly.

1st gear: who knew that expensive EV that doesn’t perform that well doesn’t sell?

Lexus GX460.

Can’t even get a peaceful transfer of power in the crane world.

1st: We keep raising the price, but fewer people want to buy it. Why?

Even though KBB says that’s on the low end for selling to a private party, it’s still ND. That car has definitely been put through a lot of acceleration and it’s only a matter of time until some serious work is going to need to be done.  I don’t need to repair someone else’s “scary fast” toy.

With as popular as overlanding seems to be right now, I’m genuinely surprised Nissan hasn’t revived the Xterra. With some parts-sharing between it and the current Frontier, I think they could build a fairly economical (for them at least) off-roader that would bring in some desperately needed cash for Nissan.

Isuzu Trooper II. My mom had one when I was growing up. No frills, boxy and great offroad.

All about the Xterra, Eagle etc... also loved this. Generation 1 (not Gen 2). Japanese reliability, soft top, 4wd.    Should have never sold mine. 

Jeep Wrangler. The real one, with the stripped out tub of a body, tube roll bar, price tag low enough to actually risk off-road, and proper square headlights.

My dad bought an ‘87 convertible used but it still had a year of manufacturer warranty left. When his employer bought him a company car the Suzuki became the car that all of us kids drove throughout high school. Thing lasted till my youngest brother graduated in ‘01, with over 150k miles, before my dad gave it to a…

Picture because Nibbles. 

I would love to see Acura play in the off-road and towing mid-to-large SUV space again. I know this was an Isuzu underneath it all, but who’s to say they couldn’t partner with someone outside of the US to federalize something worth our time? Or just get a Honda/Acura option for something like this.

My first pick? The K5. The blazer name is taken, so let’s go with the GMC version, the Jimmy. The current Canyon AT4X/ Colorado ZR2 platform is straight up awesome, and recent. It would be the perfect basis to bring a Wrangler/Bronco fighter to market. MAKE IT SO!

Easy answer is the Xterra.

The Jeep FC, duh.