“It’s true that driver safety tech in new cars is largely very expensive, but now there’s at least one thing you won’t have to pay extra for anymore: A backup camera.”

What about in 2018/2019 trim?

Does it come with a manual transmission? JK, of course it doesn’t...

Does this qualify as ‘Ran when parked. when the ad comes out?

Did this engine builder lose one of the water pump screws? One of these things is not like the other...

I would say that is incorrect... If body-on-frame was the way to go for half the cost, all cars would still be built that way. Keep in mind that most trucks now have the same or more interior space/amenities as most sedans do. I would also argue that a truck bed is not any cheaper to produce than the trunk of a car…

Holy shit. You guys are genius. That’s two!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-20/america-s-truck-love-means-long-term-auto-loans-are-here-to-stay

That’s one! Tell em what they win... (music queued).

1st and 2nd Gear quiz:

That was a comment on fuel mileage, not fuel tank capacity. It seems like you forgot how we ended up with a new domestic market Ford Fiesta already.

This is a pretty short sighted move in my opinion. The minute gas jumps to $4.50/gallon Ford will be in line for a bail-out just like GM and Chrysler. I get that CUV’s are better on gas than they used to be and Pruitt’s EPA will continue to work to ease CAFE standards (which is part of the reason Ford was choosing to…

No manual AND expensive?

1st Gear: This is the equivalent of drunk-texting your ex, which also happens to be around 1 AM.

This isn’t so much conspiracy as it is fact... U.S. dealerships are nearly wholly responsible for killing the manual transmission in the US. Consumers here carry about 20% of the total blame.  If the dealer model was more like Europe where they were essentially show-rooms where you could see/drive all of the choices…

I get what you are saying even with the thick layer of sarcasm smeared all over it. Yet, progress in and of itself isn’t a good thing (nor a bad thing, but certainly not good just becuase) and I’d be happy to debate that all day. I am also well aware of the difference between software (even when it’s typed in ALL…

I think if you drove an 80's Chrysler (car) the ‘life has no meaning’ was implicit. I don’t think the car said it in an audible tone.

Dammit! Toyota needs to crash a few of these for the federal government so we can buy them!

Those are all amazing features that make me wonder how we’ve driven cars without such advanced technology for so many years. Still, I’ll bite (in order presented above)...

I agree... I travel a fair amount for work with a group and we rent mini-vans most of the time. We had a Chrysler last year with a LCD dash that you simply couldn’t dim enough when driving at night. It was a huge distraction (sort of like shining a flashlight in your face while driving at night). The best part was…

What does a speedometer need to adapt to? Do you really watch your RF tire pressure regularly? How about the actual oil pressure reading? I’m guess you monitor that daily while waiting at a stop-sign for the school bus in front of you to turn, right?