The ranger starts at 24k, you can’t sell less of a truck for the same price.

Thats because everything is loaded with tech now. I’ll admit my expectations are high, but I’m just plain not got to spend $30k on any vehicle full stop.

This is seriously interesting to me - if they can build a small truck with decent towing capacity (like 4k pounds) and sells for under $20k I’d seriously consider it. Give me extended cab and a 6' bed and I’m legitimately interested.

Makes sense, most newer bikes do have a stainless rotor. I’ve never really dug into the tech of them like I have the old bikes.

Makes sense braking forces exerted on the caliper are extreme and cast iron is an extremely durable material.  It’s heavy and doesn’t look good but is an excellent friction material that won’t grind away too fast.

Stainless Steel brake rotors!

I’m not sure I’ll have a forever car, but I do have a forever bike. A 71 CB500 that I bought out of the back of a barn. It’s balanced, quirky, quick, loud and fun.

Yep - with the mascot that carried a gun and everything!

So I lived in Rolla Missouri for about 4 years. It’s a small strange town that is about 30 minutes from a very large Army base (Ft Leonard Wood) and has one of the best engineering schools in the US (MS&T, formerly UMR). There were a couple junk yards that dealt largely in mil-surplus items. Poking around these yards…

Except that the Pacifica isn’t made in the US...  Which makes is less american than everything but the Land Rover

Microsoft has always been the big name behind everything else. While consumers don’t think that much about them their systems run almost everything. You’re corporate email probably runs on Exchange, your payroll system runs on a Windows server, the surveillance cameras on the street record to windows servers, a large…

I too have a 14 TDI sportwagen and have owned several old diesels that wouldn’t start without spending the night on a block heater if it was under 35.

I would think Honda as close to VAG if not more, while separate divisions it is all under one brand. Everything from Horizontal and vertical singles (think lawnmowers), V-twins, parallel twins, flat 6, v-4 (motorcycles), 3 cylinder (outboard), aircraft engines and then the automotive engines.

To be fair a cheaply made fiberglass kit car is far more dangerous than a motorcycle.

In February 2009 I bought a 2001 Focus ZX3 in a 5 speed. I upgraded from a 96 Plymouth Grand Voyager to it.

I was in NY a couple weeks ago and we had to drive from the financial district to East Rutherford and it both took forever in a car and was crazy frustrating.  I would definitely want to ride my bike if I ever lived there...

It’s funny, I was in NY for work last week staying in Manhattan and headed out to Jersey for a day. It blew my mind that the news stations and coworkers were all talking about this.

I can’t argue with your state list, and I live in Missouri. Other than the BBQ there isn’t much of a reason to visit. When people come in for work I take them to BBQ, tell them to go see the arch and then I’m out if ideas.

Looks like a first gen CRV to me - the side open back gate, with CRV tail lights. Proportions are about right too

Mine is a 2012 5 speed hatch, it’s has a ton of emission control issues. Replaced most emissions and tuneup parts on it and still can’t get rid of a check engine light and it’s only got 95k on it.  If we hadn’t just bought my wife a car I’d be ditching mine too - it gets to limp along another couple years though.