*not available at the mythical $40k price point

I have the same reaction to “4 door coupe”

As I commented on in another thread, that was an amateurish presentation and unveil.

So they were able to take a care with bad proportions and make them 10% worse?

I was always a bigger fan of the snake in that video... but it made me laugh when I was a bored teenager. 

Maybe I’m just too immature (Almost assuredly the case), but I love stupid things like this. I’d rather someone show off their lifted truck and silly butterfly doors and anything else they did and have fun, rather than say “no, you should only modify vehicles in this way or that way”.

It’s odd for sure, but at least it looks like more interior space is gained. I say it’s a win vs. the previous model, which I think always looked too skimpy in the rear. Maybe they went too far.

That’s a really big c-pillar and likely some hefty blind spots.

“”Sounds like visibility will be decent, too; the A-pillar has been designed to minimize blind spots so that drivers won’t have to spend as much time craning around them to see to the left and right of the car.””

Then you walk. The best way to change your credit from “good” to “excellent”.

No one is forcing anyone to buy something they can’t afford. And I’m not talking about predatory practices from lenders or shady dealers, that is a whole other story.

The ritual is very simple.

As somebody that exclusively buys high-mileage BMW’s with zero service records (because I’m cheap and can’t afford nice enthusiast-owned cars), here’s what I do immediately after buying a car:

I’d say the most important thing is taking it to a mechanic BEFORE you buy it. Get it inspected. After that, change fluids, filters, brake pads, things you know are consumables on the car, especially ones that are low cost and easy to do. Then give it an exceptionally deep cleaning.

But really, PRE PURCHASE…

“Also, keep in mind that, when it comes to actually helping those kids escape from that flooded cave, Elon Musk provided exactly as much help as I did.”

His tunnel boring machine must have hit a major breakthrough, given the rate at which he is digging himself in a hole.

And think of the effect of the auto market with all those repo’d vehicles back on the lot...

“Relax, lenders aren’t stupid...”

sometimes there is more to victory than what is on a spec sheet.

You’re forgetting one thing. You’re talking about 7-11 Big Gulps. This is a Subaru so you should be judging this by how many cans of La Croix can the Ascent hold. Since a Costco case of Coconut La Croix is 24 cans, this baby comes up 5 cup holders short.