There’s a substantial difference between “not on time” and “I haven’t figured out how to access the onboard computer and may have starved the engine of lubrication for thousands of miles but certainly won’t admit to that when I’m trying to garner enough media attention to geta free engine.”

I keep seeing this story around various sources. How is this even worth writing about? If your vehicle has recommended service intervals and you stretch past them, you’re not getting warranty service. Are you going to write about someone who didn’t fill their tank and the truck stopped on the side of the road next?

I’m still disappointed WandaVision’s “dinner with the boss” episode didn’t include Vision sneaking out to Krustyburger.

Are they demanding it from you (aka the family), or her estate? If you, you can tell them to piss up a rope. This is a debt they accrued with the estate, and it will have to wait until such a time as the estate can be settled due to banking issues. This is a debt her estate owes, and those are not transferable to…

But here’s the thing I can’t figure out. Mazda tiny, Toyota huge.

Just because honda made a crappy hybrid doesnt mean that toyota the number one hybrid automaker will fail.  the CR-z mostly failed because gas prices started to fall by the time it’s release and also Honda’s hybrid tech at the time was crap. it could not move the vehicle under electric power alone it only offered…

Last time I was shopping for a new car (2018) the Toyota 86 was dropped from the list quickly because here in Canada a BR-Z with the equivalent trim level had an MSRP nearly $3,000 less. The Toyota badge ain’t worth $3K. Especially since the Toyota badge looks like a Venn diagram that’s been made to look like a…

The convertible option is actually kinda smart. Differentiate by just refusing to directly compete with the BR-Z. The only issue is you’re taking a 2+2 coupe and chopping a roof off.... Mazda is right there with a purpose built machine that I assume is way better.

Non-turbo explained -

Yes, Mazda has always gone to their own beat. Every big company gave up on the Wankel in the 1960s, but Mazda is still dusting it off, even as we switch to EVs.

Wow Toyota, no shit Sherlock. One would think they already had a few years to work on differentiating it. They shouldn’t really be surprised as the first generation and BRZ and FR-S/GT-86 are nearly identical to drive. At least the Z4 and Supra look substantially different from each other and have the inherent…

Exactly what most Toyotas give... it’s actually a lack of sensation.

The car side of me and the side with basic financial sense are at odds.

Didn’t Toyota spend like 30 years making their cars feel as bland as possible? I think being in a Toyota is like eating chicken. It’s just like... something... I just can’t quite place it. It’s somehow intimately familiar while also being completely forgettable, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Sometimes I drive…

I suppose the sensation of sitting in a Toyota is “oh, am I in a car?” though

Honestly I think it’s good that Toyota is taking the time to make the GR86 an even better car and I’m not mad at all

Like “A BMW”, sure I’ll give you that. Hard to escape that feeling with the all BMW interior and engine. On the other hand, all the reviews I’ve read indicate the Supra differentiates itself significantly in the way that it drivers compared to the Z4. The latter feels more like a grand tourer while the Supra is a…

just add electric motors to it to give it another 100 horsepower from a dig similar to the ram 1500. market it as “e-drift” also having a mild hybrid system should give this respectable city fuel economy.  

“If Toyota truly wants its other performance cars to be as unique as the GR Yaris, then perhaps it should consider going it alone more often. Or, I guess don’t, and live with those consequences”

They could try lifting it and putting some black plastic cladding on the wheel wells, I hear that’s pretty popular.