...we really should stick with metric units.

This rig was in a war 72 years ago, has a tree growing thorough it and it’s still in better shape than the Jeep FC you found in Washington state.

I have an early 90s van (diesel Delica) with a stick. It definitely does not feel fast, but it does make it more engaging around town. The utility is hard to beat too, I’ve hauled so many 4x8 plywood and drywall sheets in the back to have probably paid for it over rentals.

Volvo t00. My P2 V70 uses the same Aisin transmission as various FWD Toyotas and Lexus. And Saab, for that matter. All of whom have 60K change intervals and are known to be pretty bulletproof. Volvo originally called it “lifetime” - and they all blew up by 150K. But heh, you get new fluid with your new $4000…

Every fluid is a lifetime fluid if you never change them *points to temple*

Because they don’t call it “forever” fluid. They call it “lifetime”. THEN they internally define what a “lifetime” is. Hint - it’s not forever.

Jaguar says the F type R’s transmission fluids are lifetime. So are the supercharger oil and differential fluid.

yeah...definitely don’t do that. You CAN abuse a transmission way past its service interval...but don’t. There are so many old Land Cruiser that could have had long 3rd owner lives cut short because the previous owners equated “didn’t breakdown” with “must not need service”. Reliable =/= maintenance free.  I know the…

“lifetime” fluids. No, your transmission is not service free...it just means they don’t want you checking the levels yourself and making sure its serviced at the dealer. Every single dealer will recommend a replacement interval for that fluid.

That wagon looks FAR more useful than the Corolla hatch.

For all the people whose knickers have twisted into knots that threaten to choke the life out of them at the thought of having to merge with freeway traffic in a car so terrifyingly slow that it takes almost 8.5 seconds to get from zero to 60, well...

Torsion-beam suspensions do have some positives. For one, they’re less-expensive, which is probably the main motivator here. But secondly, they intrude less into the cargo space, so the vehicle can be designed with a bigger cargo area. No idea if that’s the case here, but it’s a consideration if you want good cargo…

Considering I am in FL, I need the Doof Wagon to park outside the next trump/deathsantis rally to juice up the crowd with a little WAP and Old Town Road.  

The original RAV4 was basically a corolla platform, with some elements of the carina and celica thrown in . Then they moved to the shared platform to keep costs down across in manufacturing all their cars, then they split up the platforms again and somehow the rav4 got slotted into camry platform, instead of the…

No arguing that independent is still best, but even from an NVH standpoint it isn’t a deal breaker. Careful bushing selection and shock tuning along with trailing arm geometry can isolate most of the unpleasantness of a modern twist beam. There are a surprising amount of vehicles sold today that still use it and get…

My response exactly. But yours will be seen since I'm still in the grays after seven years.

Except the motor isn’t peaky...

Except for the fact that the Corolla Cross ( petrol version) weights 2900 lbs... vs the ML320 that’s 4200 lbs...

On the one hand, sure why not? Historically the Corolla was available in all kinds of configurations and this is the natural if more boring evolution of the Corolla wagon.

Can we just get people to admit that they like and want tall wagons? Would that be so bad?