10 and 8 bore the pants off me. But then again, I'm anti pants.

I believe you deserve to have both. Or a close proximity there of.

Not to be too obtuse, but you mean NEW small pickup. There are plenty of small pickups around and they are cheap to own, run and repair. Why not get one of those if you (the figurative you, that is) really want a small pickup?

wierd. diesel.van.win.

Well that does suck a big one. As much as I like the FRS/BRZ, the lack of convertible is (just barely) a deal killer. I already have a Miata NA, but well, it's old and can only tote one dog at best. No way I would replace it with a hardtop.

Mine is the... um.... well, ya see....

Mercedes M180. Because Unimog.

I went with NP because I was so confused.

For a long, long time.

And Honda finally makes something interesting.

I've been looking for an app similar to Map My Ride...something that will map the roads I've been on and track and record my route. Sometimes I find fun roads and want to share!

When I'm in my (mostly) convertible 1stgen 4Runner with the top off and windows down, and the headphones on a reasonable setting I STILL hear a hell of a lot more of what is going on around me than people locked in their glass cocoons with their radios on.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the last time I was in Brazil, those crazy bastards tried to drive at night without any lights at all, and if they were on, they were super, duper dim to, presumably, make the headlights last longer.

Excellent info. Thanks!

The EU mandates them? Did not know that. How so? Is it a "must have running lights" or a "must look like ghetto-ass rope lights and look horridly out of place"?

LED "eyebrow" rope lights. So glad this isn't catching on and being passed down to every f'ing car coming out this year.

Bah.

4x4...and for sale! I'm considering it.

Dalton Highway in Alaska. Fancy a drive to the Arctic Circle? I do.

Neutral: Kind of. As I have 5 projects and am down to just one being semi-driveable, I probably ought to get at least one vehicle that is from this decade and is reliable. Considering replacing the FZJ80 with a new(ish) Tacoma 4 door TRD Off Road or waiting to replace the Miata with a FRS Convertible (can fit dogs).