Buddy of mine just picked up a new KTM 390 adventure for $7200.  Super impressed with the fit and finish, plenty of tech on board too.  Sure it’s expensive for a starter bike but it’s also something you won’t grow out of too quickly.

Excuse the mess in the garage, still have some cleaning up and shelves to build.

I crossed one off my list a few years ago - owning a proper (pushrod) V8 (2018 Camaro SS 1LE) and got a few track days done in it. Very satisfying, but looking at $40k sitting in the garage all winter.. just didn’t make sense. Sold it.

Did that a few years ago, rented a little prepped Suzuki Swift from Rent4Ring.  So much fun and worth every penny.  

Friday I’m driving down to pick up a 2007 Aprilia Tuono for $50 more than this Trail 70 costs...

10.6 seconds?  How much weight did he add to that thing?  Even my 180hp babymax manages a 0-60 in under 10.

Super Cruise developed a habit of randomly accelerating toward vehicles ahead of us, then slamming on the brakes when it got too close.

Same, I actually ended up with one as my first car - yes, the dreaded ‘84 2m4. I then purchased a pretty ratted out ‘86.5 GT that I drove for a while before I had the chance to purchase a Quad 4 swapped ‘88 coupe. Fun car until the exhaust cam gear loosened up and snapped the dowel pin at about 4000rpm. Fixed that and…

I feel like it would have been cheaper to find the OEM that supplied the door hinge and pay them for a 1 off run..

Look, I’m no Tesla fan but they’re not scrapping gigacasting, it’s still used on the front and rear sections.  It even says it right in the article you quoted..

Because long beds on mid-size trucks were such a small portion of sales it wasn’t worth it for manufacturers to keep them around.  I had to order my extended cab / long bed as no dealer around even had one in stock.

This article is about the Ranger, not F-150.  So yes, it’s smaller than the F-150 Raptor.

You’ve seen what the US considers a ‘normal’ truck, right?

I think the distinction here is it’s an automated cover offered from the factory. Is Rivian back to offering theirs? I’m sure they’d have the same issue.

It very well could be a liner coming loose, but c’mon man. A $100k+ truck that was advertised as being able to ‘conquer any terrain’ should not have a wheel well liner come loose from a puddle.

I have blasted through deeper puddles in my (at the time) 7 year old Xterra and never had a wheel well liner come detached or any electrical issues.

So, owners who are desperate to start their off-road build will either have to start with a Raptor or order a more pedestrian Ranger with both diff lockers and and figure out their own tires and suspension.

My buddy, who’s a used car manager for a large dealer, had a lady come in who owed $70k on her $50k Telluride.

More niche and for the northern climate outdoor parkers - but a block heater.  It’s typically around $100 option on a new vehicle, but easily costs much more to add after the fact. 

Tires was the most expensive, but I think it’s a relatively common answer. Next most expensive was the skid plates - engine, transmission, transfer case and shock skids.