I’ve done some work at the local yards here. Just got a call from them today, actually. They’re noisy places. At some point they made the mandate for hearing protection to consist of ear plugs and over the ear protection... One of the guys told me they just didn’t want you to hear the train before it ran you over.

I guess you could put the car seat on the rear deck?

Yup.. I sold my 6th gen 1LE in ‘21 for $44k, a few grand more than I paid new.  Figured I’d pick one up again around now when they should be at or below $30k for one in decent shape.  Nope.

Yeah, base ZR2 / RRaptor is a closer comparison. They’re both on 285/70/17 tires. More HP on the Raptor plus the live valve shocks are an upgrade, but they’re both pretty similar when it comes to underbody armor (basic thin steel stuff, not full coverage).

I’ve noticed folks sitting 1+ car length back from the line or the car in front of them generally have their face stuck in a phone, and use that space so they can creep ahead without paying attention.

As the owner of a second gen Colorado with a diesel... :(

35 miles seems a bit high. I’ve put just over 45k miles on my ZR2 in the 2 years I’ve owned it, and I *think* the hour counter is around 2000 but I took the moto into work today so I can’t check.

My ZR2 has 2wd / full time 4wd / 4 hi / 4 lo.

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.