Consumer Reports, which I like for reliability and owner satisfaction reportage, gives it a “Jesus Christ, man, can’t you find a 100,000 mile Yugo GV or an old Humber Snipe that had an electrical fire?” on both scores.

I bet you can tune that rev-hang right out.

Can the suspension on a Prius be air-bagged to slam it low on the highway and jack it up on terrible roads?

Plus, his bursitis!

It’s 10 inches longer than my ‘94 Nissan XE-V6. Then again, it looks like it seats four people, which my truck definitely does not unless they’re all 5 feet tall.

The name of this gave me 17 kinds of cancer and nine neurological diseases.

1982: Peugeot continues to conquer Africa.

They are outstanding - simple, reliable, quiet, and easy.

If you need a generator, the 2000 watt Harbor Freight ‘Predator’ inverter generator is untouchable. Very reliable, very quiet, very efficient, and even Consumer Reports gave it a Best Buy rating. I’ve run one for years during wildfire season here in NorCal with no issues; it keeps the internet, the fridge, the chest…

The 2006 Honda Accord Hybrid ran 0-60 in the sixes and handled as well or better than any other Accord; I’d say that is pretty good for a hybrid.

Yes. My ‘01 Grand Marquis has the suspension set as high as possible on stock parts and it’s pretty good on shitty dirt roads; with a limited slip diff and some light truck tires it would be impressive.

Those are some big “ifs.” Ground clearance is good; high CG is bad. 

They’re better on bad roads than a ‘normal’ ride height and better on good roads than a CUV.  It’s a compromise that makes sense for some people, though I suspect most buyers will just want to look a certain degree of rugged.

Of all the Mercedes-Benzes that I don’t want to buy, I don’t want to buy this one the least.

Counterpoint - with a 36" inseam I find most cars with a floor-to-dash center console utterly undriveable.

I didn’t sit in the driver’s seat, just the passenger seat, but it was tight. I’m sure that the driver’s seat is mire adjustable, but my being six inches taller than you and 85 pounds heavier than your friend probably makes a difference too.

I’m six-foot-six, 285 pounds, with a size 15 shoe. Having sat in the GR86, I wouldn’t buy one because I don’t fit in it. I’ll reserve judgment on the 400Z until the local dealer has one, but it sure sounds appealing.

Ooh I like that idea...

You need... A PROJECT CAR!

I don’t care whether it’s a “real truck;” that’s a really stupid semantic quibble that inevitably ends up with some grizzled jackass ranting about how reliable his chain-drive Mack. Yawn. (And no, I’m not accusing you of the quibble - I’m agreeing with you that “real truck” is real dumb.)