I’m not normally one to knock the writers of this site, I have stupid opinions too, but Eric consistently writes questionable content. It’s getting to the point where I’m going to stop clicking on his articles.

How ever much shade Erik wants to throw on this accomplishment, Virgin Galactic’s ship performed exactly as they planned and expected. In no way did it not achieve what they set out to do yesterday.

David, by your count how many write-ups DO you owe us right now? This is what we come here for and although I know you’re having great wrenching adventures, it feels like only a small number are published. Only 1/2 of your Krassler road trip was covered...  I haven’t seen much on the Seattle trip... and I’m sure there…

You guys are jumping on DT while leaving out (disingenuously?) a major portion of his project write ups.

Yes, thank you. This is always such a bullshit pose from DT. He acts like a babe in the woods while hes a trained, professional car engineer and hangs out w/other trained engineers/experienced wrenchers and acts like this sort of repair saga can be done by anyone. 

Someone gets it.  “Slow” on something like a BRZ in Florida or LA is one thing.  “Slow” when you’re at 8500 ft and down 35% of that limited power sucks.  Now take something like the base crosstrek, add in that 1000 lbs, and whack 35-40% off the powerband...  and OUCH. 

If you use a current chart from 2021, they’re much higher up than back when Saab was still around:

They aren’t above it.  TFL still can’t get Subaru press cars because they don’t test well and they showed in openly. 

1500 lbs, and I wouldn’t even do that as the CVT’s aren’t up to the additional heat.

I’m willing to pay $300/year not to drive a Corolla. 

Why does that chart have Saturn on it?

He reviewed the Seltos and Trailblazer last year and while those reviews weren’t strictly hit pieces, you could tell he treated it as the reviewing equivalent of eating his vegetables. 

C’mon, it’s Raph. Don’t you know AWD is useless unless you have to regularly drive on rugged unmaintained roads? It totally doesn’t help in the winter where half of North America gets regular amounts of snow, nor does it even help with the places in NA that regularly get large amounts of snow. The softer ride &…

all i know is, i have a 20 impreza and live in los angeles county and it scrapes on shit every god damned day. you don’t have to go offroad to need the extra ground clearance. you just have to live in a crumbling city.

Can we get a valid comparison between two really similar vehicles (Impreza and Crosstrek) which have fundamentally similar architectures but are $3k apart? That could maybe help the few hundred million of us who live in places that get inclement weather (or enjoy our local fire roads) decide if, between the two…

As mountain living person in an area of some of those most frequent (although accumulation is minimal) the Subie AWD in at least ONE car is a necessity since our employer does not recognize “snowdays” ie public safety. The added power is too because there highway onramps merging UP a mountain and every brodozer is now…

From the first word of your comment I was thinking “This guy needs a Maverick” and lo and behold you came the same conclusion by the end.

What I want to know is, are you planning to review the car on its own merits, or just use the space to complain about how it’s a stupid idea because nobody needs AWD anyway?

I hope the PR people read this blog and say, screw this guy, and cancel the delivery. We want open minded people to write about are cars

After that assault on our eyes, let’s soothe them with the platonic ideal of a truck, the Chevy square body.