Dark, light whatever. The second anyone refers to themselves as being an empath, I run away as fast as I can/

Ok, this is perhaps a bit too european take on this, but shittiest motor, in shitty model with slushbox. If one really really wants tinsier version of V70, there are better engines. Dunno if they exist on that side of the pond, but still.

Personally V70 is the one the Volvo to go with. Or V60 if you want same but less…

What crazy timing on this article. This van was owned by a friend of mine, who tragically passed away a few years ago. Just this morning I was wondering whatever happened to AlphaVan and here we are. He would take this van down to Baja every winter to adventure then back up to Colorado and Vancouver BC in the summers.…

This is exactly the sort of thing that shows why qualified immunity needs to be removed from police.

This pretty much says it all. Remember, this is a town with fewer than 1,500 residents.

I actually like Crossovers. Here’s why.

I feel like the Venn diagram of crossover haters and people who justify massive full sized pick-ups as daily drivers has a lot of overlap. 

People ignore voice controls because voice controls suck.

I’m 100% on board with bringing back meaty sidewalls and “normal” shifters.

I can understand changing the shifter design if it offered some kind of tangible benefit, but as in the Honda example, it takes up just as much console/dash space as a handle, but is more confusing to use. The dial ones are even worse.

I’ve…

When the buttons, levers or dials are intelligently thought out and laid out in a logical manner this becomes second nature.

I miss those days, barn doors, vinyl seats, vinyl floors etc, they used to be available as a working truck.

My wife recently downsized from the CX-5 to CX-30. The CX-30 is superior in every possible way. Handling is better, fuel economy is better, and it feels quicker as well. (both were the non turbo version)

Some people just really hate crossovers for some reason.  Maybe I’m in the minority, but I think a lot of the smaller designs are really cool.

“Fun fact, the increasing popularity of crossovers and SUVs is offsetting all the positive strides made to reduce global emissions through electric vehicle sales.”

I’m a gun owner, and I use it for target shooting and I sometimes take it into the mountains for large animal protection if I’m alone (I also carry bear spray as a first line of defense). I’m also a very even keeled person, not prone to emotional outbursts. But even I know that carrying a weapon daily only makes this…

I was neighbors with Dale (the Commander, ha) for several years back in the day. He’s a pretty intense dude. His training for his students/employees is super rigorous. He’d have them out there doing push-ups and jumping jacks on flooded streets during wicked thunderstorms, among all other sorts of wacky shit . It was…

I’m so tired of these droopy-ass “wagons” with their slanting rear windows.

Yeah I took one look at this thing and assumed it was some type of Singer/Icon/Alfaholics-ized GTV.

Particularly when it looks suspiciously like a GTV 6 on steroids,

I love the designs, but I really don’t want a car company named Alpha constantly sounding the same as Alfa when people talk about them.