Totally. 5v5 is a pickup game, not a battle.

I absolutely agree. Also -  was ready for a new Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, and maybe a new Sam and Max.

I hope that somewhere in the halls of Nissan, someone is considering using the platform for the upcoming Frontier to create a new Xterra. The current 4Runner remembers the last recession and the Grand Cherokee came out while Osama bin Laden was alive.

Even if you find informal ways to mentor, I am sure there are people who will identify with your story and shape their own path based on what they learn.

$60k is definitely doable for a journeyman electrician, HVAC specialist or plumber. 

Sounds like you’ve had a hard road friend. Glad you’re in a good place.

I had a similar experience. I thought $63k a year meant being a jet setter. In Boston, it meant 2 roommates and a 10 year old Integra.

It’s certainly not the majority, but it is the range where  STEM, accounting and finance people start.

If a mod voids the warranty then it’s short sighted. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.

A base Model 3 is right in line with a 330i or Q50/60. This is a market filled with people who got their first job out of college and think that their $60k salary goes a lot further than it actually does.

The eBay turbo, shitty chip and fart can have entered the EV age! There has always been a cohort who wants more performance on the cheap and its nice to see that they’ve found a way to bring terrible short sighted mods to the Model 3.

Thank you for saying this. Trailering and the related work and damage is what makes most people hate their boat.

This is the real answer. Save 2 hours every time you use the boat by keeping it on a slip. In terms of time using the boat and money saved on a towing rig you will never second guess your choice. 

Life is short. Take the European approach: start smoking and tow your boat with whatever you feel like.

The real question is, where the hell is Toyota? The “new” Tacoma was a facelift and a new engine on a car dating back to 2005, and the 4 runner didn’t even get a new engine. I know they have a new architecture in the works, and I hope the Bronco, Wrangler, Gladiator, Ranger, and ZR2 forces their hand to bring out some…

Couldn’t agree more. They wasted the Blazer name on a crossover while ignoring the hottest and highest margin segment of the market. GM does sell a SUV based on the Colorado for the Australian market, and I could see them beefing up the front end and bringing it over.

It’s Ford, and volume is their game. I would expect pricing very much in line with the Wrangler with incentives that put it closer in line to the Ranger.

I think it’s safe to assume it will be priced very similarly to the Ranger and Explorer, with a base model just under $30k running all the way up to a $60k the halo model.

I think we’ll see a Bronco FX4 available for all of the trim levels that have most of these features. I would expect that we’ll see three trim levels positioned directly against the Jeep Sport, Sahara and Rubicon. I think there will be a raptor edition that comes out, but I would expect it a year after launch.

Came here to say this. The auto market is collapsing, but the EV market isn’t an outlier.