Not my car .. but as a passenger .. a SHART

Yeah - I doubt it to, as google makes money selling Ad space to companies to show up on google maps.  

While I think the new interior looks nice, it is 100% less comfortable for larger people due to the raised center console, and encroachment onto the driver space for knee space.

I will tell you I have only used the incognito mode of the features you pointed out. The others are the opposite of what I want from a mapping software. I don’t use google maps on my android phone - I use another app, because there is too much clutter on the screen. Literally what I want is a map. I don’t need all the…

I don’t understand this. I am a single father, and not many girl friends over the years. My son was smart enough never to criticize me much (he was holding the OH SHIT handles on Beartooth Canyon, WY/MT  or the road to Hana, HI). Beyond that, I drive pretty well, and never have passengers :)

Funny story for me and putting weights on the bar. I played football in high school and college and weight lifted seriously into my 30s. I was going to a small gym which was in a small barn, privately owned of a friend of mine. They had a wall of records (bench, curl, squats, leg press, etc.) I had about 7 of the 20…

True .. you let them lead the conversation .. if they ask a question .. you can answer.  If you don’t know the answer be honest with them.  You can work through it, but don’t sit there and tell your child you are an expert.

I have found that this all depends on the child. I talk to my parents at 5pm on Sunday. That is my time. I get 1 hour. We talk about stuff, I get to vent, they get to vent, it is a good relationship.

The way I have heard it is mentor/apprentice relationship.  You treat them like adults, can give them advice, and the nature of the exposure you provide to them are based on the questions they ask.  You still have a lot to teach as a parent of an adult child, but you are not teaching basic skills, just adult life…

I will point out a few things. First - everyone does some of these some of the time. Doing them too often is what the issue is, and that is what makes you Toxic. Making that clear as no parent is a saint and never does any of these.

SMART goals were not designed for home use. They were designed for companies, by HR, to limit liability of people having lawsuits against the company by having two people with vague goals, and sueing because someone didn’t get a promotion.

None. A car is a purchase, and all things in it is in the cost. I unplugged my modem so no OTA, no tracking, no OnStar, no wireless, etc. The only way they can get to it is if I take it to the dealer. I also don’t believe in subscriptions.

Heads up display is one. Had it on two cars and cannot believe that damn near thirty years later this is not standard. I mean look at the data, what do 80% of drivers put their drivers info center on? Speedometer. Why? They want to see their speed at an instant, not deciphering a dial.

Interior leg room encroachment from center consoles. I am big, tall, and WIDE. Those center consoles getting wider and taller make it very uncomfortable for me to sit in a car for more than 15 minutes, after which my legs are at uncomfortable angles that I feel like when I can out, I cannot walk very well for a couple…

Oh I am agreeing that with modern emissions requirements, diesels are not the shiznit for small economy cars. Hell I have a problem with them in smaller pickup trucks (like the 3.0 or 2.8 in ram/gm quarter ton trucks). I just wish there was retroactive bullshit and revisionist stuff on this on how dieslegate was an…

I think you are forgetting the historical context of the Dieselgate issues. In the late 00's, the various environmental boards were looking at diesel. Up until the late 00's you could buy a diesel without SCR, urea, etc. Then they mandated the soot piece (thus SCR) was born. Then came the NO2 issue. The DOT/EPA and…

I am going to say this because I have only had one car that was a total turd. It depends on what you call “reliable”. To me, a reliable car is one that you don’t have to do ANY unnecessary repairs to. I shouldn’t be replacing alternators and belts at 40k miles. I shouldn’t be replacing AC units @ 4 years/50k miles. A…

Looking through the responses, I just don’t know how to feel about this thing. Details are needed. I don’t care about being body-on-frame vs. unibody, AWD or 4WD, etc. What I care about is the interior size, and engines.

I would say that the outback 2020 (redesign year, 2019 was okay) is too small for someone 6'5". At least it is for me. Same for the Rav4. Damn center consoles, and moldings from the center dash transition to center consoles are too wide.

While I agree that due to initial minerals and material generation, it is not 100% longer as the OP states. I will say this until I am blue in the face, the first manufacturer that builds a decent sized CUV, that I can fit in, that is around $40k to me (govt. tax rebate included), gets my money. As Americans are…