I didn't say anything about refinement. I said they added new stuff to keep up with the times. In 2007 if you had bluetooth and crap like that you were paying thousands for it.

The thing I see on this list is lots of things that use extra energy. I honestly want to turn my car off and have it keep nothing running but the internal clock. Now all this stuff is running, using the battery, and if you don't drive your car for a week you have to worry about a dead battery when you get home from…

I didn't buy it .. but got it for Christmas (as it was apparently cheap). A Ferrari collapsible drink flask. Basically it is a thick plastic bag, with a lid on it, you put liquor in it, and can roll it up when you are not using it. It holds a 450ml of something. So not a 5th, barely 1/2 a fifth. Why not go all…

Is there an Egg in there .. somewhere .. to make it a modicum of healthy? I do notice the wild turkey in the background ..

Mine was medication. Once I got off my medication (but did not loose the reason to be on the medicine) I did a whole lot better.

I freeze my bacon. This way it lasts a long time and I buy 4-5 pounds at a time when it is on sale and it lasts about 1/2 a year. Anyways .. When frozen, I open the package, and cut it with a knife to about 1.5 inches in length. I don't try to peel it apart, I just drop the whole thing in my cast iron skillet. I…

I seriously looked at the ridgeline when I got my new car in 2007. What turned me off was they had not kept up with the times and updated the drive train. By the end of the run, they did minor tweaks inside (better stereo, bluetooth) but they kept the same engine, and 5-speed automatic. If they put something with…

I was thinking the Nissan NV taxi .. same kind of thinking however.

I was thinking the Nissan NV taxi .. but same concept.

I will have to look into that .. as I have been considering a new outback

You will hear me say this 100 times on these threads talking of newly re-designed cars. A quote from my father when he worked for a car maker. "When you let committees, regulations, and computers design cars, every car will look the same." Here you are, your 2016 Honda Pilot. Just like everyone else.

Sad as I live 40 miles from the plant in Lafayette, IN ... I mean how hard can that one be.

This to me is a self made problem. I mean you have JIT manufacturing systems (which the Japanese car companies are renowned for) and real time manufacturing systems implemented at all these places. I mean it is not like they are saying "Hey, this is popular, and you might have to wait 3 months" .. they are saying…

I have a cast iron pan and my seasoning came of quickly when I left the pan for a couple days (death in the family when I just finished cooking dinner). Anyways, I found the best way to get some seasoning back was to cook up a pound of bacon, extra crispy. Pour out the extra drippings, and leave it in the oven for a…

I have been told by multiple dealerships that you cannot order one. You can get one shipped from cross country that is "close" to what you want. I said I want it this way and they refused. I could not believe that as when I did that at GM dealers, they loved it. No negotiation, easiest sales they every had. I…

For those of you who have read "The Hunt for Red October" .... Pavarotti ...

We might still see that, in a flashback, when they explain what happened to fish.

The problem I see is that I don't understand Cadillac. They used to be "the" American luxury car. You would work your whole life and get a Cadillac when you retired. You understood the vehicles, they had names which meant something (Deville, Seville, etc.) They were roomy, and meant for people to kind of have…

The answer is 5 fold.

Only if done improperly. However many models exist that prove this will work without 1) hurting the poor 2) providing more income to the government than is being collected now and 3) Providing a constant stream on income to the government, not quarterly like now.