I took my 6 in for service a few weeks ago and they had the same spec at my dealer. You don’t live in SoCal, do you?

Ah, I missed this one. So NOW the Toyota partnership starts to take shape! I didn’t know the CX-50 even had a hybrid available. I don’t think you’ll be able to find one within the budget though. Too new for them to be that cheap. 

You can absolutely get the 3 with the turbo AND AWD. Makes me wonder why they never offered AWD in the 6. I have a 6 with the turbo, and that engine has WAY too much torque for just the front wheels.

I have a 2018 with the updated interior, and I’m keeping the miles low because of that exact issue. The turbo engines CAN take 93, but they have a tune that detunes the engine to 220hp when you use regular gas. You get 250hp when you use 93.  

Hearing someone say “V4" will ALWAYS be painful. 

I like this take a lot. Learning to enjoy cars for what they were intended for is still being a car enthusiast. We like machines with oily whirly bits. A truck or a van can be just as interesting as a sports car if you approach it like the machine it is. 

in the same way you wouldn’t drive a Jeep wrangler (purpose built as an incredibly capable off-road vehicle) the same way you drive an M3

Adding on to the Saturn angle, I had some idiot at one of those shady buy-here-pay-here lots try to sell me on a Saturn L100. He said they were “reliable because they were built by Toyota”. 

CPO Mazda 3 is the correct answer here. The very DEFINITION of “luxury-ish”. Even the turbo ones have decent fuel economy. The hatchbacks aren’t the EASIEST to park because those C-pillars are enormous, but that’s a small price to pay for such a complete package. Maintenance and repairs should be pretty reasonable…

For the students starting in the 2027 school year, I think it’s going to be a requirement, replacing the old Econ class.

It’s actually gonna be a required course for graduation here in California, replacing the regular economics class. You have to do 1 semester of civics/US government and 1 semester of personal finance to get your diploma

Toyota are moving more Tundras than they ever have, and the only engine available is a V6, and I think something like 80% of F-150's sold are non-V8's. 

The GTD seem well planted and certainly not twitchy, but the driver certainly seemed to be taking it “slow” in some sections. Thats just me being an armchair driver though.

For this one specific instance maybe, but a lot of people would’ve benefitted from a single semester of personal finance/financial literacy in high school. How to file taxes, how credit works, budgeting, insurance, how taxes work, savings accounts, financial aid for college, mortgages, etc. 

Kias have a 10 year, 100k mile warranty. Seems like a pretty rational decision. Should go the distance before it starts burning oil. 

True, but you’d get at least SOME people who’d absorb and retain the knowledge, which is better than what we have now. For a good chunk of Millennials, Computer Literacy was a REQUIRED class in high school (at least it was for us in California nearly 20 years ago), which has helped build a solid foundation in the…

If they can afford the maintenance/repairs, this is a GREAT suggestion. I’ve always liked the looks and sound of modern Maserati’s, just not the combination of Italian and Chrysler reliability. I don’t think FCA touched the GranTurismo until 2018, though, so I’m not sure if it was actually better or worse before that. 

The NHTSA is probably getting their data from insurance companies, because a lot of them DO ask for mileage. I know Geico and Mercury do from personal experience. It’s not concrete data. They’re probably just extrapolating from available information. 

Yeah, for the most part, I don’t think this list has to do with the safety of the cars in question. Teslas, for example, have some of the highest crash test ratings outside of Volvo. It’s more down to the sheer number of these models that are on the road in some cases, and HOW they’re driven.

Guys... GUYS... HEAR ME OUT for a second here... How about... A Buick Cascada?