There is no ‘driver shortage’, there’s an issue with retention. Trucking companies continue to underpay and overwork their employees, along with going to an owner-operator model that puts the financial risks and liabilities on the drivers instead of the trucking companies (that have through mergers, regionalization,…

So, rather than address the root problems with regard to getting enough people to become truckers, more advertising is the solution?

There seems to be no mention about parts 0r warranty support. While a defective car can be a pain, an automaker that fails to provide basic spare parts for eight years as required by law in the US is another issue all together. Here is a few of my experiences:

Automakers are trying to make as much money as they can before everything moves to EV. 

Yes, but, if you read the article, automakers have killed lots of lower priced models. It’s not just a question of auto makers pushing higher trims, they have straight up gotten rid of their lower priced models

Back in my day we had a better class of rich person, either driving a magnificent luxury sedan or a sports car like a 911. Now we have people spending 80k on a Tahoe that drives like a fancy U-Haul and that has such poor forward viability that every child or rock within a 10-foot radius is in imminent danger.

Not sure if you’ve driven an XLT, but what do you think is a better use of money: an XL with the turbo 4 and AWD, or an XLT with the Hybrid/CVT?

Keep your car.

I wonder about these “limited” trim minivans. The main reason I went with a used Grand Caravan was cost. It has everything that you actually need (Stow N Go, power stuff, power sliding doors - seriously those are great), but the kid has already destroyed the middle passenger-side seat. There are Goldfish crackers that…

Trucks and Jeeps are exempt from the “yearning to use it as intended” rule, because they’re mostly purchased as statement vehicles. Everyone knows and expects that your Wrangler or F-150 will spend 95% of its life not doing the thing it was designed for - you just have to look like you could at any time. But like you…

Up here in the Pacific Northwest, there’s no such thing as a cheap Subaru. Even parts cars go for the sort of money usually reserved for something that runs well and needs no major work. I’m a big fan of Subarus as a practical Swiss Army Knife sort of car, as long as you’re clear on having to spend a little more on…

The best cheap beater of all is a city bus. Just take the bus. Yes it’s slow but you don’t have to drive in the ice and snow. Take advantage of the resources you’ve got.

Yes, but most people get an AWD car so that they don’t need to be bothered with snow tires

Okay, requirements:

I was looking at cheap Subarus for this purpose about a year ago (in my case “cheap” being under $8k) and everything I could find was just sketchy enough. I was either worried about the underbody rust they all had, or about the engine which depending on who you talk to, is good for 300k miles or will eat a head gasket…

It’s almost like people here think you cannot put snow tire on AWD cars.

I can answer this question: no. It cannot.

I would say the Kia Soul for inexpensive car. 

Being in the Northeast, I’d go with a base Impreza. Low cost, all the amenities and safety features one really needs, and AWD to boot. And the trunk and back seat are big enough for a family of 4 (speaking from experience). 

Cleaning a dryer consists mostly of removing lint build up and making sure it’s in good working order (fire bad!) Vacuum around, underneath, and behind it for lint. Vacuum every part of the lint trap and any grates inside the metal drum.