To be fair, GM’s first two hybrids were a crossover (the SaturnVue hybrid) and a BOF SUV (the Tahoe). Both immediately became fleet queens because this was in the mid ‘00s, mainstream buyers weren’t ready for hybrid tech and green early adopters wanted something that made more of a statement (like the gen 2 Prius) and…

Yeah, and heaven forbid they keep the stock Silverado taillights. 

Cops should be expected to carry their own professional liability insurance out of their own salary. That would solve the problem of whether to keep a list of “bad apples” so they don’t just join the force in the next town - the insurance industry would keep a list and an uninsurable cop would be an unemployable cop. Y…

Ask any old guy who was into sports cars, we had effective anti-idling technology in the 1950s/60s, in the form of multiple carbs that would shut everything down if left alone if they were either 1) out of tune or 2) tuned for maximum efficency (performance). Surely that can be replicated with an ECU?

Gonna have to bring “Crack Pipe” outa retirement for this one. 

The part I’m interested in since I live about 70 miles south of Montreal is requirements for crossing the land border into Canada. Do I need an app or is a CDC vaccination card enough?

Not cokeheads but they probably still had original (pre-Classic) Coke in their garages from stocking up when it was “going away forever” to be replaced by New Coke.

Dearborn’s Iron Duke, then. Even in an “HO” version the 3-speed auto and extra drag of the AWD system must’ve put it in the “0-60; Yes” bracket.

Personally I would NOT want to see the Fiat Panda 4x4 sold in America - *as such*. It wouldn’t have been enough to save Fiat. What I’d want is for it to be sold in America *as a Jeep*.

The Saturn Astra’s problem was timing. In the summer of 2008 when gas spiked over $4/gal and everything with four cylinders and decent MPG was flying off the lots while the Astra’s prelaunch campaign was running, Saturn dealers were choked with runout Ions that were *just that bad* and they weren’t allowed to discount…

This one stands out to me but only because it’s local. I remember seeing it on person (from land - it wasn’t far out on the lake at all). 

Least believable part; nobody in that neighborhood drives a full-size pickup. 

My workplace is next door to a Lowe’s. I could build an addition one Honda Fit-load at a time literally without going out of my way.

As the brand expands and the market for Jeep’s lineup gets closer and closer to the automotive mainstream, the company that owns it gets bigger and bigger, finally landing in today’s situation where Jeep is in several of the hottest segments building what’s become the default modern car, and carrying along 10-12 other…

Honda Fit with manual transmission. The VTEC kicks in (yo) at 3000 RPM. It’s the most fun you can have with something that can haul a washing machine. 

SAE would’ve done better to classify (I like your idea of “level” being too qualitative) based on what driver assists it has and/or what conditions it could self-drive under.

At that ride height, isn’t it technically a performance station wagon?

So it looks as though this is where the trucker would’ve been just before pulling out into his right turn;

It also looks like moving any further back would put the white SUV’s rear end out into cross traffic. 

Nobody in the used-car business these days needs a damn fairgrounds for overflow storage UNLESS they’re up to something fishy. At a minimum, hoarding a scarce commodity.