Pros: It shares the same basic layout as the Pacifica: Fold-flat rear seats and a removable middle row

Right? “Honey, can I buy a Civic SI?”

I’m in a Nissan rental right now, and although it’s been pointed out a trillion times that CVT is the fucking problem. Seriously the most maddening thing I’ve encountered in a modern car. It can’t make up it’s mind about what it wants to do, and putting the go pedal down is essentially just gambling. Do I get…

Ah... the good old “splice two pictures together to make the space look bigger” technique.

Honda? Three pedals? Acura interior? $3K? Nothing major wrong? NP all day.

This is where I’m at.  Almost anything that is running and driving reliably at less than $3k is a NP.  Then there’s people saying it’d be NP at $1k... lol have you seen what $1k cars are like?!?!?

I had the same issue with buying a ‘72 TR6 in NY - it only came with a “transferrable registration” (NY doesn’t issue titles for vehicles ‘72 or older), which I believe scared off some earlier potential buyers. I drove it back to PA and let AAA handle the PA registration and titling - there were no issues once they…

My guess is the magnet wouldn’t stick anywhere near the lower half of it

“Hi, I owe 27k on my car, and that’s too expensive! I’d like to buy a car for $28k to lower my payment.”

Bad fake. It’s all over the place, starting with credit checks then vaguely making a segue into a car critique without referencing any specific policy or making plans to discuss.

Perhaps it’s on me for expecting better critical thinking from Jalopnik, but I cannot possibly express how disappointed I am that this is the party line this blog is taking. Toyota and others are not taking Trump’s side per se, they are advocating for a single Federal standard for safety and emissions. If you fragment…

Neutral:

as god as your witness? 

I *love* my 2008 Highlander. Sure, it’s basically an appliance with no personality, the Nav system is a little outdated, and the 4wd doesn’t have a locking diff, but it is:
Stupidly reliable, comfortable, capable, safe, and can haul all my kids + my camper.
I’m at 181k miles now and my goal is 300k minimum before I…

The stupid smart car failed because it’s stupid.

Well, except when the guides take a shit

I learned to drive manual on a ford tempo and those things could take a thrashing and were actually fun to drive. That said, surely they were under 7k when brand new?

God I hate ads like that.

I still remember the days when rear bumpers on pickups were a cost plus option?

The Chrysler LX platform is sticking around for a long time kinda like how you want, but generally speaking having a vehicle platform stick around forever like you want isn’t feasible anymore because of the need to keep up with crash, emissions & efficiency standards.