Hey, this is the first time Idaho’s consistent placement in the bottom 25% of everything has been positive. We need this.

I know zero deaths grabs attention, but I hate completely unrealistic goals with no timelines. Talk about 20% reduction in two years. Something we can measure.

The shade helps, but it still won’t match not having glass there. Especially on the ones with really thin shades. I checked out the ID.4, for example, and it did not have the hard cover, but a very thin, flexible cover, which provides virtually no insulation.

I don’t shift mine a whole lot, but it certainly gets some use, and I don’t tow. Hills, like you said, and also sometimes just because I want to be in a gear for acceleration or efficiency purposes.

I dislike sunroofs for two reasons: reduced headroom and heat.

You keep cars. That’s like your biggest thing on this site: talking about how many cars you hang onto and what you do with them. So don’t go thinking depreciation is a factor. Buy the Jeep if you want the Jeep.

Idaho tries to be in the bottom 25% on everything, and this time it paid off!

Elizabeth is fully correct, but you gotta love Torch’s pitch.

I’ve known a couple people missing more than half a thumb. They can do all the things listed here. Sure, you have to relearn the motions a bit, but it is easily doable. I even knew a guy who did gunsmithing with most of a thumb missing.

The Ford Escape’s rear seat movement. In reality, you will always want them all the way back to avoid a big gap in the cargo floor behind them. So pointless.

As long as we are trading in anecdotes, I have only had manual windows fail. Electric lock actuators seem to fail more often than electric window motors, in my limited experience, and I do not want to give those up and lose the ability to lock/unlock all the doors at once.

I remember being excited about in in my 2008 Focus and immediately disappointed when it was terrible.

“A once proud and independent man who protects the public from harm now relies on his wife to assist him with going to the bathroom, showering, brushing his teeth, getting dressed, and buttoning his shirt,” the lawsuit says. “He has great difficulties holding a pen, feeding himself, tying his shoes, using tools, and…

Panoramic sunroof. More glass means more heat gain/loss, more expensive repairs if they break, and more risk of breakage/problems. All for open-top experience closer to a regular sunroof than a convertible. At least with a regular sunroof, the repairs aren’t too bad.

“The common denominator is that they view the law as a sort of system of magic in which specific words and incantations are given enormous power.”

I haven’t ever been super excited about a color name, but I did have a situation in which the listed color on my paperwork from the dealership was Galaxy Blue (Honda) and I told the DMV to put it down as black, since that was the more accurate description.

Seems like Terry Pratchett had it right. Boots, bikes, whatever it is, it’s always the same.

Exactly. This opens the door to a lot of abuse.

I don’t think the risk has gotten much higher, especially considering what counts as self-driving. It must be capable of driving without driver attention, and must clearly demand the driver take control if it finds a situation it cannot handle. And the first manufacturer to offer something that truly accomplishes this…

I have used PINTO more than once, and I always had the car in mind.