I’m not saying it’s a reasonable comparison. Honestly, the point is that it isn’t. I’m literally saying, that if I were buying a compact pickup for personal use, I wouldn’t look twice at a TC with the rear chopped into a bed because of the interior ... because that would be an honest utility vehicle. 

Except that if I’m paying for a small pickup, I’d rather the interior wasn’t total crap. I mean, no offense to the Transit Connect, but the interior on the Ridgeline is much nicer. 

I mean, with the sedan, I have no complaint, even if there shouldn’t be any technical limitation. For AWD ... it’s sad, but there may be an actual reason. Still annoying. 

Is it “runs on 91" or “can run on 91 by pulling timing, but you should really use 93”? Because that’s what at least the street 981 GT4 was. And I know at least some generations of Cup recommend 93 (and racers often run higher out of paranoia), so I’d be surprised if this is really 91 standard. 

Air jacks are so fucking cool. A car that needs air jacks because it’s so low you can’t put a jack under the side is ... irritating. 

Engineers don’t make those decisions. I really, really wish it weren’t the case, but wheel diameter is (0verall) not an engineering choice. For obvious reasons. People who care just have to satisfy themselves with aftermarket parts, shitty as it is.

I’ve sat in the back of a demo Ranger, but not a Colorado- if you’ve experienced the back of a Ridgeline, I’d say the Crew Ranger is very slightly smaller. I wouldn’t prefer to put four adults in it for a road trip (I’d call that okay in a Ridgeline), but half hour stints around town would be more than manageable. 

The other issue worth noting is that range anxiety generally means EVs are built with as much battery crammed in as possible, which doesn’t lend itself to a small vehicle in general, especially on something like a truck that’s not going to have a good aero profile, etc.

You realize that 500hp in a 2600lb car is Dodge Demon levels of power-weight ratio? I mean, suicide-cars are TVR’s thing, but still, I don’t think anyone WANTS more than 500hp in this particular car. 

I’m fairly sympathetic to your automotive misadventures (mostly because they’re disconnected from my life), but this one hits home. I spent part of last winter in Detroit driving a Grand Marquis with no blower before I bypassed (and eventually resoldered) the failed controller. Driving to work with no heat fucking…

Working on my father in law’s car, I learned that drain plug torque for new Porsche engines is actually quite high, because they really do want you to crush the washer into place, or else it leaks. Sure, fine, but that means you get to pull quite hard on a wrench and feel *something* yielding while you do it ... such…

This is actually less “push button” and more “momentary switch”. I’ve used it in the Navigator, and it’s actually extremely nice. I agree that the push-button from lower models is less ideal than a knob, but this style I really like. 

Now THAT’S articulation. 

Not saying it would ruin it - for a really good driver, it would make it absurdly capable (and surely better than the GT3). But I’m not a really good driver, and I was still able to drive it hard as is without any major “oh God I’ve made a huge mistake” moments. That’s what I’m concerned would be lost.

Not that I would’ve said “No” to more power, but even on the track the 3.8 isn’t exactly fooling around. It’s a LOT of fucking power in a pretty light car.

The clear question is “Which generation of GT3 Cup and/or why not a Clubsport?” I’m not sure there’s a right answer, but it’s still an important question.

128i owner. Used to have an E46 330i. The 128i is a great car on the street and a good (but not great) car on the track. It’s got plenty of power (enough to have fun but not get in trouble) and handles great. Biggest downside is a very small back seat, which doesn’t affect some people. I bought mine to daily and…

I’ve been told (although I can’t source proof), that the BDA was basically a test-bed for the DFV. 

I have actually seen a 911 with two car seats in the back. I don’t know if they were rear facing though.

I haven’t driven a 718 GTS specifically, but spent a good deal of time in both a base 718 and a 981 GTS. My impression (mirrored by others I’ve spoken to) is that the difference in performance is minimal but noticeable, but the real loss is in the noise. The six just sounded better. Long story short, I’d be in the…