We changed ours as required, mostly highway, and our 2015 Outback CVT still seized up at 65k miles. Subaru extended the warranty on a handful of years of their CVTs to 100k because they knew they were garbage. I can't say I would trust one again anytime soon.

What is telling is this hasn’t been an issue from anyone on a large scale until... Now. His arguement is clearly still stupid, while your headline is out of context as it focuses on one item when he was making an arguement of overall economic self seficiency, which is still a dumb argument as nearly all states are…

.... And as soon as they trade in or sell that truck, most of that deduction comes rushing back in the form of ordinary income on the sale. It’s a timing difference, not a permanent reduction. Where so many people keep their trucks just a few years, a very short term timing difference.

Even better, Home Depot has 4'x8' sheets of pegboard for about $20. Feel free to paint it whatever color you want, but the economics make so much more sense with the DIY approach. I have 4x16' of peg board in my workshop space in the basement and it was less than $150 with accessories. Not as stylish as metal, but…

He needs to make sure he checks the distance between the wheel wells - most small trucks would not fit something with a 48"+ deck. You certainly would be losing a bit of efficiency if Everytime you picked up or dropped off a riding mower you needed to take the deck on and off.

For the use of 2 cars (2015 Outback and 2017 Silverado, both paid for) our monthly costs excluding depreciation before the world started falling apart was $200/month average maintenance, repairs inspection, $380/month in gas and tolls (I commute 70 miles round trip) and $105 for insurance. So yep... $800/month for two…

Kind of simple, we buy cars based on what we need the 5% of the time. Yeah sure, 95% of the time most of us do a daily drive by ourselves that an electric car will suit fine. But then the few days a month we need to drive to a client at a farther range, go visit family, go on vacation, pull a trailer, go to the…

We are also water view in NH on an 80 acre pond for a full year residence...along the 93 corridor, southern half of the state, we paid $260k 4 years ago and in theory could get $340k today. All depends on where you are in the state.

Yeah I am in NH...along the main corridor a "cheap" house is sub $250k. Good luck finding anything other than a trailer on rented land for less than $100k.

I think the same arguements are also why the Tundra continues to sell on a decade old platform - it is very unapologetic about what it is. I didn't buy one due to the taco tax, but when my sierra breathes its last it'll be at the top of the shopping list.

When we bought my wife's subaru outback (2015), we got the best deal by factory ordering. It seemed most dealers were having a hard timr keeping the higher trim models in stock anyways, so they were very willing to sell you a car they didn't have yet because it would mean locking you in on a deal. We ended up with…

It seems pretty straightforward, most consumers who want a sense of luxury in an american car are buying higher trim trucks and mid to full sized SUVs. If we were to compare the transaction price on these types of vehicles to the Model 3, I bet it isnt much different.

I agree with your point that the same information over 10 years is much more useful. However all cars seem to be all new every 3-5 years, so it becomes useless to know if a car that is now 10 years old was reliable from new - you've already missed the boat. Feels a crap shoot with many manufacturers.

Delayed response, but cheap housing does not equal “low-income” housing - that is a term defined and regulated by HUD. If it isn’t subsidized rent directly to the renter, it is subsidized in the form of tax credits to the owner. Which once again results in the property being heavily regulated to meet the standards. It…

Subsidized low income projects are very heavily regulated and audited by HUD - it is highly unlikely a rule like this would be allowed. The owner of these projects also has no motivation to kick people out - all their tenants are poor, but they collect market rent thanks to Uncle Sam and have 100% occupancy. They…

More guns does not equal more gun crime. Examine NH, ME, VT, AK, much of the midwest....can go on. 

There are more guns in this country than people, 1/3 of households have guns. Based on this fact and the analysis of many on Jalopnik that gun owning truck drivers are maniacs, much of the US should look like a scene from Django Unchained. Source - am part of gun wielding truck driving culture who has managed to not…

Yup same here. I really wanted to like the Tacoma...test drove a 2018 TRD offroad, loved everything about it but the seating position. It made it unbearable, was completely ready to buy it until I sat in the deat for 20 minutes. For reference...I'm 5'8".

Yup agreed - I have been through this area a few times as well.

“why would anyone ever need a Bugatti...” “no one needs a Bugatti...” oh yep, I see the difference. You are arguing schemantics because people disagree with you. I do understand where you are coming from - no one needs it, it is a way to show off wealth and human automotive achievement. But VW engineers wouldn’t have…