I agree, the speed/motion deactivation of touchscreen features is annoying if a passenger wishes to make the changes. 

The car market has acted more like the futures market for the past year and a half. 

I think this conversation went down a rabbit hole.

Yes, people sometimes do cross-shop vehicles that aren’t direct competitors. 

I like ambient lighting, however this isn’t that. This looks like Times Square on wheels.
I’m a huge Mercedes-Benz fan and this just pains me to no end.

They lost me with TikTok. 

A 15 or even year old Honda or Toyota with a known history, or service records can be the gap vehicle that most need, but generally don’t want. I’m not saying cars don’t break, even the most reliable ones need some care and feeding. However, older, maybe less desirable cars offer enough efficiency, safety, and…

I totally get it. I’m not so old that this wasn’t also a major factor when I entered higher education. I won’t bore you with my story, but that wasn’t my path, nor is it the only path. I do think that the same academic and career goals can be achieved by those who don’t follow the formula. Part-time work, or other…

Are you referring to the Amarok?

I’m not sure that what you’re seeing is reality. I know what kind of salaries millennials are making out of college and even adjusting for inflation, they’re making significantly more than the top graduates I knew in tech when I entered the workforce.

I do think that there has been some stagnation of wages for those…

So, I’ll go so far as to say congrats for making what seem to be sound, and wise financial decisions. Financial literacy is lacking. Fewer high school kids seem to have the time or interest in a part-time job. Even if the money isn’t great, the lessons in business and finance are invaluable. I wonder if that…

Ah, had this list appeared just a year ago, it could’ve included the Mercedes-Benz X Class pickup, which as we all know is just a slightly warmed over Nissan Navara.

If manufactured and delivered as complete, but CKDs have been long used by manufacturers to avoid this tax. 

As someone who hasn’t sold cars you win. However, I know non-enthusiasts who do care about underpinnings. 

A 2004 F-150 is generations behind the expectations of comfort and refinement many truck buyers have come to expect.

I’ll be straight up here. I love what Ford is doing in a number of ways, I think they appear to be more innovative and more adventurous than other domestic brands. I don’t put a lot of stock in the…

There are good and clear reasons these don’t exist in the US.

Ford Everest - The list called it, it would compete with the Bronco and maybe even drive down some of the gold mining happening on the primary and secondary market for those vehicles.

I didn’t include the GX as it isn’t an apples to apples comparison with unibody crossovers. 4Runner and GX are a shared, body-on-frame design. 

I think you can cross-shop these Tellurides/Palisades with a Pilot or Highlander and probably come out a winner every time, and not venture into luxury territory. However, if you do step it up to a Lexus RX, you will lose the third-row but gain a vehicle that has a proven track record of being the automotive…

I hear you, and that’s fair. I think it was a good evolution in design, and I think it was the high water mark for the model, and a good way to go out on top. That’s just my humble, and subjective opinion.

I do feel the way you do about other Honda style updates, but this one I feel was the best of the model. 

Style is definitely subjective, and I agree that Honda, like many manufacturers have restyled cars either mid-cycle or generationally to less favorable results. I do like this and have always liked it. For me, this was a car that was new when I was young adult and I felt it to be a fresh, crisp, and tasteful evolution…

I’m hopeful more true survivors will emerge as the Aunt Shirleys of the world who bought one of these as a retirement gift, have now moved on to assisted living and can no longer use the car.