Are you asking me these questions?

If you are asking me, why on Earth would you assume that I don’t value safety?

I’m not telling you anything, I was asking for input on the reasons that manufacturers don’t include full spares.

You’re right, there are probably valid safety benefits to having a full spare vs. a…

If room exists for a full spare, give me the option at a reasonable cost to include it in the build, even as part of a higher-end option package.

I am not interested in paying dealer retail costs for a tire, while, TPMS sensor, mounting, balancing,

Yes, and if space for a full spare is not available, inside, outside or underneath, it is what it is.

I learned the hard way that you never buy a car at night, or in the rain. My $1000 bargain of a Volvo wagon turned out to be a patchwork of body filler and white paint that masked the scars of many salty road winters.

I drove it for a while, only to cry mercy.

While the body was toast, the interior was solid. It ran…

Come to think of it, one of my vehicles is similar. It has a donut, but has room for a full-sized spare. However, my other vehicles are as such.

One of them has no provision for a spare on the inside of the vehicle.
Another is rather compact vehicle, with only room for a donut.

My former daily was a PHEV with no…

How do ratings in the UK work compared to the US?

After the departure of Clarkson/Hammond/May, did the show ever reach the same height of popularity?

There was a certain magic and chemistry among the Clarkson/Hammond/May crew that can’t be replicated. Each rehash, or localized version has tried to recreate their…

We do not deserve full sized spare tires.

Actually, what are the reasons we no longer have full-sized spare tires in many/most cars? Here’s what comes to mind.

1) Cost
2) Weight
3) Size/available space

Any other reasons?

Your message deserves nothing less than the following quote from the 1995 Adam Sandler movie, Billy Madison:

“At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no…

Tires seem to be one of those things few of us like buying for our daily drivers. For me, buying tires and going to the dentist are similarly pleasant activities. Both are necessary, but can be expensive, and mostly a matter of having to, rather than wanting to.

Run flat tires for all the cars, until people can be…

If one’s eyes only work when looking to the left or straight, that means that the vision test at the DMV needs to be updated.

Looking both ways is not optional. 

For the majority of the US, banning right on red is a silly, and impractical idea.

When it was time to upgrade our lawn equipment, the only choice to me was battery powered equipment. I couldn’t be happier.

What I was getting at was that of the BMWs I experienced pre-2019, the system was clunky, and seemed dated, even when new.

This isn’t to say that some people were ok with it. You are, that’s great. However, as you mentioned, the native NAV systems are not for me anymore either. 

I’m not surprised.

I’ve never lived close enough for biking to be practical, or even possible. Having lived in and near big cities, and in more suburban, even rural areas, I never had a reasonable path to an employer that didn’t involve highways, or a significant detour to use a bike.

This doesn’t even account for…

For me, the worst experiences were Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The reasons for these systems not being favorable are widely known.

I have grown to detest the “value added” nature of OEM infotainment and NAV systems.

Even the best of them have their quirks that require workarounds and adjustments.

I wouldn’t want to have to…

If only Dr. Ian Malcolm had been there to advise, he might have said something like, “Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should.”

Aside from this not being roadworthy, or practical, or particularly useful in any way, the mailbox lettering…

I wasn’t criticizing you, but rather pointing out the odd pressures that public companies face. When the shareholder is more important than the customer, there is a problem. Privately held companies have their own issues. 

Very few parts of our real lives require us to make the most important decisions based on a 3-month time horizon, so it is odd that in the pursuit of profits and dividends, that we hold public companies to such a standard.

I know people with the non GT versions, and they like theirs too. They also feel the overall build quality is higher than what they had expected from Ford.

I agree, the GT adds a bit of character that matches the style of this car. I have nothing against Tesla, except that every other car in my neighborhood seems to…

Son, you’ll learn someday.