“If you drive the car, you’ll be convinced”

I am a perfect example of those who turned away from the C63. In early 2022 I started shop to replace a 2017 M3. I had some great experiences driving a C63-S and it was what I wanted. For a month and a half the salesman at MB waffled and weaved and then finally admitted he could not get it for me and that production…

Oceans were smaller back then.

Mitsubishi Mirage. Build a tiny terror!

I still wish Stellantis adopted a policy of dropping a Hellcat in everything. A 200 Hellcat, Pacifica Hellcat, Dart Hellcat, and ProMaster Hellcat would have been absolutely hilarious.

OKay, let’s get stupid.

Meanwhile, in my BMW the car icons used on the screens and in the app not only show the right car model, it shows the right color and wheel option.  It’s actually quite appealing.

If the comment section closes, I won’t bother coming here anymore. I say that, not because it matters if I, personally, show up, but I figure that a lot of people would do the same.

Refined interior.

Technically, it’s a liftback, not a sedan. But that’s a benefit.

Eh, to each their own really. I have had (or currently have) large domestic luxury SUVs, Japanese sports cars, a classic Lincoln or three and I enjoy the hell out of my Gladiator as a daily these days. Manual trans and all, sans rubber ducks of any kind. People should just drive whatever makes them happy, lol.

GM seems to have discovered the only source of interior plastic worse than what Chrysler uses.

I got a Lyft to the airport in a new Gladiator. The woman told me it was $66,000.   I would have guessed half that.  Stellantis has a customer base of rubes.  

I like the Gladiator but I am 100% aware of the compromises after spending a week in one. Loud, rough riding, long to park, loud, and pretty expensive for what you get.

I can’t find any confirmation that it’s J2807 certified. Obviously we’ve seen it tow loads that would likely put more than 160lbs of downward force on the hitch, but between the lack of clear certification and Whistlin’ Diesel’s video, it does seem like there’s a real possibility that it didn’t clear the 2500 lb…

inching closer and closer

Next up will be the option of a fully-enclosed bed, aka a “trunk” and the sedan/limousine will have come full circle.

I’ve had dogs almost continuously for my whole life. I have three right now. They stay home unless we’re going someplace they’re going too. I don’t bring them along for the ride because being kept in the car is dangerous and they’ll wreck the interior. Your dog is not a fashion accessory that you need to display.…

and Jeep. And some Mercedes and Fiats. Oh, a few Ford and a bunch of Stellantis products.

I feel like most cars will last you 3 years without issues...Well maybe Alfa