I’ve owned and driven lots of trucks, some work trucks, some full loaded luxo-cruisers. Comfort and power were never the issue. But there’s a fun factor that is sorely lacking. Life is too short.

I have a completely original idea for these.

Neutral: I also was late the Miata party. When I went out looking for my early mid-life crisis toy, I scoffed at the Miata. Want something with more power. A V6 at least. So I bought something made by GM. A year later I decided it was a miserable car to drive every day and it was falling apart, anyway, so I wanted…

Having a truck is nice. Using a truck is nice. Driving a truck is miserable.

Interesting place to put that innocuous detail. And is there a second one? Is it a plug-in hybrid well before its time, or an auxilliary tank maybe?

Not as unpopular as you think.

Between this and the Bronco, Ford sure is having a tough time with roofs lately.

The way the Rivian hit the Merc, I would expect the front to have moved more than the rear, with the Merc sitting at an angle in its spot.

Any car can be a convertible if you’re motivated enough.

So... I haven’t been around for a while. What happened to “crack pipe”? Cancelled?

I just assume all dealers are shady. I mean, that reputation didn’t just materialize out of thin air.

Derp

“The days of a car’s center stack looking like a computer tower are pretty much over.”

That... would not be the worst thing in the world.

You’re not wrong. Toyota is guilty of some atrocious big grill travesties. I think you picked a bad example to showcase, though. I think the Corolla is a great looking car. Big grill done right for a change. Maybe something like the Avalon is a better example...

I mean, honesty, I learned that word today, too. I’m just jealous he figured out a way to use it today and I didn’t.

^^^ 90% of new cars built today.

Adam saw somebody use the word “trypophobia” when commenting on his TVR article earlier today. I feel like he learned a new word and just had to figure out some way to use it today.

He must be referring to Michel Schumachiére.

Thanks for reminding me of that movie. Now I gotta go watch it again. Seems to me there was an explanation for the Yugos in the movie, but I don’t recall what it was. I’ll report back in a few hours.