I totally agree. I think it looks great in person. Especially the tail lights that looked like they were pulled straight off of a Dodge Challenger and hit with a shrink ray.

I disagree, the 1.4 turbo and manual combo I owned was pretty good.

I don’t know what it is about the last Dodge Dart, but it’s always eye-catching in person. It doesn’t stand out that much in a photo, so it’s got to be something subtle about the dimensions and the lines. It just looks clean and solid, in a way other small cars often don’t.

Do you tie your mullet into a single ponytail or do handle bars for him?

*by other construction workers.

3 words: Lower Ball Joints. Even if they look good, if they haven’t been replaced, do them. If you need motivation, just google Tacoma lower ball joint failure.

I had a 2000 Mustang V6 - the car I bought in high school. I had it for 15 years and it had over 230,000 miles when I sold it. Not one major issue, only your typical repairs for a car of that age. The point is, in the case of many modern cars, it doesn’t really matter what you buy, if you take care of it like you…

On the side of the road with head gasket issues.

Reliable’s way too boring though... Do your own wrenching, keep up on preventive maintenance and you really won’t spend that much on repairs. Insane hourly labor rates for European garages is what will kill your pocket book.

i parked my 81 f150 next to a stock modern Ram a while back and the bed rails were easily a foot higher on the Ram.

Just lower your truck. Problem solved.

This. I’m constantly amazed at the height of the current crop of full size trucks. They look like they’re coming from factory with a 2-3" lift. Not a very useful bed height which I suppose is why they’re focusing on easier in/egress to the bed.

I want to know why pickup beds just keep getting higher and higher. I thought it was just me until I parked my ‘06 Ram next to an ‘04 Dakota and it confirmed that the Dakota’s bed was a good 1' below the Ram’s.

8' bed on my standard cab Dodge Ram with rubber floor and manual transmission.

Amen, I probably carry more lbs/year in the back of my S10 than most cowboy towncars.