I agree that the Niro is not an SUV. I also agree that most CUVs are just lifted hatchbacks. I yearn for the days of old when my parent’s had a wagon that would hold a sheet of plywood in the back and lots of rear overhang. I’m pretty sure that the back seats in my Mom’s Catalina wagon were at least 5 or 6 feet in…

Valid points. 

OMG, yes. I’d never rent a car I cared for out on Turo. I was making a point as to why would a car be of more value because it can make you money. I could also buy a tow truck so my vehicle could make me money, but I have better things to do.

If a wagon is a stretched 2 box sedan (coupe) on a car chassis, most CUVs are really probably wagons because they are mostly just 2 box vehicles on a (slightly lifted) car chassis. Some people do not want the stigma of that wagon word. My sister is currently in the market for what she calls an SUV. Really, she is…

I think cars delivered before 2017 are eligible to have the free supercharger access transferred. I could be totally wrong. 

Neutral: my current weekend car can make me money on Turo right now! It must be worth more because of this fact.

I’ve got a hot take on this one. NP if the air blows cold. CP if the A/C is not there. 

All good points. I’d argue that the Toyota implementation of the hybrid should be listed as a hybrid transmission. Many moons ago I rebuilt a Ford C6 transmission. It was daunting. I was 14. I’ve moved on to engines and manual transmission work in the last 30 years. Now, I’ve learned that sometimes less is more. By…

Sorry for the sarcasm. Yes the Prius gets better fuel economy than the SUV Prius. I commute in a Prius C and regularly get almost 50 miles per gallon. I am sad that we lost the Prius V for the RAV4. 

Have you seen the "transmission" in the 2004 Prius? 

I rent cars for business 20 or so time a year. Entry level cars all seem to sound like that. I feel like the manufacturers install a NVH enhancement kit in the base model to upsell at the dealer.

Was the RAV4 a 2018 or 2019? I had a rental 2018 in December and just recently had a 2019. They have gotten better. My GF has a CR-V and it's good except for the mileage and passenger seat. 

Have entune, only use the Bluetooth.

Is there a hatch/wagon for sale in the USA that gets better mileage than the RAV4 hybrid?

My sister is looking for a hybrid RAV4. They are hard to find! Right now, they don't have any competition. Get on it Honda!

I could use a truck for light trucking duty. I’d be down for a TC truck. (TruCk?) It’s all the truck I need. I’ve actually trolled Copart for one with a damaged rear end to do the flatbed thing with. I recently stumbled upon an early 70's Chevy C-10 that will work and probably sell for more than I can get it for. 

I pick on cars with jumbles of letters and numbers. I agree that C-Max probably isn’t the best sounding name. I’m sure there was a Focus group to determine the name though. I thought the iPad was a terrible name when it was introduced. I might not be the best judge. 

But there are dozens of us!

I’ll take a PHEV CAR with 50 miles of battery range and good seats. All the cars today come with every imaginable convince I could think of.

Have you tried a Ford C-Max? My dad has health issues and I took him car shopping last year. He got in and out of dozens of cars at every major dealership. He ended up getting a CPO C-Max plug in. Great car for people, a bit less good for luggage.