I think people that slam on moms for “not buying the damn minivan” if they need to move a family around need to get a reality check.

Yep. When I was growing up we started with just a big sedan. Was a nightmare any time we went anywhere overnight, and would never have cut it if my sister and I were old enough for music/sports. By the time we were we had a minivan and it was better. SUVs were well into popular by the time my parents got one and it…

Whatever you think of SUVs, pretty sure that inconveniencing one woman on the way to school isn’t really going to meaningfully affect climate change.

“SUVs are popular for plenty of reasons... ease of ingress and egress, a higher hip height that doesn’t require anyone to bend down to buckle a child safety belt, better visibility, the perceived sense of safety that stems from those factors.”

But profits. Sure, I mean, it’s bad for the global economy and whatever, but what about next quarter? THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS.

Outside of configurability, which is often of questionable value anyway (yes, I know there are useful functions, but does it actually make for a better experience?) I don’t see the benefit.

Yes, exactly, Jeep has been selling Wranglers with minivan engines to purists for decades, and now it would suddenly be a hard requirement that could doom the Bronco ?

How about Both. Wagon and Pop Ups

Just because something is technically legal doesn’t mean it can’t also be really fucking stupid and embarrassing for the rest of us who don’t want to be associated with these MSR LARPers.

Well, hopefully the rocks aren’t going anywhere. If they are, you have some new and interesting problems to solve!

I’ll stand for her because often times no one eve stands for black women but us black women.

Transits from the 60's, no, not really.

Oh no, all the Bunkie Beaks!

It’s amazing how at this time everyone suddenly decided to rip off the recently revived and then killed again Stutz and their neo-classical design sensibilities. And for good measure, everyone threw in some “euro” styling on top of it. “Euro” in this case meaning headlights high up and…

So much this.

You were going to buy a GLA as a “family utility car” and it was the screen that stopped you?

What did I just read?

I think the constant delays and setbacks of the introduction killed it more than anything. I LOVE a good CC (VR6 Executive) and I was excited about the Arteon, but once I saw the car in person I was genuinely bummed out. Plus only one engine option (iirc) really sealed it for me. 

My personal fleet is pretty boring (Corolla, Camry, Sienna, detect a trend?)

That’s what happens when you add American aggression to an otherwise conciliatory interrogative word.