Perhaps worldwide, COVID-19 is primarily taking out older folks, but here in the USA, the people with the highest mortality rate are not retirees, but rather women and people of color. You know, the people earning lower wages and doing front line work, across a host of industries. Service workers have a high…

Another concern will be the productivity and on going medical requirements of those that have required hospitalization.  From what I’ve read, covid-19 can cause significant damage to several different major organs to what were otherwise healthy individuals.

2nd gear: This is sort of what I expect for the entire world economy.

I don’t agree with you. Half-Ton trucks are a nuisance to live with. Their silver lining is that they’re big inside and they can haul 2 cu yards of manure, but they make the worst Daily Drivers.

A 4 door truck with a 5 foot box wont haul anything. I see them all over. People just want to look tough.

The disdain comes from the fact that modern trucks really don’t do anything particularly well.

I’ve never really understood the “value for money” argument. Take away the “Truck” functions for a second and you get a vehicle that tends to be ridiculously priced for what it offers. You can get all that stuff much more economically and it does it better in almost any other model of vehicle offered. The only real…

A lot going on here:

I’m not a fan of the first generation, that’s for sure.

I honestly think he has litte to no chance really. Did you see what happened in Wisconsion? They basically forced people to go to polling centers to vote instead of absentee ballots a day before the elections, closed a huge, huge percent of polling places, and people stood in line for hours to vote Republicans out of…

They actually sold 350k Rogues and only 35k Maximas in 2019, in US.

The Ridgeline is like all good tools - just there and just does it’s damn job.  When it comes to trucks, I don’t want it to stand out particularly.  It’s supposed to haul stuff.  If I wanna look cool, I’d go buy a Miata or a Mustang or something.  A truck should just truck.  The Ridgeline looks EXACTLY like an…

In a very general way, the top States that rely the most in federal aid tend to be Republican states. And the top states that give the most money to the federal tend to be Democrat. So it’s really the republicans sucking away money from the federal via Blue States. So to be equal and not pull the rest of the states…

“Executives are confident that the worst may be over amid the coronavirus outbreak...”

competitors are catching up as Rivian, Lucid, and other EV startups claim range estimates on upcoming models

Not when you figure in the ancillary costs involving mechanical maintenance like oil changes, radiator fluids, brake fluids/repair, mufflers, etc, and then more quality of life advantages like instant power, less cabin noise, and longer warranties.

Fellow Jalops,

And at this point, you would be an idiot to be buying ANY new car unless you absolutely have to, never mind paying more up front to save a pittance in the long run.

Two, eliminating the “fuel cost advantage” of electric cars is pretty much impossible no matter how cheap gas gets...

I think you are missing the point on the “everybody will be broke” line.  Even if they are not literally broke, they won’t be spending money.  I’m fortunate to have a solid job and no interruption to my regular income but I am planning and preparing for a potential economic storm.  I’m cutting expenses.  I’m…