In all fairness, that was 100% driver error. :) There was about four inches of fresh snow atop a dirt and gravel road; the driver swung wide around a turn and slide into the drainage ditch.

Yeah. SIL’s is a 2006 and does surprisingly well off-road... most of the time:

This. 

Previous owner of 500e (and put tons of miles on both the Gen 1 LEAF and iMiEV): can confirm. The 500e is a ton of fun, better in some ways than my carpool-mate’s 500 Abarth (ducks/dodges rocks). Some ways.

Yeah, I took my sister-in-law’s MDX into the local Acura dealer for the airbag recall several years ago. The dealer was big - had about two dozen service bays. All were filled with MDXs.

Lived in (southern) Germany for about four years... they might say:

Perfect for hauling livestock, one anyway, with goggles.

Save the Tornados!

The merger of equals followed by Cerberus was a tough one-two punch indeed.

True. A Jeep CJ is (front) mid-engined. Works for me.

I do wonder about the unintended consequences of thicker A, B, and C pillars (for improved rollover safety) coupled with higher hoodlines (for pedestrian safety): terrible outward visibility.

1.1 horsepower?

Two actually. There is the Gran Coupe version.

Yeah, I can’t stop seeing that either. Seems like styling from the Pinewood Derby.

This.

This.

First question: go to Hertz at LAX and check out their premium line.

We are waiting for 2020 4Runners to pop up on Hertz.com, likely an SR5.

LeTurbo.

Yeah, they call it “DieverdamnteamerikanischeVorscherhabenunsirgendwieerwischt-gate.”