What’s the point of the ad hominem as if I’m some Blue Lives Matter Trumper? I’ve lost count the number of police protests I’ve been chased around at in my lifetime. My personal politics are in line with the story’s angle, which is beside the point. A stretch is a stretch, and it isn’t illegal to call it that.

“which is almost used Frontier money”

Are you new here? Back in ‘08 and ‘09 the site published wildly different material. Of course there were current events, but this is a stretch by any standard, and I say that as pretty much the target pinko commie reader for this story. 

Thank you for putting so succinctly what was floating around in my head.

I second this.

Can we please get articles about cars again? I really miss stories about tail lights and actual driving vehicles. If that is gone from Jalopnik now please someone tell me where I need to go to read about cars.

The vast majority of car buyers need a covered cargo area

Seems like what you’re saying is; The Maverick solves a problem that shouldn’t exist.

Exactly. You can’t buy a brand new sedan/hatch that gets 40 mpg for $20k, let alone one that can carry serious amounts of cargo/people.

But could you move the bed and the dinner table at the same time while getting 2x the fuel mileage of the TSX? (so 1/2 the trips and double the mileage - 4x savings over the TSX.)  In fact, how often do you use your trunk.  I use mine less than once a month.  I use my truck (Hemi Ram) for truck stuff more often that I…

While I agree people buy full size trucks over fear, I highly disagree about it driving maverick sales. With the maverick, there is no downsides, you get car level mpg, with a open bed for flexibility. Its a win/win. Sure, a hybrid car would get another 5 mpg, but I would gladly trade that for the flexibility of…

I don’t understand this take. Someone makes a small fuel efficient pickup and that’s a problem? We should only buy Brodoziers and Civics?  I see lot’s of people who have a commuter car and a beater pickup for weekend projects or sports stuff. Why is combining the two an issue? I still don’t understand why GM never…

let me just say that I get it.

If the Supreme Court has ruled that police don’t “actually have the duty to protect and serve the public”...then why are they there? What is their job?

Car makers: ‘Merica only wants Trucks and SUVs, so that’s what we make

This is a fair assessment, but who in their right mind would buy a fiesta or focus over a maverick? I owned a “14 1.0 ecoboost fiesta and it averaged 38-40 mpg depending on the time of year. The maverick I bought 3 months ago is consistently getting 40-44 mpg. It gets better mileage, has WAAAYYYY more space and cost…

The lines are long, but they move pretty quickly.

Replacing the gas-powered running gear of old cars is not new and is something I’d gladly advocate for if it encourages more classics out onto the road

The stations will need to buy replacement gas at the now inflated prices. Gas stations aren’t actually super high margin businesses. 

Do you think gas stations sell at the price they bought the fuel, or the price they expect the next fill up to cost them, with their expenses and profits added?