Hire Truckers? There isn’t a driver shortage because they can’t get around to hiring them, there’s a driver shortage because it pays shit money, it’s a really tough/dirty job, and no one wants to do it.

I have a reservation for the Lightning and I’ve contacted my dealer multiple times and I still haven’t even seen an options list with prices. I was told I’ll have to wait until 10/26 when the order books supposedly open up, which is insane. And I still haven’t gotten my dealer to put in writing that they won’t charge…

Re the Maverick: It wouldn’t be a Ford product launch without something a bit dumb (hype the hybrid up front but don’t offer for several months) to disastrous (pre-rusted F150 parts, Explorer quality problems, Mach-e issues, and everyone I know with the newest Escape has had many gremlins) happening. I’m hoping the…

To Die For is one of my favorite black comedies, and she’s the main reason.

Good, more workers should strike. The collapse of wage growth over the last thirty years is directly related to the lack of strikes and unionized labor. If you hate your job, and get angry with other people fighting for a better wage and better conditions, then join a union and fight for them yourself. Every industry…

What a trash take. The only thing a crossover does that this doesn’t is have dry cargo space. And there’s a nice looking camper top in the images above that fixes that. Otherwise, this is an Explorer (crossover) with a bed.

“Cars are the best way to ___________.”

So the takeaway is Tesla’s autopilot is about as good as a bunch of the worst drivers out there. Really scraping the barrel for excuses.  

I had an ACR Neon. Even though I wanted a GTI or an Integra, there were no dealers in my small town. Right when I was ready to get the Integra, the local Dodge dealer happened to have an ACR sitting on the lot. It was seen by their customers as a stripped, spartan Neon. With that, I got a good deal and enjoyed the…

The Neon, especially the first gens. Not only were they competitive compacts as commuter cars for the 90s, they were nice and light and had up to 150hp which was plenty at the time. You could even get an ACR package with a shorter final drive, sway bars, and some other goodies that made them autocross and track day…

I have a 2010 Fusion SEL 2.5L that has 227k on it, doesn’t burn ANY oil between changes, and does basically the same gas mileage as your 200.

Nothing mechanical done to it .. original engine, transmission, and gaskets.  It isn’t going to win speed contests, but from getting A to B, I’m not sure what would be more…

!st gen (2001-2006) Acura MDX.

“Crossover” wasn’t even a thing in 2001. Think about how many of these you still see on the road, then remember that the youngest examples are 15 years old. I swear, they’re the functional heir to a RWD Volvo wagon. After a while, they’re cheap, well built vehicles with (mostly) low cost…

The minivan. When we finally had enough money to buy a vehicle in 2005, I needed something that could haul: kids, diapers, wipes, home improvement, family, non-family, road trips. Maybe splurge on the flip down DVD player.

Two wipers at the same time, man.

The Chevy Volt - it should have been a game changer - one of the first PHEVs with real useable electric range (I recall that even the first generation from 2010 had an all electric range of about 30 miles that equals a lot of PHEVs today). 

It’s the Prius for sure.

The Toyota Camry.

The Mitsubishi Starion / Chrysler Conquest, especially the later wide-body models. There were plenty of Japanese 3door hatches back in the 80s but the Supra, Rx-7, and 300ZX got all the notoriety. Mitz turned that around a little bit in the 90s with the 3G/DSMs but the 80s Starions were completely overlooked, despite…

Hot take and totally right. Cadillac is doing it right by focusing on freeways, where you have a carefully controlled, predictable, well-marked, limited-access environment, and the benefit is high due to driver fatigue.

All these ridiculous formulas and regulations lead to perverse incentives like this, because no matter what side of the ocean you’re on, politicians are afraid of the words “carbon tax” which would accomplish the same thing both more efficiently and with more choice for consumers.