For all its faults, the Dodge Journey is still several orders of magnitude better than any vehicle you own, David.

“Sorry tall people, ya gotta stand back”

It is a very European thing. Americans outside of major metro areas, but in many cases even within, are loathe to be seen on foot or bike. They know that others of like mind will immediately assume things like “can’t afford car/poor” or “on drugs” or “lost license because DUI.” Or a any number of other unsavory (often…

Don’t you know? Cheap gas and easy credit are going to last forever and ever! Imma buy 2 Explorers in different colors, plus an F-350 King Ranch to trailer them around.

Now you know how we feel.

Fuck Luxembourg, the goddamn dime-store knockoff Liechtenstein.

Yes, Deadspin, that classic TV site.

And then gas prices go up from both natural market behavior as well as that gas tax. Suddenly everyone regrets their denali - but because everyone regrets it nobody wants it. It depreciates faster than a new 7-series and everyone is underwater because baby-dick-syndrome is real. Need me a Denali Z71 OFFROAD Raptor…

I DD what many would term a bro-truck F150, and I totally don’t get your butt-hurt.

I’m gonna use that blocked-ad revenue money to buy you some nice, soothing butt-salve, and a mohair washcloth with which to apply it. Because you’re worth it.

“A Ford F-150 XL is no one’s idea of conspicuous consumption”

An Edge might put “petite” in it’s Tinder profile, but it thicc when it shows up for the date. A Fiesta is “normal”-sized anywhere but the US! It might be remarkable that a new Expedition gets the same MPG as something a weight class down, but that Edge platform is over a decade old.

We’re around that in the Chicago area as well. My only real problem is that a gas tax is more regressive than I’d like - poor people who need to drive to their minimum-wage job are much more likely to drive a clapped-out shitheap that gets terrible mileage than something new and efficient, and if the job you have…

I absolutely agree that multiple vehicles is only a practical solution when you have space & money. Some pairing like an Explorer or 4-door pickup 10% of the time and a Kia E-Soul for the other 90% of just pooting around town picking up the dry cleaning and groceries would be ideal for most of us.

Ha! I really don’t, drive whatever the fuck you want. But I do want such an extremely valuable commodity to be priced appropriately. Subsidizing cheap fuel and failing to properly maintain our infrastructure is unsustainable and irresponsible.

Because people who buy M3s and GTIs aren’t putting my life at risk every time I try and pass them. Anyone who drives a compact car in city traffic knows this. The absolutely absurd height of SUVs right now makes me invisible when I’m beside them. You have to drive defensively, and you just get in the habit of getting…

I care about their buying habits because it directly impacts my life. This “race to the top” size war means those of us still driving compact cars (because we don’t need anything bigger and are a proponent of not buying more than we need) are now at higher risk of injury in a crash. When we’re at higher injury risk,…

It’s probably fair to criticize an M3 as somewhat selfish, but the GTI gets 30+ mpg in a very practical package. Look we are all free to make our own choices in this country, but our collective over-consumption of resources and energy has a detrimental effect upon all of us. National and economic security, local and…

Lots of us are. Its the only way to change the semi-moronic buying habits of our fellow Americans. And if we raised the gas price through fuel taxes, we could actually afford decent infrastructure. Yes, it’s a somewhat regressive tax, but maybe it’s the only way.