funny how trends change over 6 years, ain’t it?

i liked the concept. but jam-the-corporate-grill-on-everything is definitely hurting them here.

this was ford’s exact response for why they discontinued the ranger in 2011. a real f150 got similar mileage, for only a slight bump in price.

those white gauges have got to become soul-piercers at night.

if you track the concept to production of the santa cruz, it went from an extended cab to a solid 4-door variation. because the take rate of 2 seat trucks are abysmal, but the take rate of 4-seat trucks is spectacular.

more like ‘saw a picture of an electrician do something similar once’ handyman.

as an electrician, that board doesn’t scare me, but from experience, the things that are beside and/or behind the board would give anyone nightmares.

yugo’s been doing that for decades.

have you looked at where many ‘american’ vehicles are built these days?

the banks have free money.

can we really blame dodge though?

everyone forgets the ranchero.

yup. if i plan a project, like an oil change to take 30 minutes, i give it 4 hours.

i visited a dealership many years ago looking for a new vehicle.

not really. it costs a few million to put in a new gas station--with a nearly immediate return on the investment. ev charging multiplies the electrical service needed by 4-6 times larger, which means specialized power that only really exists near substations and industrial parks that aren’t generally convenient for…

if that’s a motorcycle, i’m a supermodel.

did they go ad free again?  i stopped subscribing back after the siriusxm merger, when they started doing ad’s, but didn’t have enough sponsors to deliver ad’s, so it’d end up with the same 2 ad’s back-to-back every other song...

friends?  hell, i don’t even trust myself that much.

i make this joke anyone ever talks about their ‘hot water heater’.   they usually get confused though when i ask what makes the water hot in the first place.

um, LSD has always been standard with the 86...