Honda Element. Utilitarian paradise that out ID Buzzes the ID Buzz.

Honda Fit

There’s plenty of “cheap” trims available from every manufacturer already. The problem is the dealers. Go to any lot anywhere, and there will be 70+ “Limited” or “Platinum” versions of a thing there, with zero base models. Until we get rid of commission based, markup heavy dealers and move to manufacturer direct-to-con…

Just... pay people more?  Or we can keep begging for cheaper prices on goods while continuing to ignore the fact that adjusted wages have barely moved in 3+ decades.

This vehicle is antithetical to VW.  There is no such thing as a $70k “people’s car”.  VW has always offered style at a premium but within their own models that uniquely styled vehicles have never been significantly more expensive than the platforms they were based on.  The new beetle certainly had unique styling and…

With or Without You from the final episode of Americans doesn’t even make the top 20?

I actually think that if they re-released the Honda Element now, it would do well. 

Eating lunch while reading a Jalopnik article that drew heavily from Devil Wears Prada was not even on my *wildest* gay bingo card for 2024. What a delight, even if the paint jobs are bleak lol

Glad to see the return of at least one Bad Idea answer.

3rd gen Taurus wagon but no Volvo 745? Seriously? Seriously?

Whataburger...full stop.

Biscuitville for the NC, SC, VA win and Tudor’s in WV, KY, OH. 

It’s regional, but Biscuit World has far and away the best fast food breakfast sandwiches, and it’s not even close. 

Oh I was pretending to be insane.

2024 Honda Ridgeline. It’s a pretty good buy in today’s market, a great all-arounder that you’ll be happy living with day-to-day for the next 20 years, reliability to back up the longevity, great ride, decent mpg for what it is, one of the best for ice/snow conditions, one of the safest, etc.

I was an automotive engineer at the time this test was being developed. I worked for a major automotive company in R&D and specifically in doors.

You remember today’s NP or ND? The 4K Chevy Lumina? Yeah, there it is. Fun and, if not reliable then at least super easy to fix. For only 4K and bank the other eleven grand as part of the down payment for the next car in a few years time, or part of an emergency fund.

Money laundering.

I like the Ionoq 5.