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Because wages have been flat for a decade & the middle class is dying off. At the same time banks have lowered their standard of who they’ll lend money to.

it’s just another money tool. If you’re 45 and your job and living situation are reasonably secure, and you know you’ll be driving the vehicle for 10 years just like your last 2, why not? Add the GAP insurance and use someone else’s money.

So people are buying SUV’s because they’re stuck? Is it possible they’re buying them because they like them maybe? Is it even possible?

Put a pan underneath. There’s no way around dumping the filter’s contents unless you let the car sit for a while (after a few months, my oil filter empties itself into the pan).

Diesel emissions causing respiratory problems were well understood in the 80s. Despite that, the government essentially decided for everyone that they should buy diesels.

One would think that rules could be put in place. To do business in the country and falsifying something that is required to put product on roadways would force extradition or ban of all product from that company for X number of years.

You can let people enjoy things... even if you think they’re not using them “correctly”.

Or the miata for people with more than 1 friend and live where it snows

If anything I’m hoping the Bronco will help bring Wrangler prices back down to earth. Chevy missed the boat by choosing to slap the Blazer name on yet another crossover instead of building an honest SUV.

1st gear:

Not to mention the fact that the Wrangler and Camry are not even in the same class. The Wrangler is still getting beat by crossovers - including the Nissan Rogue. Repeat after me: The Wrangler is being outsold by the Nissan Rogue *shudder*

Yes, BUT.... you can fold down the windshield. So, you know, there’s that.

I had a 2-door JK as a rental for a few weeks while my truck was in the body shop. It just about rattled my teeth out around town and on the freeway it was so squirrely I was sure it was going to flip at any minute. I’m sure the 4-door is better, but still a hard pass from me as a DD.

It’s not the Uber drivers that want this - it’s non-Uber taxi / limo drivers. It has turned the taxi industry into a race to 0, and when labor is a key component of cost that is what they will try to push down. It’s not just a single company that will operate without minimum wage, benefits, etc - it’s an entire…

The cost of Uber is already inline with the cost of a taxi. The reason why Uber rides are cheaper is because Uber is throwing billions of dollars of venture capital down the drain to try to squeeze out the competition.

2nd Gear: Wait, so the company with no realistic production plans claims that is lost 2 billion in sales based on the cosmetic appearance of competitor’s truck? Despite the fact that most of the design elements they claim as proprietary seem to be lifted right off 6-year old MAN streamlined prototype?

All the benefits of having employees but none of the pesky responsibilities.

Executives at a lot of companies reach for the Maalox whenever a court chips away at the “independent contractor” model. It’s used and abused all over the race-to-the-bottom economy; ride-hailing services are just the highest-profile example.