Legit question here. Without reading the entire article (because I’m at work) do any of these have a walk-way space between the front seats to access the rear of the cabin like the old Dodge/Chrysler OG Caravans did? Or do they all have that stupid-tall center console thing that most people put in them these days?

I’m…

My dates are off. The 50's brought the end to the classic Ford and Fordson tractors world-wide. But you are correct that they continued to sell tractors past then, (the various “thousand series” were under the Ford name). In regards to New Holland, while Ford was a major stakeholder, the actual manufacturing tables…

Here in the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve just outside DC, it’s not uncommon to see older tractors doing the majority of the daily work on farms. I see more Farmall and Ford tractors running around on the regular than Deeres. Newer models tend to be Case or New Holland. Kubota has the sub-compact and…

Your comps aren’t wagons, and that’s kind of the crux of it isn’t it? It’s not the typical A6 SEDAN owner that is going for the Allroad, it’s the A6 Avant crowd that literally wants nothing but an A6 wagon. Is it a sustainable model for future sales? I doubt it. But it’s Audi giving their fans and dealers a product…

I know at least 5 people within my semi-close group of friends and family who have already pre-ordered it. There’s a market for it. Most are professional degree holders (lawyers, doctors, nuclear engineers) who eschew the traditional trappings of the neuveaux riche in favor of “useful elegance” on the whole.

Unions outlive their usefulness when decisions begin being made on how it impacts “The Union” instead of how it impacts “The Workers.” UAW, UMWA, and Teamsters Union are all extremely guilty of this and all three are unions that, by and large, exist for the benefit of the union employees more than the union…

Eh, the BRI ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. The problem with it is that sure, China may be lending out fists full of cash to “developing” nations in former third-world regions, but the tradeoff is that they aren’t actually getting paid cash back, but rather lucrative right to raw materials in those countries.…

I don’t have a question for you today. I just want you all to get your cars fixed and be safe!

Great, so now the rats will eat my headlamp lenses instead of just the wiring: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2018/05/07/rats-rodents-cars-vehicles/578398002/

My father-in-law is leasing a brand-new Mazda 6 with all the bells and whistles. It’s a nice car for sure, but it doesn’t feel quite like climbing into an Audi or BMW. What’s more, despite being a turbocharged model, it doesn’t feel any better than my 2.5 Legacy in terms of handling or punchy-ness. Yes, it’s got…

This article leaves out the real kicker, that if you DO pay for the prepaid or pay for fill-up-upon-return, you’re actually just handing over a wad of cash to the rental company because *drumroll* they don’t actually fill the tank. This is especially true of Enterprise/National. I have yet to rent a single vehicle…

That was tops man, thanks for the suggestion. 

Not me (was told never to hitchhike) but my high school French teacher met her husband by hitchhiking her way back home from the airport when her roommate forgot to pick her up.

If they want folks to actually like the dealership experience, they need to focus less on the interior and (where applicable) put in courses, short-tracks, or skid-pads to help people make the right choice in a car to buy. If I’m buying something with safety and stability in mind, give me a section of tarmac that is…

The car was based on the 2005 Ford Fairlaine concept, and ended up remaining extraordinarily close to that concept car design.

There is a killer German bakery in Nuevo (Nueva?) Arenal. Dude was backpacking in Costa Rica in the 70's or 80's and just said “Scheiß drauf, I’m going to open a restaurant and just stay here.” I had braised rabbit in orange sauce with spaetzel and a nice ice-cold Warsteiner overlooking Lake Arenal when we stopped…

1st Gear: Ford is shooting themselves in the foot with this. C&D recently ranked the Explorer well below Kia’s Telluride and Hyundai’s Palisade in a recent SUV test. (Kia took the 1st place spot and Hyundai the second). Not that the explorer has been particularly popular in recent years with anyone other than K9…

Here it is. It was a fun little car-truck-thingy.

We got a Jimny as our rental car when my wife and I took our honeymoon to Costa Rica 10 years ago (this month!) That thing was a goddamned tank and perfect for the mix of tarmac, dirt, gravel, washed out bridges and river fords we had to navigate on our way from San Jose to La Fortuna. Definitely a little roll-happy…

Yes, Korean cars were very basic in the 1990s by today’s standards, but so were many others. The reality is that basic equipment gets better every generation of automobiles because that equipment gets cheaper to manufacture and thus, is able to be put into a base-model within the next generation or two of its premier…