My parents had several new Mercury Sable Wagons when I was growing up. As a child I thought the rear facing third row was the coolest thing in the world and begged to sit back there. Even back then I was very rarely allowed to sit in the rear facing third row, and never at high speeds, because my parents assumed it…

I would like to formally apologize for my state’s low performance. I can assure you all of us here in Florida feel great shame. We promise to do better next year. All of us need to buckle down (but not up), increase our amphetamine consumption, load some extended mags into our rifles and hit the road as angrily as we…

Small nit pick: Median would be half above, half below. Average is most likely skewed by huge payments on super premium cars at the top end. I would assume with car payments there are not a lot of outliers at the low end. 

Not my cup of tea but I’m not one to judge others. In my experience the people taking advantage of nude beaches and the like are generally never the people you want to see nude. 

The idea of a sovereign citizen living in and HOA neighborhood is just so hilariously ironic to me. 

Can the airlines still just blame the weather for any delays and leave us screwed with no compensation? 

I’ll just leave this here.. 

These trucks are so close the difference for me would come down to the tailgate. The LC does not have the split tailgate but the 4Runner retained the roll down rear window, so I’ll take the 4Runner.

The big question will be new LC or a 4Runner with the same drivetrain on the same platform, probably for less money, with a roll down rear window.

Or: new LC or GX for very close to the same money but you get a nicer interior and a V6.

Which ones? Tahoes get 16 combined and Grand Cherokees with the 5.7 get 17. Those are EPA numbers too, real world is usually worse.

To clarify I was referring to the fun, classic “Meth head rides alligator” type of Florida insanity. Definitely not on board with the current administration’s brand of political BS>

Just call the thing the Alfa Romeo Krakowski or something. Sounds just as exotic and glamorous to me.

I have 2 5 speeds: My daily 4Runner and my 94 300ZX. I will miss them. A six speed is great but many of the modern 8 speeds I’ve driven always seem to be in a higher gear than I want them, and take to long to kick down several gears when I want to pass. I usually keep all newer cars in sport mode.

I’m consistently able to get 18mpg with the cruise set on 85 in my 2012 4WD Limited, I’m sure the new hybrid will do much better. I actually saw the 4Runner as a reasonable and economical choice. Half the guys I work with have super duty trucks so my perspective may be a bit skewed.

Also why the reluctance? Florida is…

Nice car but the only collectible 4 door BMWs have a name that starts with M. 

She was from Georgia!!! We don’t claim this one.

God’s instructions were clear, you shoot into the air directly at the eclipse.

They have put out some great stuff, but very few of them have attempted anything like the international specials. Top Gear drove a Hilux to the North Pole 15 years ago (which I actually watched on youtube back in the day). The closest I’ve seen anyone on youtube get was the seen through glass guy driving his Porsche…

While there’s a lot of great stuff on car youtube, the BBC’s budget really lets Top Gear go above and beyond in ways no youtube creator ever has. 

If they are taking the basic idea of a few people driving interesting cars through amazing places, without trying to force a carbon copy of the Grand Tour/Top Gear format, that could be a good show. Other than Anthony Bourdain, Top Gear and specifically their specials was the show that most inspired me to travel the…

I’ve been wondering if this generation will be smaller and cheaper than the current 4Runner to slot in below the smaller, cheaper Land Cruiser.