When I was car shopping a couple of years ago one of our local dealers had a +$1,200.00 “market adjustment” on a Nissan Rogue Select. For those not in the know, the “Select” trim was the previous generation that Nissan continued to turn out for a year or so after the introduction of the new generation, with a what…

Not gonna put a value on the negative press, are ya? I thought lawyers were smart...

Interesting. So what you’re saying is that it’s not done primarily to annoy the rest of us?

Weird. Set the CPI calculator for exactly 2 years later, December of 1980, and it equates to $34,049.00 in today’s money. $43,404 to $34,049, that’s nearly $10,000 in 2 years.

We liked the Subaru, our neighbor was selling his Outback (I think it was a 2012?) but it was thousands more than we wanted to spend. If it was less expensive we would have have bought it. Long story short, we ended up with a 2013 Escape. Wasn’t our first choice, but it had 2 things going for it. 1) Got a phenomenal…

Exactly, and I think it comes from an authentic place; it’s almost like the image adopted Subaru more than the other way around.

I give it a collapse before the end of the year. You?

I definitely judge people who drive these.

What’s truly surprising is that it seems like a lot of people weren’t aware that the MLK Estate existed primarily for the purpose of makin dat money! I mean, do you people even #internet?

While I probably agree with some of his criticisms, this guy is kinda full of shit regarding “WE HAVENT SEEN THIS SINCE THE 70'S!!!!! ITS TERRIBLE” line. Shit, all I had to do was walk up to my wife’s 2013 Ford Escape to see fit and finish issues that would make this Tesla seem like a Bentley. And the Escape wasn’t…

No love for the LS430? It won’t light the world on fire, but it does have a V8 putting out 290hp and 320 lb/ft of torque. They’ll hit 60 in about 6 - 6.5 seconds, without modifications, which is pretty quick for something this size. Here’s an 05' with 96,000 miles, it’s a little over budget at $11,500, but you should…

If people are willing to pay an extra $4,150 - $7,500 for a 4-inch factory lift, then bully for them! As long as it makes sedans cheaper for me, I have no complaints.

CP. A lot to like, but it’s overpriced relative to other Rav4 EVs.

Ha, GD Kinja kept rejecting my other pics, so this was the only one that would load.

Keep the Camry for the long commute, and go spend $5-6K on something like an Xterra. Collins actually wrote about this a few months ago.

Car buyers: “We want exciting cars!”

Pretty sure that’s a Jeep Thing, dude.

That was awesome! Somewhat related - I hung out with a friend of a friend one night who used to pal around with John Popper a LOT in the late 90's and early 2000's (Popper was dating her best friend). On occasion they would randomly go to karaoke bars and he’d belt out whatever he felt like singing that night; he has…

I liked Bullitt. HATED the original Italian Job.

Interestingly, the gas crisis of the 70s wasn’t caused by any “real” gas shortage, it was caused by an artificial shortage courtesy of OPEC. Electricity isn’t globally traded, making it more resistant to this sort of manipulation. Also, a significant chunk of electricity in the US are regulated by state commissions -…