I think I agree with you, but only Costner can match FCA levels of terrible. And this is coming from a Jeep/Mopar fanboy.

Neutral: The truth? We have no idea what we’re doing so we’re just going to make Jeeps until the zombie apocalypse happens, then you'll have lots of Jeeps to drive over the hordes of undead. But it will leak like a sieve, so it will be one part Walking Dead one part Water World, and not even Kevin Costner can save you.

I read that no less than a dozen times and giggled every time. Well done.

Credit where credit is due: when literally every other manufacturer has taken their truck based, rugged, durable SUV, lopped each one's respective nads off, and "redesigned" it as some car based turd, the 4Runner has soldiered on for 32 years as a body on frame, often underpowered, go ALMOST anywhere vehicle.

I literally cannot come up with an answer to that.

Is it safe to say this is fundamentally a LHD Defender?

Neutral: Duel of The Fates will begin playing ominously in the background, then the double doors will slide apart to reveal not a Sith Lord, but a BP sign illuminated with REG UNL $4.009/gal. People will run and scream in pants crapping terror, and there won't be an Obi-wan to save us.

We have a kia forte 5 door, and also live near the coast in SC. Once we got the windows tinted, it was a night and day difference (see what I did there?). Keeps the cabin much cooler, and keeps direct sun at bay.

Neutral: Mustangs with cow catchers already attached.

Sportbike keys usually go right between the triple tree. Would have been easier to shut the bike off and take his keys. Then what would he do? Sometimes I think cops know exactly nothing about cars/bikes beyond gas pedal go, brake pedal stop. Though I have a friend who was once a mechanic and is now a cop so theres…

Another tip: Marry someone with better credit than you. Wife's score is spitting distance from 800. And credit unions. They are awesome.

Wow, this is great. I've seen Matt signing autographs at Cosmo Motors (The CM on the hood) as I follow them on the interwebs. He seems like a genuine guy. Shameless plug: Cosmo Motors is a fairly Jalop dealership, though I've never personally dealt with them.

I think you’re on to something, but I also think a RWD 2+2 could work. It doesn’t need to be an enthusiast car, just a faux sporty car. Just like base model eclipses and non VR4 3000Gt’s of yore, they sucked, but people loved them. Probably for that 90's simplicity you mentioned.

Step 1: Build US Spec Pajero thing as a cheap-o Wrangler alternative

Let me tell you, Germans love me. I'm yuge in Germany. I'll sell them so many Mustangs, and make them pay for them. We're going to do it, just like that. We will make the Mustang great again.

ICON + Tundra * Too much Money = Daily driveable trophy truck?

Neutral: Nothing. The vast majority of the car buying populous has forgotten that cheap gas doesn't last forever, and people who want a small car just buy a Honda or Toyota; and as well the sub prime auto loanpocalypse is just lying in wait. Best they can do is keep making Wrangler's at an alarming rate and stacking…

Perhaps it is more to clarify that while BC means before Christ, in that context, AD does not in fact mean after death, as many often believe. It means something like anno domini, or year of our lord. Because Jesus died around 30 AD if I'm not mistaken, and that brings us to the conundrum of him having died in the…

A family friend is a sales rep at a ford dealer in my hometown. As car salesmen go, he’s an alright guy. Patient, not pushy, generally easy to be around. He claimed they had only been allotted one RS as of yet and it was getting about 5-7K markup, making it about a 45K car. It's an awesome car indeed, but for me, nope.

I wouldn't get an auto until they establish a reliable dual clutch box for these. No idea if that is even on the table. Early autos were garbage. Dad's 6 speed has held up nice. My only complaint is that some of the interior bit have degraded over 14 years, but overall it's a damn fine car.