Key words here - “My neighbor got a 2015 Ford Fusion (Base) in 2014" that was 8 years ago!

The “hold me over” car is great advice....but if the hold me over lease is going to cost you more in the short term than buying the car and selling it, that doesn’t make sense.  And the purchase gives you more flexiblity for the “hold me over” idea. Want to trade in a year or two, fine....market still sucks in 3…

The Bronco is cool, but the more I’ve seen out in the wild, the more I realize I’m not as “wowed” by them as I thought I would be. They seem to have a lot of the same major fault that Wranglers have - they’re not very practical for daily use. The Bronco Sport solves this, while still being more capable than most…

From this angle I am getting very strong Honda Passport (the old one) vibes.

I mean, the Pilot has a third row, and the Passport doesn’t, so that seems distinct enough for me. 

People often drive their cars to do common chores, it’s true. 

Well its a family hauler from Honda, what were you expecting? 

There was only a handful of photos in the release, but here’s the Elite:

Any car driven by a teenager has an average maximum life span measured in months.

Having a vehicle with lots of power can actually make it harder to learn stick in my view.

Get the Si. You’re going to want the kids driving something that slow, but feels pretty quick. Plus, the Si has a cool factor to it, so your kids will be proud to drive it around (unlike the Kia).

That’s because every time I drive a Telluride, I wonder why anyone would ever buy any other midsize SUV.

The Hyundai is uglier.  Simple as that.

I grew up in Greenville, SC, not far from the BMW plant. I saw these things so often that I grew to loathe them.

Infiniti M45? They can be found below $10k and the V8 should give enough performance to be fun?

Wait - the reader asked for something a little nicer, and didn’t want to be dealing with CELs and maintenance issues...and was recommended a Cerberus-era Dodge?!?

And this was after years, maybe even decades of magazines, manufacturers, and who knows who else had been saying, “nO onE WAnts A SMAll pIcK Up TrUck!”

Just goes to show that when you make an affordable, practical vehicle the people will come.

Take your kid to Cars and Coffee. You'll see supercars there. That's their natural habitat. 

Detroit may not be a desirable location like the cities you mentioned, but that’s not the biggest issue. NY and LA have both already have auto shows and they suck in comparison to NAIAS.