Counterpoint on the Durango....so many people here, probably even you Owen, will praise Fords Panther platform for being long lived, well sorted, durable, and affordable. Thats exactly what the Durango is, yet here we are saying it should be axed. Why? I convinced my mom to get one about 5 years ago and its been great…

Market cap is the manufacturers value based on stock prices. A tiny little startup will have a small market cap. For some insane reason, Tesla has a market cap greater than every other automaker combined. I believe what the second sentence implies, is that a company of this size clearly doesnt need assistance selling…

My ‘21 Jeep Compass has a Wrangler in its cluster when the adaptive cruise is engaged.

I’m going to play devils advocate for a hot second, then resume constructive discussion.

Fisker should just release their source code and CAD files/drawings, and let people have at it. I guarantee you some hobbyist engineers could recode the driveline to get better performance and functionality.

This is just...wrong. I had them on my IS300 for about 12 years, TEIN Flex, they were very well sprung and damped. The spring rate was only about 1kg/mm heavier than stock (I think?) and they rode wonderfully. Honestly better than the OEM suspension. I think they were a touch softer on bump and firmer on rebound. The…

Yeah, thats what confuses me, if the North American group is making all the money and supporting the European groups...maybe you shouldnt be in Europe all the time...or maybe you should have someone brought up in the NA market running the show, since that market is where all the money is. 

I mean, this is in the same bucket as using cruise control at 70 in icy conditions then being mad that you spun out. “But the car has traction control, stability control, and cruise control!”....Theyre there to help, they dont make you invincible and you still need to use judgement on the situation around you. This…

I really like the steering wheels controls on my Compass and any other Chrysler vehicles of the same era. You have standard cruise control (on/off) surrounded by its controls then below, if equipped (mine is), adaptive cruise control (on/off) and follow distance adjustment buttons. Its pretty darn simple and easy to…

Its actually less power than a lot of vehicles are sold with now days. And how much IS enough power? Is it just enough to be able to reach 70? Be able to reach 70 by the end of an on ramp? Uphill onramp or downhill? What about taking a right on a somewhat busy roadway thats 45mph? How quickly should that person be…

Because it feels just like a smart phone in terms of reorganizing icons, use, and smoothness. They didnt try to reinvent the wheel and kept it simple and in an intuitive way people are already familiar with. Unlike, say Ford or GMs systems.

The saving grace is the option to turn on heated seats and steering wheel pops up on the screen when you first turn on the car.

As much as people like to rag on Stellantis products, UConnect is the gold standard for for infotainment IMHO. Everything you can control in there has a hard button backup except the heated seats and steering wheel. For example, in the AC controls, you can fine tune things a little more with the infotainment system…

What about a V10 that could kill you?

Also, worth noting a lot of the handling woes of the Viper have been cured by modern tires. Tires have come a LONG way in 30 years. 

I would be less opposed to this if it didnt come with a stupid giant sticker on my windshield. How about I just dont get renewed registration if I cant pass inspection? Like why am I getting a new plate sticker if I cant pass? It seems intrusive and redundant. Just require an inspection pass within 45 days of renewing…

Lane discipline in general needs to improve. If you arent actively passing, or going for the rare left exit, you need to filter right as quickly and safely as possible. Too many people just get on freeways and get in the left lane and set cruise to 80.

Not only that but as long as batteries are all proprietary to an individual car platform, its scary to own an aging electric car. So sure, if a few cells go bad they can be serviced but whats stopping another few cells from going bad in a few weeks? It would be a lot nicer if the battery just belonged to a 3rd party…

Seems like a good opportunity for the aftermarket to step up and build a PRNDL stick retrofit. 

So what can be done? Requiring an export declaration and proof of deregristration before letting cars out of port? But then how does one determine that what is claimed to be in a shipping container is actually whats inside it? Do they need to do more frequent and thorough examinations of exports?

What would be a…

Why does everything have to be fixed these days? Why cant this be broken down by a junkyard and sold off in parts to fix other cars?