That’s pretty much what I thought about it. It didn’t really appeal to me as good looking, but it looked expensive and classy, and looked like something someone with money to buy any car they wanted would buy. So I didn’t really want one, but wished I had the money to buy one. I’ve come to appreciate those type of…

I’m putting your username in Class 4. 

Well, the ships don’t have rings, they are simple pyramids, but that movie isn’t really about space either, so somewhere between 5 and 7.

From someone that regularly watches movies in all those classes but has never thought to classify them - that’s fantastic work Torch!

One would hope but I would be shocked if Ford did that. They will probably price it right in line with the Wrangler thinking the fact that it new and different is enough to get people to buy them, rather than under cut them on price.

Your profile picture looks dated...

Sheesh, those are all the worst suggestions I’ve ever seen for this piece.

The downtime in the field is actually the more major problem with this issue, and I think might be what breaks the issue in court for the manufacturers. Now instead of fixing something yourself, you have to wait for a company tech to come out to the field or even worse, take it in. 

I wonder if there’s an appreciable difference in the trim levels. I have the Sport Touring AWD; assume your rental was probably whatever is their entry level trim. I haven’t driven many 4 cylinder cars in the past 10 years, but the Encore’s seems more peppy than I would have expected 138 hp to be. I’ll admit I’ve only…

I did the exact same thing. After getting it for her, I actually like driving it around to do errands on the weekend better than my BMW.

I bought an 1yr old Encore for my kid to drive and you couldn’t be more wrong about what it’s like to drive. It is a PERFECT around-the-town car. It is small and handles very nicely for something that looks like a bubble with wheels, yet it easliy sits 4 adults comfortably. Hip and funky it is absolutely not, but it…

Yes. New ones are expensive as hell.

Beyond the technical and security issues, this 100% depends on what kind of relationship you have with your neighbor. The person that owns the account will need to trust that the other pays them their half every month. The other person needs to trust the account owner will handle any issues if the service stops…

I’d much rather have the $700k.

Hmm, so he’s possibly pulling in somewhere in the neighborhood of $300k and his job is probably very secure. That H2 is over 10 years old, and depending on if he bought those other vehicles new I can see how he would swing it. You’ve got no income tax in FL so that alone in comparison to where I live would make it a…

Those were my thoughts - why would you toe-in on a straight-away? Especially 10 degrees! You’re going to greatly increase tire friction and wear and I would assume slow the car down.

But then where do you work?

Is he an executive that has loads of stock options? I just don’t see how you can sink a couple hundred thousand dollars into vehicles that will depreciate over 50% in less than 3 years with out having complete IDGAF levels of cash if you’re a regular working Joe. My wife and I both make white collar wages and the only…

You are technically correct. The best kind of correct.

I hope there’s a place to mount a winch.