Yeah I have NEVER heard that about any vehicle off road or not, umm EVER. There are an exotic or two where I think the battery is behind a fender liner, but outside of that, it’s one of those part’s that while removable, should only ever be removed in order to replace it.

Everything I know about diplomatic immunity I learned watching Lethal Weapon 2.

This is a boring prompt, so, I’m going off topic (but related!), has any manufacturer created a truly reliable CVT transmission? Honda has sudden CVT death syndrome. Nissan’s is famously awful. Subaru’s is similarly problematic. The only one I don’t really hear about is Toyota’s, but it’s not in that many vehicles, so…

Not only they like to break, but they’re super expensive to fix/replace

Jesus christ not the pathfinder.

All hail the Algorithm

The soul of a worktruck? Sorry, that’s a bunch of BS. It was a mediocre SUV with a rather useless bed tacked on for cosplay.

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I mean, Kia has had a lot of engine problems related to oil consumption. Particularly with their Gamma, Nu, Theta, Lambda, and Kappa engines. These are primarily 2016-2019 years. But, multiple class action lawsuits. Lots of technical service bulletins about it. Many claims of avoiding engine replacements under their…

The Overtrail is going to be the one to get for off-roading but lets not forget that people have been killing it in GX models for decades with nothing more than even the lowest spec GX550 will get for off-road hardware.  In 10 years time, there are going to be a lot of base GX rip for modding. 

Right. My experience with Lexus—having had three of them, including a ‘21 GX 460—is that even if they aren’t that great, people will still buy them in droves. Toyota and Lexus built quite a bit of goodwill in prior decades, and they’re able to really coast on it.

Is the two-speed transfer case standard across the range, as it was in the prior two generations of GX? That would be a must for me, in a car of this class. In fact, I had to search far and wide for a late (2014-2016) LR4 that had it, as it became optional in those years.

It looked lovely in the Camel Tan color when the first photos came out.

i can park a 99 1 ton 4x4 diesel in parking garages in austin and get around pretty easily.  just because you suck at driving doesnt mean everyone does. 

It’s not “massive,” it will be about the size of the Ford Ranger and Toyota Tacoma

As a general contractor who drives a maverick, let me tell you, it’s useful as hell. Most contractors spend a shit load of time driving around. Having a F350 comes in handy accept when you need to fill up the 50 gallon tank or try and park it anywhere. We need a backseat cause its our office, and the ability to keep…

Exactly, And yet one of my neighbors who said “a$$hole you are killing the environment with that f-ing piece of shit Mustang” was driving a Subaru with even worse fuel economy. I bought a Mustang GT Premium because I needed a car that had a decent ride & I could install Recarro orthopedic seats in because a drunk…

The one thing that never quite made sense to me is how Subaru managed to cultivate an image of being the “environmentally friendly” brand; while actually having worse fuel economy than alternatives. Major credit to their marketing department for that one.

They’ve fixed the head gasket issues, but it’s cost the AWD. Modern Subaru AWD (there’s multiple versions) is a joke compared to the versions offered yesteryear. They become more and more FWD biased, sending less and less power to the rear, and the nannies want to cut in more and more before actually letting you use…

It’s funny that, just because Subaru is Japanese, nobody talks about reliability. Why isn’t anyone talking about the turbo engines and even the N/A boxers, that have had reliability issues for decades now ? Their AWD system is the best in the game, but let’s not pretend that Subaru’s Boxer-4s aren’t without their…