...and now Silverado guy is both literally and figuratively upside down in that truck.

Automatic headlights AND synchronization of the exterior lights and the windshield wipers.

I both liked and disliked the barn doors on my Suburban. It was nice to load things in without reaching over a tailgate, but was a pain for carrying longer items. The Excursion had a more functional layout, but overall I liked the GMT400 more.

Meh....having been involved with press units in a prior life I don’t take journalist breakdowns as indicative of overall quality. They tend to hoon vehicles worse than I did when a daily rental foolishly hired me and 2 buddies at age 18...   

They lost me after the GMT800: no more steel bumpers on the SUVs, AFM that caused lifter wear and oil burning issues on the excellent LS engines, just overall cheaper interiors, etc (although the 400/800 have their share of cheapness on the inside).

IMO for the fullsize SUVs, yo go big or go home.  Aside from this being a big block 2500 (they didn’t make tahoes in HD form), comparing 1500 to 1500, the added utility of the Suburban is a no brainer, you’re already paying the fuel bill.  The only “Cost” is ease of parking, and you get used to that.  I love my GMT800…

That’s actually a smart idea for a Bronco dealership. Sell used old Broncos and restored ones.

I disagree on both counts but I definitely won’t argue that take for either haha. To each their own. 

Yeah, but the Tahoe has some drawbacks relative to the Suburban.

As opposed to a dom ho?

I definitely agree that the Tahoe would be a much more manageable size! My stepdad had one when my mom first met him and it was certainly more maneuverable. But I am digging the fact that I can put a twin-size air mattress in the back of the Suburban with the seats out and still have room for other shit. Never will I…

When you get to a certain point in your driving career, one tends to find that no matter how much better the safety systems you describe become, they will never be so good that they outperform a well trained driver in most situations, and frequently are more obtrusive than you think. As an example, the programming on…

If you need the wheel closer, you can look at the Supermiata steering wheel spacer. https://supermiata.com/steering-spacer-ND-miata-mx5.aspx

The objection is to the idea that safety overcompensation leads to driving incompetence. I could also understand a fear of airbags thanks to our friends at Takata. My own objection is specifically to the EU spec Mazda 3. The lane keep kept trying to force me into the opposing lane of traffic, or into other cars on my…

I despise the prospect of touch screens. I’ve been able to hold that off. Only recently do I have push-button ignition and an electric parking brake, and I can happily live without those. Bluetooth is pretty damn awesome though.

I’m totally in agreement. I’m hoping to be able to keep my Civic going indefinitely, and about to see if I can get some rust fixed on the undercarriage. If not, I’ll try to find an appealing used car from a state without snow.

I looked into the telescoping wheel swap for my Fiata. It is doable, it’s not even that expensive. But it didn’t gain me enough to bother with, as it only goes minimally further away. I for damned sure didn’t need the wheel any CLOSER.

If the active safety stuff is saving you, you are a shitty driver to start with.

I think I read in another thread that there were some tuning tweaks to the manual to get away from some of the issues the early iterations had, but not like an actual transmission change like the Mustang Mach 1 not using the MT-82, no.

It baffles me that singles and/or childless couples want to driver crossover suvs, which scream to me “Parent Mobile.”