There exists a place between ridgeline level capability, and solid axle swap crawling and that place is called “most off-roading” and many people go there.

ah ha! you’ve exactly illustrated my point! Sure you can throw solid axles on a unibody...but you won’t because the PRIMARY advantage of a unibody is ride and handling...two thing that solid axles sort of inhibit. Per the article BoF vs Unibody:

“Honda says 95 percent of mid-size trucks live on the pavement. But Sweers says 45 percent of its Tacoma buyers do go off-road, and that many spend lots of money on aftermarket accessories. He says “the typical after sale spend for pick-ups, depending on region and segment, is $3000~8000,” a significant figure that…

My mother in law has a Lexus RX350 and while its like eating a plain bagel with no cream cheese in terms of driving excitement its a perfectly fine car. Decent acceleration and handling and the interior is plenty nice. Boring as hell but not a car that should be on this list imo. No Jetta on this list or a PT Cruiser…

As someone who actually owned a 2010 RX350, it’s literally just an appliance. Nobody is impressed, not around here. Nobody actually believes it conveys an active lifestyle anywhere in America. If anything, it says “I have kids and I spend all of my free time ferrying then to activities.” It is soft and comfortable and…

Alternatively, the 7.3L diesel version of the Excursion is a wonder. It is reliable, it tows and will run all day at highway speed while getting fuel mileage that no other SUV that size can match.

New Volkswagen = Old GM.

“A brain can’t really be immobilized, so the usual treatment for a concussion is to keep mentally taxing tasks to a minimum.” ...so you wrote a few pieces for Gawker as part of your rehab?

I believe the Erie River feeds into it.

Fuck off, not everything is related to racism or similar ills. Rally spectators and other racing fans are killed in some of the richest countries in the world on a regular basis; the fact that this occurred in what mostly resembles a third world country is coincidence. Grieve for the boy and his family, I will pray (I…

Just popped in to pick a nit. The catalytic converter doesn’t filter or trap, it catalyzes. It provides a substrate that facilitates reactions that break down unwanted byproducts of combustion. Nothing is trapped in the catalyst, it is reacted to something less harmful and released.

Yeah. Yesterday on Gawker, some a-hole published an article titled

Yeah, I noticed the same omission of influential factors in the stats. It’s amazing how often (more often than not, I’d say) statistics are skewed to tell the story the author wants to tell.

A couple of things wrong with these statistics.

If he really wanted to be realistic then he should be using a tiller and rudder pedals to turn it and hand throttles for propulsion. That would be so badass....

Psh it doesn’t even have toe brakes and at least the steering wheel (yoke) still does something when you turn it on the ground. This guy has it easy.

That’s not really aircraft controls. I was expecting like, rudder controls, and throttle on a sliding or pivoting rod.

I was kind of hoping he had a multi axis stick, a hand throttle and pedal rudders. That was really just yolk shaped staring wheel.

I know she did not directly do this but she was allied with the Nation of Islam which supported the killing of police , and had serial killers who spent their time hunting down white people to kill rape and torture. If you want to read more about those serial killers you should look up the zebra murders since its an…