That is actually.... alot less than I was expecting. Especially when something like a stripper Tahoe starts at ~$53k, trucks don’t seem to be a bad value.

Even though it is not a true off road vehicle, I respect the commitment with the tires. They looked so nice I instantly googled to see what they were.

3,750 on the highway is pretty rough, as I can attest to driving my brothers 2000 Jetta with the 5 speed, but jeesh... can only imagine what it is like in that Jimny instead of a decently refined Jetta.

There is a few single cab, short bed Silverados running around where I live, and something just looks off. It’s like stunted. Same with a crew cab and a short bed. Single cab with a long bed though is primo.

Most of the people I know of do use the HD’s for their stated purpose and if they don’t there is not much of a disadvantage of driving a big diesel. Most that I have seen get about the same (or better) MPG as a half ton gas. Have driven a Ram 5500HD Cummins owned by a masonry company, with fully loaded Reading bed and…

The last sentance of your post is where it's at. The batteries are incredibly expensive, rare earth metals and all that, and also the engineering to package them while still near optimal performance and safety. 

While GM does make really nice engines, they are terrible at making a timing chain that doesn’t stretch. I know they make multiple variations of the 3.6L V6, but the amount that come into the shop (where I work) with timing issues due to the chain jumping is incredible. Generally at about 100k and it is a pretty even…

Fellow Michigander here, winter tires and cautious driving really are your friend. Just understand how your car reacts to it, and how you yourself do, and you’ll be good to go.

I’m honestly a huge fan of what Toyota is doing right now. The new Camry, Avalon, and now this. Even the TRD versions, as silly as they seem, they’re fun, and the Avalon TRD looks legitimately good.

I was tracking until the goats, that got me. +1 star for you

As I’m wearing a runwell right now, and have a G-shock at home, I would heartily recommend both. I got the Shinola for a steal and their customer support is amazing.

The only reason to avoid synthetic oil in high-mileage, older vehicles is the detergents are much stronger, which can then remove deposits that are holding seals together and such and cause oil leaks.

I’ve driven a old town and country for my first car and it’s on the brink of unexpected death at some point, nearing 250k miles, and have been scoping out vibes for awhile. They really are awesome little cars.

Yeah, honestly 5,000 more than average over 5 year isn’t bad at all for 600+ HP. Like I’d take 600 HP for 83 bucks more in gas a month. 

Is the scoop functional?

Will a CVT even be able to handle that much HP/Torque long term? I know they’ve come along way, but still seems a little sketchy to me.

We had a 96 Nissan Quest, the exhaust was cracked off, it had 260k miles, and was rusting away, but it was one of the funnest vehicles we’ve ever had. Fun in the sense that we got it for free, never checked or changed the oil in 15k miles, beat the living heck out of it, and then sold it for 600 bucks as a winter…

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Learning to drive in something bigger is basically always better. Then as you move through other cars, driving things big and small is not intimidating. Learned in a LWB 97 Chrysler Town and Country, and confirm its way easier to drive anything from a Civic Coupe all the way up to a Ram 5500 Chassis Cab