A July 4, 2021, traffic stop led to a nine-hour stand-off between police and a SC-related group called the Rise of the Moors, according to CBS.

related point - I was in the lower mainland just outside of Vancouver a couple weeks ago and saw an honest-to-God Vinfast dealership. Couldn’t quite believe it. They had a handful of cars - most inside, one outside and then a ton of used vehicles in front of the lot. No permanent sign, just a banner and a couple of…

In fairness  - if I’m visiting Putin in Russia - I’m developing a fear of flying and taking the train too.

A literal piece of the truck flew off - with no impact - in heavy traffic and either hitting or nearly missing multiple cars. This is not helping Tesla’s already spotty record of build quality.

Dude - you’re not making any sense at all. If pot slows your reaction times, it’s going to - on it’s own - make you more likely to get into accidents.  And yes - that means it, and it alone, are going to be responsible for accidents.  Just accept the fact that anything that makes you a worse driver is going to cause…

Are you high right now?  Because this paragraph would seem to indicate that you are.

I think your QX50 is an outlier - and likely because it’s more of a performance CUV than an actual CUV. My parents drive a Honda HRV - and that thing is only marginally worse than the Fit it’s based off - on both the highway and around town. Which is to say ~5.0 l/100 km (around 50 mpg) on the highway, and 7ish l/100…

Well if you want to talk about the ‘most’ rational choice, it’d a hypothetical car shaped like a box with just enough power to keep it moving at legal highway speeds, a full suite of safety features, a CVT transmission, sliding doors (as you note), and zero non-essential styling choices.

You’re reading an awful lot into the fact that more people in Europe are buying Yaris-Crosses.

People - particularly on this website - need to realize that CUVs and Cross-Overs are not SUVs. They’re cars. They’re hatchbacks that have been slightly lifted, usually come with sophisticated AWD systems, and typically have a bit more cargo room. They aren’t bad vehicles. They aren’t the compromised, gas-guzzling,…

Brilliant.

Ugly is entirely subjective.  I quite like it, and think the Elantra is trying a bit too hard with the angles.  If you’re buying a manual for performance, you’re bound to be disappointed.  You buy it because it’s fun to drive, and the WRX has a great one.  Also - if you want AWD, neither the GTI nor the Hyundai N are…

There’s also the great Civic Type R, otherworldly Acura Integra S and the much-loved Elantra N out there, all of which will continue to be offered with a manual transmission for the foreseeable future.

If you’ve recently marched on Moscow with your private army, take this long weekend off and maybe have a staycation.

Maybe. but I think the point is still a fair one about the risks of increasingly heavy cars.

I have a hard time experiencing anything but elation when I hear about another Russian failure.  

Yep - this is by far the best answer.  There are other cool yellow cars that need to be mentioned - but this is the best.

My problem with this sort of view is that it completely misses the bigger picture. Yeah - the baby boomer generation made a whole ton of mistakes. But what generation hasn’t?

That’s right - say something ridiculous and get the old feelings all bunched up in knots when someone calls you on it.

I don’t think I know a single baby boomer who retired at 49. Let alone that being the standard case. Most that I know worked well into their late 60s to finish paying off their home, and helping their kids get through college.