What is that Equinox doing in this discussion?

Seriously. Make it look nice all around and cap it at $49,995, and you’ve got a winner. But since the Canyon starts at $22K and change, much more for a model that isn’t a spartan tradesman special, and now we’re above $70K which is just outrageous.

Equivalent and counterpoint:

“I can’t imagine what an entire vehicle would be like”

That’s pretty cool.

And the rear suspension can be used to convert Mk1 Mustangs to IRS fairly easily.

Thanks for embarrassing me in front of my friends, dude.

and if you look around, either in person, or on social media it’s easy to see that there’s tons of younger people on Harleys. Like you were thinking though, they’re all on older, cheaper, used Harleys

These aren’t children, they are adults who can use common sense. People who live in the Midwest (I’m one of them) know how to prepare for the cold and go out in it. You bundle up, get in your car go. I doubt the trek across the parking lot at the restaurant is going to kill anyone. The vast majority of people will be…

“One will be working it’s ass off”

Torque is NOT anything but the force component of work. It doesn’t do anything until its in action and then its called power...by definition. Power gets the rig moving, power makes you go fast. Power is everything. Torque is just the amount of force in the power equation.

A standard electric pickup will have pretty impressive performance built in. No need for a performance model methinks.

Ah. 

He shoulda mud-bogged the infield.

That, along with a plethora of other reasons, is why Aramark is evil. I applied for a job with them once, when I was desperate for work and was still in the restaurant business (yes, I know that doesn’t qualify as “restaurant business”) and then I started researching them a little bit. I didn’t take the job (‘high…

Last 2 high mileage/uncared vehicles we owned, changing fluid/filter led to the trans eating itself within 5k miles.

Look at all his majesty. Those peasants in their thatched roof cottages don’t stand a chance.

It looks like plenty of folks have done the XJ. My bike is a CBX, and my desire to keep the looks as close to stock as possible plus the inline 6 configuration and totally wonky intake tracts complicate matters a bit.

Went to see Mount Rushmore - Meh

Japanese cruisers are great bargains used. I tell guys at work who are interested in riding that they can buy a used Honda Shadow for cheap, ride it for a year, then sell it for what they paid.