At this point, why not, though? Read more

Plus reliability is always a bit subjective, especially word of mouth. Read more

Right. The big allure for the Wrangler (and later the Gladiator) for me was I wanted to get into something simple and reliable. Unfortunately, those are mostly just Jeep legends now. To be fair, almost every car is complicated in the modern era, it’s just that Jeep is still pretending to be simple, yet charging prices… Read more

For our 20th anniversary, I’m taking my wife to Alaska! For our 25th, I’ll go back and get her. Read more

I’m not seriously in the market for a Bronco or Wrangler, but I’ve been scared off of Jeep shopping enough times to have some opinions on the Bronco’s advantages: Read more

I’m going with NP for some slightly intangible reasons: Read more

“Today, my wife and I decided we didn’t want children. We plan to tell them after we leave.” Read more

Right on. The company that should be dominating the performance crossover space (during the crossover boom) is MINI. Read more

I’m not sure how I also remember that mediocre movie after all these years, but the line “This is my cousin, Chuy” and Matthew Perry laughing and saying “Nice to meet, you I’m Luke Skywalker.” Read more

Your lead image just reminded me that I need to buy a new anchor for my inflatable raft before my next trip. Thanks.
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I truly think there is a small array of cars that are aimed at people who just don’t care about cars, or would otherwise not own a car at all. This believe gives them the freedom to do everything differently for the sake of being different. The Prius has almost always been in this category, but it’s been trumped by… Read more

This comment thread is already way too meta for me. Read more

“Someone’s gotta pick it!”
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First they came for the sedans, but I thought sedans were kind of stupid already, so I said nothing. Read more

Mercedes plant in Aguascalientes... Read more

“Good thing we got all this land for free! Otherwise we might have to pay even more reparations to other people, too...” Read more

Walkouts are a form of slacking off, just like playing Pokemon Go! at work. Read more

I’m not too risk averse...I’ve had Amazon, Apple, and Netflix for over a decade each, and usually stayed in through the drops. Read more

The stock market is on crack right now, but TSLA stock is running down Wall Street naked, freebasing, with a needle in each arm. That’s talent. Read more

And conversely, when shopping used cars I’m finding myself more willing to give up features I want if it’s at least an interesting color. Read more