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No question, it’s much tougher to own *any* new car in an area that doesn’t have a dealer/service center.
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
No question, it’s much tougher to own *any* new car in an area that doesn’t have a dealer/service center.
Small sample size alert—I’ve had two R1S loaners and two rental cars (a Mach-E and a totally sweet base Mirage econobox). 100% of service reps are people you’d want to have a beer with.
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Small sample size alert—I’ve had two R1S loaners and two rental cars (a Mach-E and a totally sweet base Mirage econobox). 100% of service reps are people you’d want to have a beer with.
If you can read, you can cook.
December 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If you can read, you can cook.
Will happily pick the winner up at SFO.
December 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Will happily pick the winner up at SFO.
When I was 19? Digital lab scales.
Today? Air quality monitoring equipment. The whole world becomes your lab.
Today? Air quality monitoring equipment. The whole world becomes your lab.
December 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
When I was 19? Digital lab scales.
Today? Air quality monitoring equipment. The whole world becomes your lab.
Today? Air quality monitoring equipment. The whole world becomes your lab.
Wow, you have to get to page 6 to get to possible causes of the AQ improvement. Talk about building dramatic tension.
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wow, you have to get to page 6 to get to possible causes of the AQ improvement. Talk about building dramatic tension.
Talk to more EV drivers. We can all say what we want, but Teslas work and work well for a lot of EV drivers…and that is before taking fast charging into account.
That said, if John wants to write an article on his top 5 alternatives, that would be a great reference for the EV curious.
That said, if John wants to write an article on his top 5 alternatives, that would be a great reference for the EV curious.
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Talk to more EV drivers. We can all say what we want, but Teslas work and work well for a lot of EV drivers…and that is before taking fast charging into account.
That said, if John wants to write an article on his top 5 alternatives, that would be a great reference for the EV curious.
That said, if John wants to write an article on his top 5 alternatives, that would be a great reference for the EV curious.
I won’t doubt the numbers, but based on the number of new Y’s sporting the light bar, I’m not seeing a massive decline in the Bay Area.
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I won’t doubt the numbers, but based on the number of new Y’s sporting the light bar, I’m not seeing a massive decline in the Bay Area.
I’m nostalgic for the Outlander. It was the PHEV SUV we needed in 2014 (and could have had with some bold moves by Mitsu at the time).
If Outlander PHEV owners can access Nissan dealers for service, that could be a good thing also.
If Outlander PHEV owners can access Nissan dealers for service, that could be a good thing also.
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’m nostalgic for the Outlander. It was the PHEV SUV we needed in 2014 (and could have had with some bold moves by Mitsu at the time).
If Outlander PHEV owners can access Nissan dealers for service, that could be a good thing also.
If Outlander PHEV owners can access Nissan dealers for service, that could be a good thing also.
Third time’s a charm?
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Third time’s a charm?
I’m on board with this. Not sure when the Chrysler name actually was on the cars? Back in my day it was Dodge & Plymouth.
May 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I’m on board with this. Not sure when the Chrysler name actually was on the cars? Back in my day it was Dodge & Plymouth.
Yeah, didn’t have much hope for that one, but it was an excuse to post a cool deux chevaux photo.
May 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yeah, didn’t have much hope for that one, but it was an excuse to post a cool deux chevaux photo.
We’ll know the new CEO is one of us if he renames the company Deux Chevaux Motors
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May 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We’ll know the new CEO is one of us if he renames the company Deux Chevaux Motors
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Also fine. See above.
May 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Also fine. See above.
Dunno, Fiat-Chrysler?
ANYTHING would be better than Stellantis.
ANYTHING would be better than Stellantis.
May 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Dunno, Fiat-Chrysler?
ANYTHING would be better than Stellantis.
ANYTHING would be better than Stellantis.
Keep the brands (well, not DS), kill the name Stellantis.
And FFS, they are Dodge trucks!
And FFS, they are Dodge trucks!
May 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Keep the brands (well, not DS), kill the name Stellantis.
And FFS, they are Dodge trucks!
And FFS, they are Dodge trucks!
Now talk about the rabbit population…
May 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Now talk about the rabbit population…
These came out exactly at the time I got my license and started off-roading. I probably still have my copy of Four Wheeler with their first off-road test (it was the diesel, if I remember).
Temptingly realistic price, but this one would evaporate in a cloud of rust if I brought it to the coast…
Temptingly realistic price, but this one would evaporate in a cloud of rust if I brought it to the coast…
May 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
These came out exactly at the time I got my license and started off-roading. I probably still have my copy of Four Wheeler with their first off-road test (it was the diesel, if I remember).
Temptingly realistic price, but this one would evaporate in a cloud of rust if I brought it to the coast…
Temptingly realistic price, but this one would evaporate in a cloud of rust if I brought it to the coast…
Yep, great to have more access but adapters are a hassle. I look forward to finding out what happens when I inevitably drop mine (its an awkward disconnect).
March 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yep, great to have more access but adapters are a hassle. I look forward to finding out what happens when I inevitably drop mine (its an awkward disconnect).
Mystery 3rd-party packs for cheap? Intriguing…and a bit scary.
March 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Mystery 3rd-party packs for cheap? Intriguing…and a bit scary.
What typically powers the cooking on yachts like this? Propane? Electric? Not alcohol, right?
March 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
What typically powers the cooking on yachts like this? Propane? Electric? Not alcohol, right?