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It's just a Toyota appliance, wouldn't expect Lexus quality interiors..

Happy Friday!

Parts supplier for Nissan and Stellantis? They make junk then, anyway.

Kia...though they already seem to have a bad image at least w/ their cheaper ICE models. Of the list of midsize mainstream sedans, if I had to buy any of them, I'd go with the Accord...built here in Ohio, always had a good reputation and always known to be a pleasant drive.

Be interesting to see what the subprime move to since as I posted above, pretty much all but two are dead after this year. Camry - Yes still in production Accord - Yes still in production K5 - Refreshed 2026 version shown in Korea, but Kia has not following the death of the Stinger in the U.S. stated if after 2025 it will get updated or end of life. Legacy - 2025 last year, end of production this summer Altima - 2025 last year, production ends this summer Sonata - Dead Malibu - Dead

Very cool to see a story about this R34 that is here in the PNW. Awesome car that I love. This Nissan Skyline R34 GT-T Looked Good From Afar But Better Up Close

Well TACO has failed again, reset back to what it was before the trade war started. FAILURE as it has exposed how much our Auto Industry and especially as we move to EVs is reliant on specific items that China Totally Controls. For Trump, Resolving US-China Trade Fight Comes at a Cost Magnets, to the smallest transistor if the U.S. is not going to have to rely on China for various materials that they control the global supply on, then U.S. creativity will have to happen to get us to develop parts that do not use them. The auto industry is going to hurt at the incompetence of trade, Tariff Tuesday might be a good update @Drew Dowdell on the long list of auto parts / materials that the U.S. is reliant on from China and outside the U.S. OUCH This Company clearly points the blame at #47 Tariffs. Trump tariffs claim first major victim as auto giant files for bankruptcy

The pool is closing to just a few after this year.

Aren't many choices? Isn't Ford and VW the only ones to have pulled out of a segment of like 10 cars? I feel like 7 vehicles is a pretty good pool of vehicles to choose from. Camry Accord K5 Legacy Altima Sonata Malibu

Some appliances last a long time and some don't. I have a feeling this one will go the distance. There aren't many choices in this segment.

Wish GM would do concepts and offer a car like the Genesis concepts that I find to be lovely. Way better looking than pretty much any current car out there.

I had a recall done yesterday on my Navigator. The recall was to eliminate the risk of something catching fire due to the under-mirror lighting. The fix was to simply unplug the lights and I lose the feature. This seems pretty ridiculous, right? Like, there wasn't an actual fix. I just lost something I paid for. I had a loaner new Escape for the day though. It was..uhhh...okay...

No much left in what used to be the biggest segment of the car market, I think. It's disappointing how much market share has moved to mediocre CUV appliances. And the Altima has a very bad image...car of choice of people w/ subprime credit..