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I do like the new Rogue, even the base model looks fine and has a lot of stuff. The interior looks really nice too. The dark gray 17" alloys (with taller sidewall tires, signaling the potential for a cushier ride) and black door handles and mirrors only signal a lower maintenance life for the vehicle. Over onto the YouTube, a kid reviewed the base model Bronco Sport with zero options, and aside from a lack of foglights (if I'm real they're a vanity item) it is kitted just fine. If in the future I go back to a CUV, it must be compact, cavernous for its size, and it must have a capable AWD system. Would be awful to just SIT THERE while the computer kills the power and I get nowhere just because of 10" of snow or mud I decide to navigate on the spur of the moment.

I was left sit once IIRC in all my driving life where it was the fault of the vehicle (been stuck in mud and snow several times in my 4WD pickups). I was in Delaware a good hour from home when the clutch linkage fell apart in my '92 Golf. Luckily it was just a broken plastic clip under the dash at the pedal. I was able to MacGyver a paper clip in there and get home with it. This was the same car I later drove on a cross-country trip to Colorado from Maryland with no issues. Fun times.

Curious as to how you'd answer a yes or no question.

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FAKE NEWS. It was barely HALF a century from the 1890's to the (give or take) 1930's for the gasoline powered car to come fully into its own.

I've owned one Asian brand vehicle, an '86.5 Nissan Hardbody. It was dead reliable for the 3 yerrs I had it from new, but the paint job/corrosion protection was crappy. Every stone chip on the hood led to peelback from poor adhesion (they grew to approx 3 inches or more in diameter), which then ushered in surface rust. Same along the lower perimeter. The mechanicals were rock solid, however. I am amazed that after all these yerrs and all the complaints/issues with CVT, Nissan has not gone back to conventional automatics. All of my Volkswagens ('92 Golf, TWO '98 Beetles, '00 GTi and '13 Beetle TDi) were bought new, and all of them had issues. They're wonderful cars to drive, but they're a pain in the butt to live with. My Chevrolets have been overall very reliable. Now of course I don't keep any vehicle for a long long time (longest was my '94 S-10, at 4 years and 125k miles) but the bowtie has treated me pretty well. My Patriot (except for CVT driving feel) and Compass were admirable too, and reliability was contradictory to all the naysayers. I'd own another Jeep.

My cousin has a 4-year old Forester, it's her first Subaru and it was bought new. On Saturday at a family breakfast, she said it is her last Subaru. I found that interesting, but now that I see those multi-year reliability rankings I am not surprised. She traded a second-gen Liberty in on the Forester.

I had no idear Balthy was so committed!

The "For Sale" sign on America's front lawn was taken down for a brief time.

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White car sounds like a diesel too.

You think showing the group, on a doll for Christ's sake, where the evil EV touched me is "adding value" to the discussion? You really are delusional. The myriad issues with EV v. ICE have been beat to death, why should I repeat repeat repeat them? With a choice so clear, the discussion should be over, yet here we are, some still advocating, against all odds, FOR EV. It's mystifying. So I come in here to be entertained.

Meep Meep... little guy pushing through!

Ah, so you're getting a 4Runner? Because I believe Toyota 4Runner is the only SUV/wagon that still has a retractable back glass. Well, ya gotta open the glass first.

Something to hold onto, a family heirloom if you will. I hope your daughter gets a lot of use and enjoyment out of it while remembering grandpa.

Ew no way I'm touching your inflatable date, COVID or no COVID.

The Bronco Sport is getting excellent reviews, whether 3- or 4-cylinder powered. While I haven't seen/felt up an example in the flesh yet, they look like a daggone nice little CUV. One feature that makes me swoon: the separate liftglass in the gate. I just don't understand why everyone doesn't do that.

Last man out, shut off the lights.

Recent statements by Toyota's CEO (and GM's CEO) have me changing my mind about buying a Toyota product in the future. Maybe a RAV4 Adventure?

Is this the same "GM Marketing" department that oversaw a market share drop from ~40% to ~18%? *scoff*

Well there's one sold.

How about this (you are STALE) LESS THAN 2% OF THE U.S. MARKET IS EV. Not very "demanding", but then how would you begin to understand?

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