Youtube comments of KNRS927 (@KNRS927).

  1. I love Hondas in general. The issue is that they’ve become so obsessed with simplifying, cost cutting, and making things so bland that it’s sort of lost the DNA of past Hondas. Not to mention they’re the most expensive of the mainstream brands with fewer discounts, and in some cars, they skimp on features that every competitor offers. They’ve sort of lost that fun and sporty character of past Hondas, and become expensive and cheap.
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  2. I want to like Ram trucks. They’re super comfortable, quiet, and highly capable. And this is super cool. I just can’t get behind Stellantis reliability.
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  3. Nike just did $23B in revenue in 2024 and yet are considered “struggling”. That’s corporate greed for you, at its finest. And we talk about problems in the US. Even if Nike revenue is down, it’s because their products are overpriced, low quality, and just not comfortable (their shoes specifically).
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  4. Doug discussing all the versions of the car. Mini Clubman: Am I a joke to you?
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  5. As an American, I always wish these brands and cars could be sold in the U.S. I’ve seen Dusters whenever I go to Mexico or Europe and they’re so cool. Everyone in America craves that cheap, capable SUV and this fits that right on point, and would fly off lots probably. This one looks like a nice improvement over the last one.
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  6. Carlos Ghosn is what killed them.
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  7. We’ve reached a world where a Boxster costs as much as a really nice 911 and not too long ago, this price would’ve gotten you a near top spec 911.
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  8. I guess Raleigh-Durham is yet another former affordable place to live that’s gonna become unaffordable soon and price out many of the native locals who called this place home for many years. It’s already getting up there and priced out many locals from what I’ve read and heard.
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  9. Having kids is just so expensive now, and sending them to college is just a major expense that many kids don’t want to deal with now. Last thing kids want is to still struggle with employment after college and dealing with those loans too.
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  10. To be fair, this is a top trim, luxury truck. You don’t have to buy this version if you want a simple truck. But I’ll admit, even base model versions aren’t as cheap as they used to be.
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  11. People go into debt for all sorts of things. Vacations, time sharing, weddings, you name it. They follow YOLO, and just want to enjoy life. I'm not that extreme, but I do get where these folks would be coming from.
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  12.  @aamitche1 they don’t want to make EVs now but since everyone has one and there might be regulation in CA regarding it now, they had to make one. And they figured they’ll partner with GM to do so. Both Toyota and Honda don’t believe in EVs, or at least adoption as fast as automakers were making EVs.
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  13. ⁠ @tuannguyen-zk3lv I wonder why folks are job hopping. Perhaps because companies don’t want to invest in their employees in the form of things like training, classroom lessons, and actually build a connection with their employees. Employers expect employees to be beggars who accept anything when the employees have to build their own retirement, support themselves, and live with ever-increasing cost of living. Of course they’re gonna job hop if you’re not investing in employees. And cutting back on training to even entry level jobs and expecting people to be trained and have experience before an entry level job is absurd. How is someone inexperienced supposed to get experience if 100% of jobs require it? That’s like saying you can’t ever work.
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  14.  @rc8929 one person isn’t gonna change a system. And end of the day, people have a job they have to worry about too and last thing needed is these politics getting in the way. Not everyone is expected to be a “social justice” warrior.
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  15. I’ve never understood the “labor cost” excuse because if that’s the case, why aren’t wages really going up compared to pre-pandemic? It’s nothing but corporate greed at the executive level.
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  16. It's a decent car but there's no reason for it to exist in the US. Base trim money, get a fully loaded Camry or Accord. Top trim money, get a Lexus ES. If neither works, get a used late year Avalon. Classic overpriced Toyota.
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  17. In order to seek asylum, you have to have a really compelling and good reason that justifies you couldn’t wait at all. For example, someone escaping North Korea communism has a compelling reason and really can’t wait. Many of these “illegal immigrants” aren’t to that extreme.
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  18.  @Aggie4life77 you could’ve picked up a fully loaded Camry for around 30k not too long ago in the 2010s even. Car prices went through the roof so fast. The maverick went from 19,995 for the 2022 model to 26,295 for the 2025 model in a matter of 3 years.
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  19. People think they have a god given right to enter any country they want illegally even if they have no reason for seeking asylum, and America tends to be the favorite country to pick on. Now if they somehow made it here from North Korea and are escaping communism, that’s different and that’s a fair reason to seek asylum as highlighted in the INA. However, “seeking a better life” isn’t a reason and legal immigrants who came to America for that reason took years to get approved.
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  20. I have to admit, more I see new Cadillac interiors, I like them. This strikes the right balance of tech and luxury, and it's arguably nicer than any of the interiors that Lexus, BMW, and Mercedes are putting out now.
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  21. The problem is power hungry executives who think they’re the only one that needs to live a fancy life.
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  22. Their pricing is insane now. But even with those price tags, wranglers and grand cherokees are routinely among the best selling cars in America. Whether that’s mainly fleets or what not, they clearly sell and people are willing to pay for them. I don’t get it though.
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  23. This. Another golden rule for me is that a company needs to actually be good and have a product that sells itself if I were to use them. When a product needs to rely on billions of views and influencer/celebrity marketing over an actual good product that sells itself, that's a red flag.
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  24.  @rhenry212 ​​⁠that’s the price for a barebones, Audi A3, that’s smaller and cramped inside, will cost more to repair, have next to nothing in features as German cars don’t give you a lot of standard equipment, has the same horsepower yet isn’t much lighter, and won’t last as long. Good luck even finding that 38k Audi on a dealer lot, as they’d never carry that, and even the higher trims might lack features too. For example, it’s tough for me to find BMWs on lots that have adaptive cruise control, and that’s something Toyota, Honda, and Subaru give you standard even on their most basic entry level cars. Also, you don’t have to buy the 40k Camry. You can get an XLE at a lower price that’s still nice inside, has leather, and that base Audi a3 or 2 series will likely feel cheaper inside too. Good luck finding a substantial luxury car for 40k, as those are now 50-55k more so.
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  25.  @JohnRayAllDay  to be fair, Toyota reliability could fall and still be better than other manufacturers because they were just that ahead of the curve. I’ve seen people with old Toyotas that they hardly took good care of that are still running beyond 150k miles so to drop even 50% below that level is pretty damn good. Also, the Ford F150 is probably better reliability wise and the Raptor has been around for almost 15 years, so ford just has it down. I want to love Ram trucks like this, but an F150 Raptor just seems like the safer choice.
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  26. @ Mustang starts at 31,290 so yes for that. WRX starts at 32,375 so yes for that. Elantra N starts at 33,950 so yes for that. GTI starts at 31,965 so yes for that. BRZ starts at 30,195 so yes. Again, you don’t have to buy a fully loaded model.
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  27. @ I love the Honda hybrids but they’re just so expensive relative to their competitors. I remember looking at a civic hybrid hatchback for my parents and we ended up going Camry XLE and there was hardly any daylight in price between the XLE Camry and civic hybrid hatchback, as we got some discounts while the Honda dealers just wouldn’t budge near me. It’s funny how a compact sedan hybrid gets so close to a hybrid mid size sedan in price and it’s not top trim compact for base mid-size price, it’s underequipped top trim compact for super or nicely equipped middle or slightly above middle tim midsize sedan price.
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  28.  @petermello55  ngl, it kinda is now. The civic hybrid has more torque, basically the same horsepower, quicker 0-60 time, 50 MPG, bigger engine at 2.0L and 2 electric motors, and better balance of comfort and sportiness. If you are willing to pay 30k, there basically is no reason for the SI anymore. The other thing is the SI has basically been unchanged in horsepower for the last 15 years so as the other civic models get more powerful and civic so stays the same, just no reason to get an SI. It has become bland over the years.
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  29. And yet people still want big trucks and SUVs even when they don’t have a need for them, and cost more than minivans. Just saying. Minivans are declining because of the “stigma” and people falling in love with 3 row crossovers.
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  30. @ and he destroyed the company in the process and became a fugitive to the law. Yeah.
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  31.  @CautionHighWavesAhead- I mean you’re exactly correct. Union workers took a cut to keep companies afloat and they want management to do the same thing for once and they’re greedy.
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  32.  @bimmerapologist  I mean it’s better than what American companies do.
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  33. Awesome review. The G70 seems like a modern Infiniti G37, aka that fun, sports car sedan that puts driving first over comfort and size. It’s also priced such that you can get the uplevel V6 engine for a similar price to competitors’ 4 cylinder turbo engines, which is nice. G70 is a good bang for your buck.
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  34. I still dont get the purpose of this car and what it has to offer now. Mainstream cars like the Kona, cx30, Corolla cross hybrid, and seltos are far more substantial than this while being available for less. For 36k, you could even get into a class above and get something like a cx5, crv, Tucson, or sportage. This car just doesn’t make sense for me.
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  35. “I’m sorry sir, after the legendary Doug Demuro brought attention to the marketplace on how glorious the Honda element is, I’m doubling my asking price.”🤣
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  36. Basically boils down to corporate greed
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  37. I'd have to go Kia Carnival. It's just newer, has more features and tech, and is nicer inside. It also has a normal 3.5L V6 and normal 8-speed auto so should go far. It also has more options to choose from. It can be had as a gas or hybrid model, and can be had at lower price points and across variety of trims. Some people just want a barebones point A to B hauler that can carry lots of people and their stuff, and the Carnival appeals to them while providing good feature content at lower prices. Honda is pricing out a lot of buyers getting rid of the LX and EX versions on many of their cars.
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  38. The answer is simple. People have a stigma about minivan owners that prospective buyers are fearful of for some stupid reason, and they gravitate to these 3 row crossovers like the grand highlander, traverse, and pilot. Those crossovers and stigma are why people don’t buy minivans, and it’s sad because anyone who’s driven a minivan and a 3 row crossover knows the minivan destroys when it comes to hauling people and their stuff. Nothing beats a minivan when it comes to hauling people and their stuff except an extended full size SUV like a suburban, grand wagoneer L, or Expedition L. However, those 3 cars cost 40-60% more than a minivan, are truck-based, and much harder to live with day to day in terms of parking and cost of ownership. That’s the answer.
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  39. It’s a classic debate of legality vs morality. As is literally anything regarding this topic, and it’s a matter of which side you take.
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  40. Government needs to get rid of the idea of “flipping”, “renting out houses”, and “building wealth” with real estate. Aka the stuff Graham Stephen and meetkevin promote, that’s ruined it for many people.
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  41. Don’t blame dealerships only. Blame the people willing to pay the prices and not adjust their preferences as time moves on. And also, blame folks for only realizing a good cheap car when it’s done and not buying when it’s around. If people stopped being willing to pay, only bought what they needed, adjusted preferences, and knew how to negotiate, we’d likely have a different conversation. Those people and dealers ruin it for everyone that just want a tool for daily use.
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  42.  @DrizzyJones1  or maybe CEOs and executives as a whole can get a lower salary increase as if a 10% raise and getting paid millions of dollars and 100x their average employee to start isn’t enough. Companies will report layoffs and losses and yet give their CEO a 20-50% raise so where did that money come from?
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  43. Trax for me if we're sticking with FWD. I'd like to see a Trax vs Soul vs Kicks comparison later. All similar price, all FWD, and all alternatives to a sedan.
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  44. Always got a soft spot for the Camry. Owned a 2003 Camry and got it up to 269k miles and could’ve gone longer. While the new Camry models look smaller inside compared to that huge 2003 one, the technology and driving dynamics seem to have improved a ton which is cool.
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  45. @ Only thing is I heard they moved it over from body-on-frame construction to unibody which stinks a little. Everyone in NA craves that cheap barebones off roader and the last generation Duster being body-on-frame and priced like a Trax would’ve fit that on the money. Still, it should be plenty capable while being affordable and spacious. This car would sell like hot cakes in the U.S. if Renault came here.
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  46. This car is just an example of taking hybrids and small displacement engines too far. It might drive amazingly, but just doesn’t embody the spirit of AMG for most. Also Hagerty has done drag races between the C63 AMG, M3, and Model 3 performance and the BMW usually won, with the C63 finishing last. So even with all that power, weight, turbo lag, and complex engine likely hinder it.
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  47. My first car I drove on when I started learning was a 2003 Camry I absolutely loved that car. It was super roomy, comfortable, and extremely reliable. I'd recommend that for anyone learning how to drive. A reliable first car is also a must since you don't want your teen to be stranded or freaking out if something goes wrong. Since Doug was a little vague, my picks for a first car would be a Camry, Accord, Legacy, Mazda3 hatchback, Civic hatchback, or Crosstrek/Impreza hatchback. I'm not into learning on SUVs but if you really want an SUV, then CRV, Rav4, Forester, and CX5 are my picks. If you can, I'd recommend looking 2016 and newer since that's when safety gear like blind spot and forward collision warning started becoming available on mainstream cars.
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  48.  @kevinrod14  to be fair, finding a 3 bedroom apartment for 800-1000 is basically impossible in any major city today lol. Those will be 1500 at lowest if lucky. But I was looking up houses around there in surrounding suburbs as that’s where you typically go to buy a house, and even the 400k houses I saw looked like they’d be 200-250k maybe 4 years ago.
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  49. For all the hate the Prologue is getting, I like it in that it’s an EV without having to scream it to the world. It has normal door handles, not those weird flush ones. It has a normal charge port opening that’s like a gas tank opening, not a motorized one. It has normal interior door handles. It’s just an EV that looks like a normal car, and I feel some people like that. People might want an EV/hybrid, but want it to just look like a normal car and not some science experiment. And this does that.
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  50. Looks so generic and too mainstream. It feels like Lexus just phoned it in as an easy cash grab and MDX competitor when nothing about it screams premium or upscale on the outside or inside.
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  51. To be fair the frontier just tried copying the Tacoma/4runner formula when it got redesigned as the Tacoma and 4runner had always been outdated and ancient inside and yet are wildly popular. Only thing is Nissan doesn’t have the reliability and quality history or reputation that Toyota has so that formula doesn’t work for them much.
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  52. You can get cars under 35k some fully loaded models and others not fully loaded models. You don’t have to always buy a top trim model of a car and get stuff you don’t need. People need to stop using top trim level prices to judge the price of a car.
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  53. I feel the issue is that employers started becoming unloyal and greedy, and employees were forced to adapt to survive in this world where cost of living only keeps going up every year and they have to take care of themselves. Back in the day, employers used to actually keep employees around for a long time, promote them, pay them more every year, and even help them with their retirement with defined pension plans where they’d set more money early on aside for retirement and then change it up later. It used to be a good relationship, but then corporate greed and obsession with shareholder value really ruined that relationship. Now employers wonder why they are always expected to be loyal to a company when the company won’t be loyal to them? That’s the problem.
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  54.  @macmiller1678  Some folks just have different priorities. Not everyone prioritizes retirement, planning for the future and FIRE as some others do. I prioritize tangible items or assets that I intend to keep for a long time, but others prioritize experiences and what not.
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  55. Problem is people won’t boycott products produced overseas. And even if they do and jobs do “come back” be willing to spend triple what you pay for them now just to have it produced here, or workers have to accept less money to keep prices the same or minimally changed. You can’t have both price and production here, unfortunately. Labor costs plus corporate greed won’t allow it.
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  56. Yukon. Toyota screwed up the sequoia and the one thing that made it stand out, reliability, is gone unless they work out that hybrid engine.
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  57. The stuff Boeing did is similar to what banks did in the 2000s, and as a result the who 2008 financial crisis erupted. You can never allow a company to regulate itself, no matter the industry.
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  58. That’s a pretty car. I’d probably not buy one since I don’t believe in spending 80k on a car, but it looks nice.
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  59. This phone manages to be cheap (relatively) and cheerful, so gotta give CMF props for pulling that off.
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  60. Nobody bought them. Simple. The trax is an example of a car people are actually buying as it’s a top 15 best selling car year to date. Can’t say the same for the other cheap cars that automakers made like the fit, versa note, focus, Cruze, sonic, etc. People complain about cars getting big, so why aren’t the best sellers changing? Like if a civic and Corolla are as big as a Camry was 20 years ago, why hasn’t the Corolla taken the Camrys place as the best selling sedan in America? Why hasn’t the Ranger taken the F150s place as the best selling truck? Like that’s the other thing that has to change to show people want cheap cars. Start buying the cheaper option and not more than what you need. Don’t just complain when it’s not there.
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  61. It was considered the sporty and fun affordable car that was also super teliable. Hondas epitomized “cheap and cheerful” to the fullest and now, it’s moved away from that. The last generation accord and civic were their last 2 models that symbolized older Hondas to the fullest.
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  62. He’s teased this type of car in the podcast and videos before. He once mentioned he had a hybrid truck SUV ordered so it basically had to be a Land Cruiser, GX, or Sequoia knowing that. Since it seems third row space matters, idk why a Toyota SUV though since their third rows aren’t good
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  63. @ so salaries going up to account for living expenses only matters to the CEO and executives but for everyone else, it doesn’t matter? That the issue. We talk about “inflation” but it’s only the executive paychecks going up and increasing prices, while the middle class and below is basically priced out.
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  64. The devil is peer pressure, more than anything. Credit card is just a fuel to that peer pressure.
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  65. That’s called late stage capitalism, my friend. But that’s what everyone wants and believes in.
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  66. I rememeber the days when the Ford F150 Raptor was in this price range and cost about 50-60k. Good old times.
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  67.  @italianbasegard I’ve read forums and seen that there are 2nd generation Prius owners still on their original battery and past 200k. And for the ones that replaced the battery, they found a replacement for cheap. Toyota hybrids stand the test of time really well.
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  68. @ Guess I learned something new as I read somewhere it was before, so guess I misread. Regardless, I see this like a crosstrek but bigger and that’s something I like. I wish Renault sold cars in the U.S.
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  69. @ funny enough my family actually has an accord. It’s a coupe with the V6 and I absolutely love that car. Of course Honda stopped building coupes and V6s but engines and stuff like that helped them build their identity as the affordable and cheerful mainstream brand. But now they’re gone way too generic and just too similar to Toyota as mentioned.
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  70.  @JoshuaIsTheMessiah  it isn’t (was unaware of that) but at the same time, do you have any idea what some of these folks coming from a country like Venezuela endured? We complain about 5% inflation, try dealing with 1,000%+ inflation and see how you like it. Or the constant shortages and starvation. That’s where the morality vs legality issue is. Illegal immigration is a problem, but it’s merely a side effect to our messed up system. My family came here legally and took years, but they’d have appreciated a faster process as would anyone, and maybe we need to fix that. Get rid of the things that’s encouraging and incentivizing people to come here illegally. Illegal immigration makes me mad, but when you have things in place that’s encouraging people down that path, it’ll happen That’s my take.
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  71. I'd take the Tucson over the Rogue, but that's just me. I just feel it;s a better value, and nicer. I also would go for the SEL with the option package and that's a nice, satisfying SUV in the 30k range. 40k and 45k is outrageous for a mainstream compact SUV with its base engine. I'd rather get an Outback with the uplevel engine for that money, and that's a sweet car. You also can squeak into an Acura RDX or GV70 too if you want some luxury, or get a Santa Fe or Passport if you want size.
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  72. Thing is people will complain about change, and then get over it. The closest thing to Toyota and Lexus is BMW, when they started moving away from their straight 6 engines to turbo 4s and people rioted and complained, but now their turbo 4 engines sell well and perform well. People just find any reason to hate on change initially and resist it but I’d imagine Toyota will fix the initial engine issues after a couple years. Turbo 4 isn’t new to them.
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  73. I’ve always loved the GLS, but its just way too much money for my liking now regardless of options.
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  74. I'd go Kona unless you're sticking to FWD and trying to be at or under 25k MSRP. Otherwise, Kona takes this one.
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  75.  @entropy_of_principles  I’ve driven some EU cars as rentals when I’ve gone to Europe, and they’re fun. I get why they aren’t sold as American taste and regulations are different, but wish they sold these. I mainly watch CarWow due to my interest in these cars haha.
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  76.  @FrequencyORD  A Santa Fe N with the V6 used by Genesis models would be an absolute thrill.
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  77.  @khakiswag  the problem is even if a manufacturer made a car with all that stuff like manual doors and locks and what not, they’d still charge a lot of money. Tommy from the fast lane car recently bought a 2 door Jeep Wrangler that has crank windows, manual doors, manual mirrors, manual transmission (I think), and manual trunk, and he still paid over 30k out the door for it. Even if you subtracted the off road stuff it had, he’d probably still be paying over 25k for that bare bones car lol. The corporate greed nowadays is just out of control.
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  78.  @joeldrummer23  I’m not a Chevy guy. 🤣
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  79. America also has an obsession with cool tech and futuristic factor. Americans love their screens like a giant digital gauge cluster screen, iMac center screens, iPad passenger screens, and basically a TV sized display overall up front. And more Americans want them and complain about cars not having them, price will just go up.
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  80. The Trax is objectively the better buy but I'll admit, this is a good looking car.
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  81. Hyundai has really stepped up their game lately. Test drove an SEL with Premium package and loved it, but ultimately the Kia Boys thing kept me from buying one.
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  82. A Toyota Hiace cargo van with the right price would be a real top seller.
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  83.  @kingdeedee and then the crosstrek is probably the best do-it-all car that can be had for around 25k base, and really well-equipped for that price
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  84.  @HSCrimson  here’s the list of cars with starting prices under 30k that can be had with solid features for that 20-30k: Trax, trailblazer, maverick, Corolla, Corolla cross, Prius, HRV, Civic, Impreza, Crosstrek, Legacy, Jetta, Taos, Kicks, Sentra, CX30, Mazda3, Kona, Elantra, Seltos, Soul, Niro and K4 That’s 23 cars. Furthermore, you can get or negotiate Camry, accord, K5, Sonata, Forester, Tucson, and Sportage to under 30k in base or second from base form, and they’re all well-equipped. You don’t have to buy a top trim model to get a well-equipped car that functions everyday in day-to-day.
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  85.  @HSCrimson  if you mean cars as in “sedans/hatchbacks”, then: Corolla, Prius, Civic, Mazda3, K4, Elantra, Impreza, Crosstrek (if that counts), Jetta, Sentra That’s 9-10, which is plentiful considering there aren’t many sedans/hatchbacka left. And then you can get/negotiate Camry, Accord, K5s, Sonatas under 30k too. I’d also consider Trax, Niro, and soul in that because you can’t get them with AWD, which is what distinguishes a “crossover” imo. They’re just hatchbacks. There’s still plenty of cars/hatchbacks/crossovers that can be had under 30k.
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  86. I see these around from time to time. It probably sells well and makes a lot of money for Ford so they should keep it, especially after they discontinued cars like the fusion, focus, c-max and ecosport. Just for me, there's probably at least 5 SUVs in the class I'd buy over this.
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  87. I mean what they’re doing is no different than stuff like forced entry, trespassing, heck even burglary. And people in the U.S. get severe punishments for those offenses. So what makes these illegal immigrants any different?
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  88. Great review. I really wanted to like the Maverick but the greedy Ford dealers ruined the allure of the car. I saw them with 5-10k markups in my area and some around 40k. For that money. I'd get a Ridgeline as that's the benchmark for unibody trucks, and has been around for 15+ years meaning it'll be more reliable too.
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  89.  @markgt894 yep we do. We’ll complain about cars getting too expensive, then buy them anyways. We’ll also say cars are big, and still buy them. This Dacia Duster is the perfect size car in my opinion, and we’d call this a “subcompact SUV” in America lol.
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  90.  @VinceEnclaveJohnson  people don’t care about that stuff. In their eyes, they’re already screwed not making enough to barely cover expenses especially with this economy, what’s the point of torturing themselves for minimal gain after? People don’t care about retirement or saving for a day that likely will never come because they simply don’t make enough for that day to come, if it ever does. That’s how these people taking loans for vacations think.
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  91. I wouldn’t do it long distance but for short trips intermittently, it’s probably ok. There’s a few upgrades like the shorter final drive ratio and CVT coolers that help it tow more.
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  92.  @veemacks7255 I have a BMW too, and it’s the worst start/stop system in the industry by far. It almost feels like you got rear ended when it restarts from a stop sign. It also sort of reminds me of manual transmission cars where you let off the clutch too quickly, and it lurches forward. It’s so frustrating and I shut it off everytime.
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  93. Rivian is one of those companies that everyone wants to succeed. It even gets money from basically every big company like Amazon before and even then, it can’t gain profitability. Let’s hope VW’s help actually what they need to reach profitability and survive long-term.
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  94. Doug discussing the fad of trucks. Subaru Baja: Have you forgotten about my existence when I’m the quirky and cooler one?
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  95. I think the problem I have with college nowadays is not only is it expensive, but it’s not as valued nowadays as it used to be. That’s why kids go to college and even then, they still struggle to get a good paying job that not only pays more than jobs that don’t require college degrees or the trades, but pays enough so you can pay off loans, living expenses, and still have some disposable income to get by. And even if they do go to college, employers want 2+ years of experience for “entry level” jobs and don’t bother to understand the commitment that is college, and still only pay what other paths that don’t require college pay.
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  96.  @JBinFL  I can’t remember the amount of times I used to go to a Toyota dealer to get my old Camry serviced, I’d see that beautiful Avalon, and even the guy himself would say you might as well get an ES if you’re spending that much money and like that car. This car just has that same issue.
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  97.  @DonJulio4649  Funny you say that when the top 5 best selling cars in America essentially cost around 40-50k, meaning people are willing to spend that much. It’s just they’re going to gravitate to a few brands and Nissan isn’t one of those brands people gravitate to when spending that much.
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  98. @ Problem is we Americans love big trucks and SUVs even if we’ll never use that space or capability. A CRV is considered “compact” in the U.S. but in Europe, it’s considered big, “midsize”, or even “full-size”. The biggest car I’ve seen on sale from Hyundai in parts of Europe is the Santa Fe, which is “mid size” here. An F350 makes a Santa Fe look like a toy. A VW Taos or Hyundai Kona, for example, are the perfect size SUVs, and they’re “subcompact”. That also contributes to expensive cars.
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  99. ⁠ @amazingcars-ge7oi we don’t know better, that’s why we keep buying and spending and driving the new car price up. And for the folks who don’t want to buy new and only go used, the used car prices are also pretty high at almost 30k. Safe to say the days where you could get a new Corolla/civic under 20k are long behind us.
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  100.  @CarGeek360  I always love it when a car comes out, it’s slightly lower price than competitors, and when it cuts costs in areas like a screen, people complain about no digital gauge cluster or too small screen or no 25+ inch display. Then those same people will complain about price, like seriously? I’d rather have less screen in a car if it can lower the price.
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  101.  @BigD481 I know folks driving second generation Prius models that are past 200k on the original battery. Toyota hybrids last a long time, and that’s one of their strengths.
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  102. @ I’d rather bike than buy a Mitsubishi mirage. A fit is an example of a small car that was awesome and could be had for 16-17k but nobody bought it. There are many small cars that are great but nobody realizes it until they’re gone. And then the prices of used go crazy.
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  103.  @anthonyfournier1731  yeah and people are willing to pay even with that corporate greed. If people stopped paying, drove their cars until the wheels fell off and only bought when necessary and bought only what they needed, things would be different.
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  104. @ New car sales were up 2% in 2024 compared to 2023 so clearly people want new cars, and they're willing to pay. People in youtube comments just assume that everyone wants "cheap, barebones, and reliable" when the new car data shows the complete opposite.
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  105.  @Kjhgr01  The K5 and Sonata are still going strong and just got updates too.
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  106.  @Craycrayallday  I’m not really an SI guy. I just feel you don’t get much more in performance or driving experience as it’s only a 20 horsepower bump compared to the normal 1.5T, while you’re sacrificing comfort and the normal civic is very sporty. I’d much prefer the new hybrid over the SI as well. But point is, I’d get either that or a mazda3 and save 5-10k over a barebones A3. The A3, 2 series, A/CLA are horrible value propositions.
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  107. Still hard to believe that in a challenge like this where only one person buys a 2 door sports car, it’s Filippo.
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  108.  @davidzavala337  6. Buying more than what you need. 80% or more of F150/Silverado/Ram buyers don’t need a truck, but just want one for no reason.
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  109.  @TheMrJourneyer  The Camry just got a redesign for 2025.... Not only that, it comes standard and only as a hybrid while Honda starts its gas models at the same price as a Toyota hybrid, and charges 4-5k extra to go hybrid. In the case of Accord, its base gas model is basically the same price as Camry, but then you have to pay 4-5k extra for the base Sport hybrid and you lose features on the EX while it's not as nicely equipped as an XLE Camry or SE Camry that can be had, for that Sport Accord price. In the case of Civic, that cheapest hybrid trim is basically the same price as a Camry base.
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  110.  @miguelbaeza65 Honda is just expensive and underequipped in general. You can get an SE Camry for basically the same price as a fully loaded civic hybrid sedan or hatchback, and that Camry se might have more equipment than that fully loaded civic, while being the same price or cheaper lol.
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  111. @ sure, but some manufacturers are better than others. And Stellantis brands are usually the worst of the bunch. Also, it’s. Brand new engine here while Ford has been using the same engines in their trucks and the Raptor for almost a decade now.
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  112.  @jamesengland7461  I don’t think Honda cares because EV adoption so far has mainly been rich people or immature young kids wanting to get in on the “next coolest thing” and thus, the result is you had a lot of initial, pent-up demand that eventually dried up as those early adopters left the market. Japanese take the cautious approach instead of rushing in multiple models, making announcements on so many, only to lose money.
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  113.  @Johnrl21 to be fair, we talk about 3 basic rights which are “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness”. Healthcare is part of life, if you want to think about it that way. Life means to have the inherent right to exist, and healthcare is part of existing and maintaining that existence. It shouldn’t be something that’s handled by for-profit companies that make money off people’s misfortune. It should be something that’s handled by taxpayer money with private options if people want. It should be something that everyone has access to without it being reliant on employment. Those are the issues with US healthcare. There are some things in life that aren’t meant to be handled as for-profit businesses, and things dealing with human life like healthcare fall under that umbrella. The U.S. is probably the only developed country without a public healthcare system, and it’s the most inefficient and expensive healthcare.
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  114. Same here. I drive a Subaru Forester and love it. Nice, simple, functional, all weather transportation.
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  115.  @Quince828  I drive a 2022 premium model and it has the stuff I need, and so far no issues. It has a lot of tech compared to the 2003 Camry I drove before, but nothing crazy now like the digital gauges or giant screens that annoy me so it gets the job done. First Subaru I’ve owned, and I hope it’ll go 15+ years.
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  116.  @naveenthemachine  people think it is luxury. All I want from Lexus and Acura, one day, is to build cars from the ground up that are uniquely theirs and not just mainstream cars dressed up to look nicer. That strategy doesn’t really work now with how expensive and nicer mainstream cars are becoming and thus, there’s less ability to differentiate.
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  117. It's a solid SUV. Only thing is the Ascent was plagued with transmission and reliability issues when it came out so hopefully those have been addressed. Other than that, solid, functional, point A to point B hauler.
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  118. Nice review as usual. Only thing is I do not like midsize 2 row SUVs now because compact SUVs have gotten so massive inside that there’s hardly a difference in passenger room and trunk room between the two classes. I’d rather save my money going for the compact SUV.
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  119. The price point for this car and Avalon, in general, has always been the thing holding it back from selling well.
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  120. @ so basically it’s only money that attracts CEOs, ok. I guess that’s a classic example of greed. And also are the CEOs the one doing everything? Where was the CEO of SVB when they collapsed? A lot of these CEOs run companies into the ground, leave their employees struggling, take their golden parachutes and enjoy. Just ask Greg Becker (SVB), Marissa Mayer (Yahoo), John Antioco (Blockbuster), just to name a few. Not really a good precedent where they can run the company into the ground and enjoy while others bear the burden. And maybe we should put rules in place that limit stock buybacks and how much stock one person can own as a company valuation goes up. Should one individual really own that much in a $1T company, for example?
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  121. I don’t think financial literacy would change anything. Most people spend because of wants and peer pressure and you can’t teach those things. Also, when everyone wants the same things, that’s gonna drive up prices and teaching things like avoiding peer pressure and herd mentality is impossible.
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  122. I immediately thought of the R class but now I see more Xc70 than R class lol.
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  123. People just don’t understand economics. They just hear the goal of tariffs and it sounds dandy but they don’t understand the damage it does before the desired end result. Sure it is done with the intent to bring manufacturing back to America. However, it took decades to offshore everything and to bring everything back, it’ll take decades too. So what happens in those decades? Well, prices go up for imports because CEOs can’t handle their cut getting lost. Competition for domestics will go down with those prices so CEOs will be incentivized to raise prices of domestic goods to just be below imports. Companies will go into extreme cost saving mode and start laying off people and overloading the best left. Then even as companies slowly start bringing things back, you have to pay that labor and too much money chasing too few goods, so inflation. Capitalism is just such that you get complete imbalanced society over time.
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  124. @ that’s what happens when sedans have become lower in height, and trucks have become so huge to the point their hoods alone are as tall as a school child.
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  125.  @bizzfo  They all suck, that's why revolutions of the past happen. The ambitious and greedy become unhappy with socialism/communism and having everything evenly distributed while the middle class and poor become unhappy with capitalism since some of them can work all they want but get unlucky, and they can't control luck.
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  126. Think of it this way. The best selling cars in America are an F150 and Silverado/Sierra. The average MSRP for those sold is probably 50-55k. Then you have the RAV4 and CRV, average price is probably 33-35k MSRP for those. You have the Model Y in the best sellers, another 55-60k car. And then you have the lone sedan, a Camry, probably 30-33k MSRP. Moral of the story: people want the biggest car and most tech possible now. Also, it’s psychological. People don’t want to “downsize” to the lower class of cars as cars go upmarket.
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  127.  @BCaldwell problem is nobody would buy it, anf the few enthusiasts who do buy it won’t generate enough cash for Mitsubishi to continue it. And the other route, mitsubishi could just try to partner with someone else but wouldn’t be the same. They tried the eclipse name in the eclipse cross and that hasn’t sold well.
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  128. @ try that and you’ll be sent to jail or executed in public there. Do that for a country like Belarus, and same thing, heck a person running for president tried that and had to flee knowing she’d be thrown in jail. “Rise up as people and do it themselves” isn’t really a solution and a lot easier said than done. And also, that is happening in North Africa in a region known as the “coup belt”, and the result is endless civil wars, crime, and people’s life on the line at any point. That’s why the INA specifies that you have to prove your life is in danger. Maybe before you talk idealistically, remember that people don’t want to die and forcing them to die like that is kinda cruel. That’s why a case like North Korea, it makes sense for asylum. These people, they don’t. Maybe you should try it for them and see how you like it, just saying. Oh wait, we already tried it for Afghanistan, and that turned out so well!
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  129. The Chinese F-Type ripoff, though I have to admit it does look pretty.
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  130. For now, you could even get a slightly used Toyota Avalon and you’d hardly miss anything new.
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  131. Only problem is now Tacomas are getting very close to full size truck pricing. You can still get incentives on full size trucks so now, the gap in price between full size and mid size truck is smaller than ever before.
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  132. Its stuff like this that makes people want to flee their country, and “banding together to fight for their nation” is a lot easier said than done. That said, this is a situation that someone can have to seek asylum, and most illegal immigtation isn’t done from these folks.
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  133.  @BackToTheGame.98  Basically if you run an automotive or perhaps engineering company in general, do not hire anyone from Carlos Ghosn's inner circle unless you want your company to die or come close to dying.
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  134. The issue with tariff is people only think about the end result of “moving jobs back to America.” They don’t every realize it took decades to reach the point we’re at, and it’d also take decades to undo it. And during those decades of undoing, even more damage can arise. That’s frankly the issue with Trump. All the end results the desired and preached sound nice and dandy, but the process of trying to reach those end results is super rocky and not as promised.
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  135. A lot of older people follow this line of thinking where “people don’t want to work anymore or invest in themselves doing education and degrees and certificates to help themselves.” The issue is people and kids don’t want to to waste their lives working and investing in themselves and spending all that money only to still struggle to pay their bills and not be much better off than they were before dumping money on things like education and certificates and all those extras.
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  136. 2023 Camry v6 is a sweet car. I’ll miss that car since it’s among the most unassuming 300 horsepower sedans ever
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  137.  @HSCrimson there’s plenty of cars that can be had for 20-30k MSRP depending on trim. You don’t have to buy a fully decked out model of a car. It does suck that cars like the Camry and accord are barely at 30k in base form, like 28-29k, but I’ve seen discounts and there’s plenty under 30k.
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  138.  @LordWinter ​​⁠​⁠CX5 any day. Escape has the cool tech, but that will run you into the low or mid 40s, and that’s knocking on the door of some nice luxury SUVs like a Lexus nx or Acura rdx or even ford's own lincoln corsair. I ain’t an escape fan but they sell 100k+ units and clearly there’s a market.
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  139.  @mrmrlee  Still over sticker even now. I just can’t pay over sticker for any car. It’s a personal choice.
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  140.  @ARaea51  it really annoys me. “If it’s inflation, then why aren’t salaries going up for the average person? Well simple, they aren’t, they’re only going up for greedy executives and those guys are the ones spending more and leading to more money chasing too few goods.
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  141.  @lolickypeepee23xdd6  I love sedans as a driving enthusiast, but I can understand why SUVs are so popular and think the trend is to stay. For example, I recently had an Avalon rental car for a week and while it was super plush and comfy, it was insanely low and hard to get inside. It felt as low as my personal 328i. And that’s not something you’d want in a car targeted to older buyers. Sedan step in heights have been decreasing as automakers try to appeal to new audiences and go for style, their interior volume has gone down, and their MSRPs aren’t that far off from the similar SUV counterparts. So that’s why folks gravitate to crossovers/SUVs.
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  142.  @markgt894  Raptors are awesome until it comes time to refuel them, maintain them, and actually live with them since they won’t fit in too many garages or parking lots.
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  143.  @oxi_tyxaios  To be fair, the Chevy Trax is probably similar in size to a Dacia Duster, maybe longer give or take and without AWD, and it’s been one of the best-selling cars in America in 2024. HRV and Crosstreak are similar too and also among the best sellers. I think some folks are starting to realize that theee massive cars make no sense, even if it’s slow realization.
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  144.  @09FoxRider  The people that actually use their 4x4s to do serious off roading buy used ones and modify them. Even then, 95% of 4Runners are just pavement queens and the hybrid powertrain is just fine for that. The most of-roading most 4Runners will do is grass or gravel roads that a Prius can handle. Also, Toyota hybrids do last a long time, many Prius owners have gone 150k+ or 200k+ miles on the original battery.
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  145. They probably were saving the FJ Cruiser name for that Wrangler fighter, but at the same time, is there room for the FJ Cruiser at that price point now with the 4Runner and Land Cruiser? Maybe not, and guess they didn’t think about that.
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  146. The only issue is doing that drives up used car prices even more because of the few used cars that’ll hit the market.
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  147.  @isaacfeinberg4623  Idk about that. 165k is the starting price for this car, and that's the same starting price as a 911 Carrera GTS, not the base one. So165k can get you a really nice base 911 or the GTS. Then this car reviewed was around 210k. That can get you a really nice 911 GTS, which is a 911 car and the nicer Porsche while the 718 is supposed to be the entry level Porsche. For 210k, you can even get an Audi R8 which obliterates this car and the 911 in performance, looks, and power. Audi R8 is basically a budget Lamborghini.
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  148. When honda doesn’t want to make EVs but has to for regulation/CA sake or just to have one, of course they’ll outsource and you can tell. These also are cheaper to lease compared to a CRV, so that’s what they’re going for.
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  149.  @TheMrJourneyer  You're saying that as if the best selling sedan in America for the last 20+ years, the Camry, isn't in super high demand and doesn't have a small market day supply (and its lead only widens). Yet I got some discounts on top of there hardly being any daylight in price between an SE Camry, XLE Camry, and Civic Sport Touring sedan/hatchback. That's been the one sore spot for the Civic, for example. If it was priced exactly same as Corolla, Elantra, K4, I'd but it in a heartbeat without thinking.
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  150.  @JanaiB72  Stellantis also gives you huge discounts which offset the price to be inline with competitors, or even less at times, fyi.
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  151. @ we’re holding onto our Accord Coupe V6 as long as possible. If I had to get a hybrid, I’m probably going Toyota hybrid since they’re more affordable and likely more reliable while Honda hybrids start 4-5k more compared to Toyota hybrids.
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  152. The issue is we’ll say that for basically any car class, then a company does it, and nobody buys it. Chevy has been producing an affordable EV called the Bolt EV/EUV and people hardly bought it. You could pick it up for the same price as a Corolla/camry and yet it didn’t crack the top 20 best selling cars list ever the way the model 3 and model y have cracked that list routinely. That’s probably the main reason car companies just don’t invest in cheaper cars anymore, especially cheap EVs.
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  153. Not just that, but dealers intentionally don’t carry lower trim models and if they do, they’ll add accessories or items to increase the price.
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  154. @ only thing is mass deportation won’t stop people from coming back and trying, just saying. It’ll get people out, but won’t stop people from coming and trying unless we fix that system and process. Especially if they’re fleeing super dire situations where a chance at escape is better than staying in that country, especially if someone tries fleeing North Korea.
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  155. @ Civics and Accords might not be “cool”, but they have a reputation for being the sporty and fun mainstream models that are also affordable and super reliable.
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  156.  @julianevans9548  I don’t think power is great. I’m pretty sure throttle house and hagerty have down sprints with the AMG vs the M3 and the M3 consistently whooped it.
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  157. Problem is finding a Sienna is another adventure. So if you really want AWD, don't need to carry 5+ people routinely, and rarely will use the third row, you're probably better off with a Grand Highlander, Pilot, or Telluride, as much as I hate to say that.
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  158. So far it has been a great move. I’m just curious how the Land Cruiser sales are gonna hold when the new 4Runner comes out. Then you have the 4Runner and GX cutting into its sales. But I agree, the last Land Cruiser was way expensive, getting into Lexus LX sales and most people were going for the LX anyways so like, might as well kill off the Land Cruiser because people in the states are a lot more brand conscious and don’t want to spend that much on a Toyota.
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  159. I think the idea was everyone knew he was gonna win since it’s a short race, so they made him a super villain character everyone was trying to beat.
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  160.  @danielzhang1916  and it’s sad, hence I have no sympathy for dealers. People can say the “inflation” stuff all they want, but how come it seems salaries are never going up to feed this idea of “too much money chasing too few goods” mentality? Why is it that entry level job salaries for college graduates seem like they haven’t changed post-pandemic vs pre-pandemic, and same with labor for non-college jobs and yet price goes up everywhere when folks seemingly aren’t making more to spend more? And even with the auto unions getting pay raises, they’re still nothing compared to what they lost over the years and they gain likely won’t keep up anyways. So who is getting all this money to chase too few goods when it seems entry level college grads, auto union workers, and non-college jobs aren’t getting it? It’s just corporate greed and the automakers are really showing it imo.
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  161.  @jnmc-vx4fw  To be fair, Lexus powertrains aren't as smooth or refined as they used to be. Like others, they've also joined the turbocharging trend for emissions standards, and the result is their powertrains aren't as lush, smooth, or quiet as before. They're pretty rough when getting started, as is common with turbos. If you really want smooth, then you have to go Acura for the normal 3.5L V6. But if you do that, you might as well get a top trim Pilot and save your money.
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  162. "...that inflation is coming down yet they don't notice any of their prices coming down" - The issue is that inflation is nothing more than a measure of the rate at which prices are increasing. As long as it's a positive number, it means prices are still increasing. It's just the rate at which they're increasing is going down. The only way for prices to come back to pre-pandemic levels is deflation, but something like that would have economic ramifications. Capitalism has just gone way too far with no safeguards against things like corporate greed and shareholder equity emphasis at the expense of consumers.
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  163.  @habbadabbado5765  it isn’t just emission standards, it’s also increasing safety standards. Cars are now required by law to have all this safety gear like FCW, AEB, among other things standard and that’s also adding to the cost of vehicles. Pair all that with a little corporate greed, and it’s bad.
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  164. Companies expect you to know everything for an entry-level job (when you don’t learn how to work in college) and accept an insulting offer amount for having attended college, and then talk about loyalty and a person jumping to the next job. Well of course they’re gonna do that if you don’t want to invest in them and treat them like dirt to start. This whole “great resignation” happened as a result of companies being unwilling to invest in their employees and promise the job security of the old days, and employees were forced to adapt and be as cutthroat too.
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  165. Seeing these more often, and it seems nice. Think the style and room will differentiate it from the CX5. CX5 is pretty snug inside and this seems reasonably roomy and comfortable overall.
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  166. Kia models are not horrible in the reliability department, if you pick the right powertrain. You just need to avoid those horrible deal clutch transmissions, in general. However, their standard V6 engines and 4 cylinder engines are average reliability and should make it to the end of the 10/100 warranty and then some. Their turbo engines might be questionable but if you get a turbo engine with a normal automatic or CVT, that solves most of the issues from that Dual Clutch. They probably won't outlast an old V6 Sienna but then again, the new minivans all have their flaws. The Odyssey is nice but ancient, the Sienna is super slow and I have a feeling it won't last as long as a V6 Sienna with how overtaxed and stressed that 4 cylinder hybrid will be if you intend to carry 5+ people and their stuff routinely, and Pacific is under Stellantis. Also, good luck finding a Sienna at MSRP since Toyota produces so few of them and they're usually gone before even hitting a dealer lot.
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  167. I miss the days Doug would climb into those tight third rows or tight backseats in a coupe to emphasize how small they were and how they really shouldn't exist lol.
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  168. A lot of safety features are mandated by the government now, so they're required to be on all new cars.
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  169. I'd get a fully loaded Honda Accord Touring hybrid and save 8-10k+, but that's just me. If I had 50k for a FWD sedan, I get a Lexus ES for basically the same price or not much more, and that's a nicer interior in my eyes plus the badge. Toyota is basically cannibalizing its own products in North America.
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  170.  @Anomicchaos  the interior dimensions, interior quality and appearance of materials, and overall driving experience seem like a downgrade. That’s my take.
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  171.  @tyty0071  car prices have outpaced even inflation, which is the problem. A ford f150 raptor would’ve run you in the 50k range about 10 years ago, for example. Now, they eclipse 100k pretty easily. So did inflation cause the value to double in 10 years, or must carmakers being greedy asking more than inflation and misguided people willing to pay?
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  172. Toyota has been building the Tacoma in Mexico since 2005….. For all the people that complain about bad quality because of where it’s built, it’s built in the same place as any tacoma before it that’s universally loved by its buyers.
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  173. America is so obsessed with “business” and “profit” even if it comes at the expense of human life and others misfortune.
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  174. “We are not criminals” - proceed to commit a crime of crossing into the U.S. illegally, use taxpayer money to live their life, and then send that taxpayer money out of the country. Like seriously? It’s funny how people think it’s a god-given right to enter any country, especially the U.S., illegally.
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  175. @ and less hauling and storage capability because they don’t have that deep floor behind the third row and a third row that folds into that well. I could sit in an odyssey third row for a 1000 mile road trip and have no issue. If I did that in a highlander, I’d probably need to see a chiropractor or doctor after because I’ll have severe leg and back issues, if I can even make it past 100 miles. Minivans have as much space behind the third row as a CRV/Rav4/Tucson has behind its second row lol
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  176.  @wreak3r  yeah so Matt doesn’t just have shares in a YouTube channel, he has shares in an actual business thats more like Edmunds/autotrader/cargurus/kbb, etc.
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  177. I’ve always loved tacomas. Only thing is I feel the things that made the Tacoma what it was are gone with this generation. The new engines are ones Toyota is putting in all its models and should be fine long-term, but people loved those V6 engines. It’s more comfortable inside and has more tech, but folks loved the outdated interior and simplicity of the Tacoma. I feel the Tacoma is a better car to drive day-to-day based on most reviews, but most folks buying it didn’t buy it for day-to-day comfort and knew what they were getting with a Tacoma. That’s how it built a cult following.
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  178. I see more Bronco sports than escapes now.
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  179.  @InsighterofTech  I’d probably still be driving it if it didn’t get totaled, sadly. It was a super comfy and large cruiser, and makes current sedans look tiny. This car does look cool though.
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  180.  @CarGeek360  are gauge cluster screens really cheaper, and does adding passenger screens really help? And even if screens are cheaper, it doesn’t have to be one giant 15 inch screen down the middle. You can always do what Kia has in the Sorento with that panel or what Genesis models have in that small climate screen. I feel the more stuff you used that’s been manufactured for so long and the older stuff you use, it’s cheaper.
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  181.  @CarGeek360  I kinda like what Subarus had with their screen situation before this new giant iPad screen became the norm. Same with Toyotas in their older models, etc. I just think screen tech is excessive unless you literally just want a car that drives itself and your watch TV all day.
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  182.  @CarGeek360  I’m also not a fan of offering crossovers as FWD and AWD. Like the point of buying a crossover is to have that availability of AWD and not having it ruins the point of an SUV. You might as well get something like a Kia Niro then which is a super rational and pragmatic car imo, or a civic hatchback.
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  183. I want to like this truck, but I just can't. The solid rear axle compromises basically everything, and there's no reason to pick this over a Tahoe or Expedition or even the GX/Land Cruiser.
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  184. Probably my favorite Asian brand luxury SUV, and nice to see they haven’t ruined it. It’s still gorgeous inside and outside, and drives beautifully.
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  185. @ Even I’ll be honest. There’s a reason SUVs sell better than sedans. Coming from a 2003 Camry to a 2025 Camry, the new Camry felt lower, tighter inside, less easy to see out, and just not as spacious. So automakers are also trying to turn sedans into sports cars that are hard to get into.
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  186. One trend that really annoys me in the auto industry is piling on tech and slowly sacrificing nice comfort features. When Honda redesigned the CRV and accord, they got rid of the 4-way lumbar support which was awesome. They got rid of adjustable rear headrests even in the accord on a top trim, which is insulting for a 40k car. A soul and forte 10 years ago offered ventilated seats long before other automakers offered them on mainstream cars. Now the soul and forte don’t have it. When they redesigned the HRV, the got rid of the magic seats which were awesome and even if they claim the seats are better, they still don’t feel that way lacking thigh support. Honda also got rid of the LaneWatch and sure it was flawed, but Hyundai took the idea and improved it while Honda skimped on it. Those are just a few examples of automakers taking away nice, usable comfort/safety features and replacing them with tv screens.
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  187. Cars are just way too complicated and advanced now. The only way to possibly drive down car prices is more people actively campaigning for cheaper models and versions of cars that don’t have giant digital gauge screens or giant laptop center screens and are just all the features you use and need. And if consumers campaigned and actually bought them, that itself would shave of money in the car build price, which hopefully will reduce purchase price.
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  188.  @HondaHatchek  I mean they should at some point but corporate greed always gets the best of them as long as some people are willing to spend way more on a car than is necessary or needed.
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  189.  @shawnn6926 Toyota has been making Tacoma in Mexico since 2005, for reference. It feels strange harping on manufacturing location when it’s been built in that same plant since 2005.
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  190. Because people won’t buy them. Simple. The trax is actually selling and is a top 15 best selling car in America so far so that’s an example of people buying a cheap car, but not the case for everything. Also, the definition of “cheap” has changed.
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  191.  @maylingng4107  I know. There’s also a process to asylum as highlighted in the immigration and nationality act (INA). I’d suggest you look through it.
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  192. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel it’s very difficult for a mainstream-owned luxury brand to operate today (mainly if they build cars through platform/parts sharing). Every mainstream automaker seemingly is trying to move upmarket and charge more money. Thus, they have to make their offerings a lot nicer and they’re getting nicer, which leaves little room or reason to go for the luxury version now. Either that, or the mainstream automaker strips their version of some driving character to leave room for the luxury version and just isn’t a win end of day. We’re seeing Infiniti struggle there and even Acura has been struggling there too it seems since sales have gone down. It just calls into play a classic question: what is luxury? It’s harder to answer that now.
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  193. The new American Dream has become this: Save up as much money as possible, build a business/income stream that allows you to work from anywhere in the World, then move elsewhere to live like a king. When you have cities forcing HOAs down our throat, corporate greed from builders, cheaper materials to cut costs, and the worst, private equity firms buying up affordable housing and running those rents to the roof, that’s gonna happen.
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  194. Great review and always been a CIvic fan. This seems like a really fun car but I feel you missed one competitor that, if not marked up, blows this out of the water. That's the Camry LE hybrid.
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  195.  @courtneyregan4005  Limited crosstrek is a sweet car. In my eyes, base Crosstrek at 25k is probably the best value in the car industry. At around 25k, you get a lot of features and safety tech, standard AWD, and it can do basically everything if you need only one car.
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  196. Been a longtime subscriber and I completely understand. As you grow older, needs and priorities change and if you want to have a family, you can't take them around in old cars that likely aren't safe for modern standards. For the money, it's a simple fleet with the 3 dream cars you take out on a fun day that'll likely go up in value, the summer beach car, the modern daily that's also super practical, and the modern hauler that can still off-road a little.
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  197. People need to get rid of this idea that “they’re one of me in terms of race/gender or started middle-class/poor.” That doesn’t mean squat. When you join politics and get absorbed with that power, you forget everything.
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  198.  @Staatus_Quo  It’s also probably the quirkiest Mini because of the barn-style trunk doors. He also forgot that you can get a 4 door regular mini too now but the clubman, yeah that was interesting to not mention it.
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  199.  @cwert99  Sure, but that won’t stop these kids from still trying only to realize they can’t. They just see the Hyundai/kia badge and get excited. I’d still have the risk of going back to my car with windows smashed and what not, and just didn’t want to deal with that. I went with a forester ultimately.
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  200. Carlos Ghosn basically destroys any company he touches. He destroyed Nissan, and now they’re left for dead trying to survive. His protege, Carlos Tavares, basically destroyed Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler ever since he took the helm of Stellantis and now they’re struggling. If you’re on the board of a major company, don’t ever ask anyone from Carlos Ghosn or his inner circle to run your company. They’ll run your company into the ground with short-sighted management and thinking with no regard for long-term gain.
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  201. The average starter house was 170k in 2020. Will starter houses be back to around 200k, and that too for a single family one with at least 1,000 SF? That's what I'd want again and well, that might be behind us. I don't know if it'll come crashing down.
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  202. Problem is many ultra cheap cars end up being shitboxes and you can get 1-2 year used, substantial cars that are better than those shitboxes.
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  203. Glad to see there’s still good smartphones under $400. Love to see a budget smartphone comparison between the nothing phones, iPhone 16e, and galaxy a36 and a26 when they’re out.
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  204. It’s nowhere near as spacious nor as big as a minivan though, at 190.2 inches in length. For reference, the Chevy Traverse is 204 inches, a Ford Flex was 202 inches, and those were cars most folks consider minivans without sliding doors.
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  205.  @Craycrayallday  you’re better off buying a fully loaded civic or mazda3, imo, if you need a car around that size.
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  206.  @Craycrayallday  fair enough. A fully loaded civic and mazda3 are fun cars, while being nearly 10k less than an A3 and likely nicer inside. Just my thoughts
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  207. @ Really? Because as of first week October this year, Jeep has sold about 110,000 wranglers and ford has sold about 80,000 broncos. And there’s probably people who put orders on broncos over a year ago still airing. I’d day 110,000 and 80,000 units in 9 months YTD is pretty good.
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  208. This car looks really nice, but that backseat just is terrible now with the way cars are getting bigger. I used to own a Honda Accord coupe, and this backseat doesn't look that much better than the one in my old accord coupe in terms of width and legroom.
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  209.  @isaacfeinberg4623  maybe, but end of the day that’s a 911, that’s considered the flagship sports car, while 718 is considered the entry level. And for the price of this one reviewed, you can get that flagship 911 sports car GT3 with options. Heck for 216k, you can get an Audi R8 which absolutely wipes the floor with the 718 and 911 in every category but brand name.
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  210. @ the hybrid is just a much better all-around car so unless you care for those two items (the manual and LSD), which I’d imagine many buyers don’t care for them, there’s just little compelling reason for an SI. Not to mention because it’s had the same horsepower and almost same torque for 20 years, you can get used ones for less money with little to no performance sacrifice. So that’s another competitor.
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  211. I would've done the same thing exactly. Tag 4 guys in from the start and have a guy on the tires, 3 on the suspension , and if suspension gets done fast, add the skid plates after. I'd want skid platers if I'm going off road, but the tent is cool.
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  212.  @handleyobusiness  If we followed Dave Ramsey finance, nobody would be able to live life unless they made 300k+ lol. His rule is don’t buy a car unless it’s full cash, and then don’t spend more than 10% of gross on a car. The average car price is 48k, and I guaranteee that the average salary in America is 480k lol. His philosophy is literally don’t buy anything unless you can pay for it full cash meaning nobody can do vacations, nobody can buy cars, nobody could buy a house, or nobody can go to college lol. Dave Ramsey is the worst when it comes to finance with how extreme he is. The only thing is there are ways to take vacations and have fun without having to spend thousands or take on debt, which is what I do usually.
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  213.  @calebwany8422  The wilderness gets CVT coolers to help with that.
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  214.  @MichaelEilers  328i so yes and it is horrific. Also, it really doesn’t save any fuel at all.
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  215. I love the 4Runner but at the same time, 45-55k is a lot of money for a car that, mechanically, hasn’t changed since 2005. I’d buy one used, or wait for the new one.
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  216. @ you know what’s dumber? Civics being priced damn close, if not exactly the same as a mid-trim Camry yet missing stuff that that kid-trim Camry has like rear air vents and lumbar support. That’s why I compare them because Honda priced it that way. I could even compare civic to accord because the pricing even gets into accord territory. You know how a CRV maxes out at 40k and a pilot starts at 40k? That’s how pricing should work but not the case for civic hybrid and Hondas hybrid pricing strategy as a whole.
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  217. Kamala kept saying I’ll get to it on the first question, and he literally didn’t want a word salad as he knew she wouldn’t get to it. He wanted you to answer the question the way your kid would answer “10*10” on a Math test. Just a number or range, nothing more, and an explanation after with your thoughts. Just like typical politicians, she never answers questions but for her, it’s more noticeable. It’s just this time for once, the host wasn’t in her favor so she couldn’t get away dodging questions and it not being noticed.
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  218. I’d get a civic, Corolla, mazda3, Elantra, or the upcoming K4 over this. Nissan quality is very questionable now.
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  219.  @JamesMKE  I’ve heard jatco CVTs are still terrible.
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  220. I remember back when the Telluride first came out, reviewers raved about it like it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. It won every automotive award known to man seemingly, and every reviewer called it a "bargain." As a result, Kia marked them up to luxury car territory and people still paid and now it's hard to find Tellurides on lots. They don't always crap over basic cars. The issue is when they talk about price and the automakers see that and adjust their prices accordingly, like with the Telluride, Maverick, soon the Trax, etc.
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  221. To be fair, it is a crime to come here illegally. How would you like it if someone broke into your house and didn't hurt you but stayed there without your permission and ate away at your food and resources that you paid for with your hard-earned money? You'd probably not like it and you'd probably even call the cops, so don't expect the US to like it when it's happening on a large scale, and governments are funding housing for illegal immigrants with taxpayer money.. We have things such as trespassing, breaking and entering, and that's what illegal immigrants are doing. We need to stop with the whole idea of "we should not label them as violent criminals" when they literally committed a crime of coming here illegally, and that's no different than trespassing on private property or breaking and entering, all of which are crimes. It is true that some illegal immigrants came legally and overstayed their welcome as their visa expired. However, that is no different than someone signing an apartment lease legally then falling behind on rent, aka "overstaying their welcome" because they couldn't pay, and getting evicted by the landlord. What is the difference between illegal immigration and these simple examples where you wouldn't like it if you were on the receiving end? The thing that's weird with illegal immigration is it's no different than small scale situations where you wouldn't like it if you were on the receiving end, but when it comes to large scale, you're ok receiving the short end of the stick. The US is considered a home to 300M people, and those 300M people have a right to protect their grand home just as much as they'd protect their personal residence. Just saying. If you want to fix something, fix the immigration process so that people will actually come that way and not resort to these illegal mean and get rid of these illegal means.
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  222. A lot of safety tech is mandated now because it’s been proved to save lives. However, you don’t need 10+ inch center screens, digital gauge clusters, or passenger acreens to have a backup camera, blind spot monitor, or the safety tech. An iPhone size screen can get the job done. That’s all I’ll add.
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  223. Where have you seen negative reviews? Most reviews I’ve seen are generally positive as Toyota made an effort to make the Tacoma nicer for day-to-day use and not just be a crude, rough workhorse. They’ve usually praise the new powertrain as the older combo didn’t always get along, and they’ve praised the seating position and comfort as the old one had an awkward driving position. The main negatives I’ve seen are the price and cramped interior but all compact trucks are cramped inside so that’s nothing that stands out. I don’t get what negative there is unless you want cheaper, but compact trucks are gonna run in the 40k price anyways.
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  224. I've seen them in the south a ton. They're affordable, functional, safe, reliable and easier to negotiate. Overall, people just see them as as a alternative to Toyota and Honda while not having to deal with paying MSRP+ or some of those terrible dealers.
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  225.  @Fedex52738  Rivian EVs are cool, I will admit. Thing is I don’t trust the reliability and status as a new company just yet and I don’t know if VW will help in the reliability matter at least.
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  226. Wondering why Doug didn’t choose/consider the Armada/QX80 considering it’s just as off-road capable, probably has more room overall, and has a 5.6L V8 thats likely more proven. There’s also the Discovery and Defender 130, which I’m surprised Doug didn’t check those out as he’s a Land Rover enthusiast.
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  227. I wish they could just get rid of the WRX sedan, make it a hatchback based on the Impreza, and then they literally only have to build that body style for Impreza, WRX, and Crosstrek. It would probably save them a ton of money and time building 3 models from one body, or out make WRX a trim of Impreza like it used to be.
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  228. They're only correcting for Ford, GM, and Stellantis. Toyota, Honda, and Subaru it really isn't because those are still short on inventory.
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  229.  @andrewschliewe6392  Accord and Camry are similar in pricing but key difference is Camry comes standard with a hybrid powertrain on all trims. Meanwhile, Honda starts its gas model at the same price as a Camry hybrid and to get an accord hybrid, you have to step into a sport trim that starts at 33,655. For reference, a top trim XLE Camry with no options is 33,400 and a decked out SE with more stuff is around 32000. So that’s the issue with Honda. It prices its gas models at the same price as competitor hybrid models, locks their hybrids at higher trims and makes them less accessible, and just doesn’t differentiate itself much in many models where it matters, like the accord. The Camry is just the ultimate bang for your buck sedan and the civic is what folks buy if they want something smaller and still a little spunky.
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  230. The idea of midsize 2 row SUVs, in general, makes no sense to me now. SUVs like this, the Murano, the Passport, the Atlas Cross Sport, and the Edge all start higher and can cost more than the 3 row counterparts while they aren’t much nicer inside. And you’d think they have some advantage having no third row, but they aren’t any bigger than their compact SUV siblings like the RAV4, escape, crv, and Tiguan. So what’s the point of the Crown Signia when you can get a RAV4 hybrid or plug-in for less, more room, better fuel economy, and lower price?
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  231. I guess we’re too pampered now because we have cars while our great great grandfathers had horse carriages. Let’s get rid of cars and go back to horse carriages and candles and abolish planes for no flight travel!
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  232. @ why is it a stretch? There’s many things we have now that we dont need. It’s a thing called evolution and what people want as we learn some things can be useful. Backup cameras, 360 cameras, forward collision warning, they all have a purpose and there’s a reason it’s wanted. Also, cars would be priced high anyways even if they omitted everything because, corporate greed.
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  233.  @wesh9292 no matter what government you vote, these problems are gonna persist because politicians don’t do anything nowadays. They’re more worried about that post-president life and “monetizing their brand” than actually helping the country, and we’ve gone down this path slowly because of leadership.
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  234.  @rogXue Try a 2011-2012 Ford Fusion, late model 2011-2013 Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe, or late model Acura TL/TSX if you’re looking for a diamond in the rough. Those were some terrific cars and because they’re discontinued, might be able to get a deal on them.
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  235. I don’t think the Mirai was a bad car. To be fair, I think hydrogen cars are cleaner than electric cars. There just was no infrastructure for hydrogen cars, no attempt or willingness shown to expand it, and nobody trying it but Honda with the short-lived Clarity Fuel Cell. Maybe the compromised interior packaging with hydrogen cars was the issue? Either way just a lot of things.
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  236.  @esonon5210  Easier said than done and goes back to the original premise of the comment.
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  237.  @naveenthemachine  Regardless of what we say, it’s still gonna sell well likely. I don’t like it, but there’s buyers who think the Lexus badge is worth that money.
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  238.  @firedude1Productions  if you think it does, idk what to say. If you want to ruin the housing market for people that actually want to use their house just to appease these PE firms pricing people out, that seems like an uneven trade off.
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  239.  @clray123  really? The real cause of all this bullshit is PE firms buying up everything, charging exorbitant rents and monopolizing the market, and driving people out. If you haven’t ever lived in a place, don’t intend to live there, or don’t intend to spend time there, then don’t buy it and ruin the market for people that actually need a place and intend to live there. And that’s what PE firms do, and that’s what’s ruined the housing market.
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  240. Thing is, the Avalon was actually a really nice car. This is a downgrade in every way.
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  241. I have to agree with Doug. I just don't see any reason to buy this over a 4Runner or, if you have more money, a GX. Unless you really want the Land Cruiser name, a 4Runner and GX will be better.
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  242. @ Yeah and then the executives won’t take their cut because they’re too greedy so it just adds up. End of the day, we can try and make life better for working class and living wage and all that, but until the executives are willing to take their salary and bonus cut the way they may expect employees to, nothing will change. Unless you put something like “corporate greed” tax, wealth tax, restrictions on how much stock a single person can own in a company at certain valuation points, restrictions on how corporate tax is paid (cannot come out of people’s salaries if they’re under a certain threshold), the salary multiplier for an executive relative to the average worker, taxes on luxury goods like planes/yachts, nothing going to change.
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  243.  @robertopalomino4604  my friend recently bought a used raptor as a fun car and still has the window sticker for it. It was in the 50k range for a freaking raptor about 10 years ago. Now raptors pass 100k pretty easily.
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  244. This is probably my favorite Land Cruiser, if I’m being honest.
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  245.  @carton-xj6cr  If you think Toyota build quality in general has gone downhill, I agree. Their interiors nowadays just look and feel so cheap compared to older early to mid 2000s Toyotas that had a reputation for being the luxury option in the segment. However, equating worse build quality with place built makes no sense. There’s many cars built in Mexico and some of them last a long time.
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  246.  @carton-xj6cr  In my opinion, it has. The interiors feel so cheap and not as nice as those in competitors. I used to own a 2003 Camry and that thing had some of the best quality there was. Interior had hardly any problems after 200k miles and it felt very nice for a car. Then I looked at the new rav4 and Camry recently and the rav4 material quality felt borderline insulting for the XLE I saw with all the hard rough surfaces, plastics, etc. As for the Tacoma, the Colorado seems like the better value truck now based on price point.
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  247. The “save weight” comment is just bogus. I just bought a Subaru Forester Wilderness that has a full size spare and the weight is similar to its competitors, some of which don’t have spares. It’s all just to save money and push things like subscriptions for stuff that never had them before like navigation, heated seats, etc. Nothing more.
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  248. I’d also imagine Jason camissa probably has a sweet deal with Hagerty as well. Camissa and Watson are basically the faces of their channels, and those channels would slowly implode if they left. Thus, the company does everything to keep them around, the creators have the leverage there, and they’re paid pretty well. Like the guys leaving the big automotive YouTube channels are folks with a huge following, but they aren’t “the guy” if you get what I’m saying.
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  249.  @wreak3r he’s basically their face, and he also has his own YouTube channel too with over 1 million subs so he’s doing well. Could he focus more on his own channel? Maybe. I’d imagine though he likes it where he’s got the business folks to manage business things like payroll, schedule, and other office tasks, while he just films and does his stuff that attract the audience, and then does his own personal YouTube on the side that’s just him and his cars.
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  250. The sad part is nobody will cover that but they’ll cover the CEO. That’s the sad part of our country.
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  251.  @watamatafoyu  You can build a credit score which helps if you want to purchase a house or car. You have more protection from theft. Some credit card companies offer excellent rewards as well. Credit cards can be a tool if used properly and with discipline, aka spending in the right categories for maximum benefits, paying them off in a disciplined manner and having a low credit utilization, earning cash back to then invest, or earning miles to transfer to travel partners and cover flights/stays you otherwise could not do.
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  252. @ but they should make more money! It’s on those people for not making enough money!
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  253. They could bring that back as a Tesla Roadster competitor, put in a Hummer EV size battery and power, and call it an Acura. If pricing and styling are right, that’d be a cool Halo car.
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  254. The 14th amendment guarantees people born here citizenship, regardless of how the people who gave birth to them came to this country. That’s all there is to the 14th amendment. What Trump did is like Biden putting out an executive order banning advanced and military-grade firearms from the public without reason and imagine how many states would be suing if that happened. Also, the president cannot unilaterally “reinterpret” constitutional amendments. Trumps terms always begin like this. He comes in, reverses everything, and puts in executive orders that attack the constitution and face legal challenges.
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  255. ⁠ @TheWiseOldBat There are about 32 countries in the world that follow birthright citizenship laws, actually. Canada and Mexico are 2 others of that 32. Most countries in Latin America and South America also follow birthright citizenship laws. There’s also been a huge push in Ireland by the labor party to bring it back after a 9 year old was under deportation threat lately. So I’d get your facts straight because that stuff Trump has said about birthright citizenship is just bs, especially when Canada follows similar laws too. Sure there is a history with the 14th amendment. However, every amendment has a history to it and you don’t see the democrats trying to repeal amendments just because they might have “outlived their usefulness.” It’s part of the constitution, and something we’re supposed to uphold and live with.
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  256.  @KennyakaTI  and not enough people want cheap basic sedans for automakers to make a profit and justify making them.
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  257. Politicians have really fooled people into thinking tariffs are good when they aren’t, and only when it’s official and in full form will people understand it isn’t great. Even if the whole goal is to get companies to bring manufacturing back to America, it isn’t instant. It took decades to offshore manufacturing, set up factories, get production to scale, train workers, set up machinery. It’d also take decades to undo that whole supply chain so what happens in those decades companies try to reverse everything? A lot of chaos breaks loose There are things that just aren’t meant to be, and trying to force one of the richest countries in the world with huge income inequality to produce everything, risk ruining trade relationships and ruining our sales overseas as well, isn’t a good start. It’s also just driving corporate greed from CEOs too. If you want to fix something, fix human and corporate greed. We think phones are expensive? They’re gonna get even more pricey. Same with cars, same with clothing, etc.
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  258. @ I’d say probably 2010 and newer is more realistic. And if you can stay above 2016 for that safety tech like blind spot monitoring or find an older Honda that’s got lane watch, that’s an added bonus.
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  259.  @HondaHatchek  Nobody bought them because they were absolutely horrible cars for the most part (no offense) except the Honda fit. Those cars you named were classified as subcompact cars and they came across to people as poorly built penalty boxes that torture your body more so than being cheap, reliable transportation. Because of that, people felt they might as well get a used substantial car a class above, like a 3 year used Corolla instead of a Yaris or a 3 year used civic instead of a fit. To that end, automakers bought them back as suv imitating hatchbacks with higher prices like the trax and soul which are actually nice and sell well. However, I’m talking about automakers making even more base versions of their cars with perhaps older infotainment systems, older software, no screens in the center, or perhaps a 5-6 inch screen at most. That way a crv can be back to starting at 25k and not 30k if it’s using old software or having less tech on the base trim, and those savings hopefully go back into the purchase price. Knowing corporate greed though, who knows what’ll happen?
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  260. The LFA was a nice car if you just wanted something that sounded beautiful and was fast. It’s just the price was wild, and transmission and handling weren’t too great.
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  261. I’d be down seeing Filippo on his own channel. He’s got a cool personality, he’s got his own identity being the ordinary man car reviewer, and he already appeals to a lot of fans with his frugality, cheap nature, and personality.
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  262.  @RazeenMujarrab  From what I heard, Alanis King got let go and that decision came from the Chernin Group’s executives. They also got rid of all outside reviewers around this time as well, so folks like Zack Klapman were gone too.
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  263. Get an Acura Rdx if you have extra money to spend and want something nicer. Its almost the same price.
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  264.  @hyenaboy7504 the f-type was the first car I thought of when I saw this because it looks a lot like an f type from the rear and side profile. Maybe that’s just me.
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  265. It might be practical for its class and for a 2 door sports coupe, but it still isn't practical overall with only 2 seats and not the biggest trunk overall for any car. Doug doesn't rate relative to class, he rates relative to all cars. Basically only a minivan gets a 10/10 in practicality but then it does terrible in the weekend category.
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  266. Trump terms are simple. He’ll take the Oath of Affirmation. Right after that, he’ll come in, reverse everything the prior administration did, remove the US from every single alliance possible because he hates international relations and globalization, and he’ll also put in executive orders that directly are at odds with the constitution. You can hate the opposing party all you want, but they have never put in an executive order that was at odds with the second amendment, and that’s the equivalent of what Trump just did.
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  267.  @horuslupercal3872 the new ranger ain’t that cheap, but the Colorado is and that’s a nice car. Only thing is you’ll likely have software and tech issues as it uses the same tech in the blazer EV that just had a stop sale.
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  268.  @jamesengland7461 problem is people don’t want to spend those high prices and commit to an EV, so a lease is just a way to entice people to give it a try. The early adopters/rich guys trying to get in on the next cool thing are out of the market so lease is basically their way to get skeptics to try EVs.
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  269. We just have to enjoy the Frontier V6 while it lasts, since it's only a matter of time before Nissan drops the 2.0 L VC-Turbo engine from the Altima into the Frontier for increasing emissions regulations.
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  270. Americans think anything that tries to help a broader population is “socialism”. Public healthcare is socialism when almost every other developed country has it, public transportation is socialism when almost all big cities worldwide have some form of it. Not just that, Americans don’t like following the rest of the world. It’s rugged individualism here and that goes for our cars even though we preach 24/7 how cars are becoming unattainable.
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  271. @ maybe but we don’t support public transportation. Just was an analogy to show how Americans hate anything that’s “public” lol.
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  272.  @anndeecosita3586  you’re a person that has a purpose for something big and I respect that. Tell me this though. How many suburban/expedition buyers actually need them? That’s meant for someone who needs to carry a family of 5+, their gear, and tow an 8000 lb+ trailer. Or someone running a business and needs that room for their gear. I guarantee you 80% of those buyers don’t have to tow or carry 5+ and even if they met 1 of the 2, they would be fine in a Telluride, Pilot, or Chevy’s own Traverse or a minivan. That’s called buying more than what you need. Now if a suburban coat as much as those 2, I’d get buying it. But it doesn’t.
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  273. Ghost jobs should be illegal. We talk about things like market manipulatio, and ghost jobs are just another example. They also have severe psychological implications and might make people lose trust and not even want to work for you.
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  274. Taking out a loan for a vacation is new to me. I’d only take on a loan for 4 things in life: House, car (even then, I try to minimize the loan amount), education (college, associated expenses), and starting a business if I’m confident. An expensive vacation isn’t one of those things and there are ways I can take vacations for cheap without loans.
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  275. These shoes probably cost $10 to make maximum and being sold for $200.
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  276. Problem is nobody buys them. We have the Trax and Soul and they aren't outselling the Rav4, Camry, CRV, or Accord. We may want simple, cheap, reliable, but clearly that isn't reflecting in the car sales numbers sadly.
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  277.  @terencehawkes3933  Probably, people think that instead of still paying 18-19k for a subcompact based car that’s got a reputation for being basic and horrible (even if some new ones are actually nice), I can get a 3-5 year used accord/corolla/civic that is actually substantial, probably still has similar levels of tech or even more features, and will run forever. Automakers just don’t know how to make cheap, simple, reliable cars that people like or if they do, they can’t make them fast enough. Ford couldn’t make the maverick fast enough and that’s a cheap car people wanted.
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  278.  @johnrose3169  there are, but sadly it doesn’t make the automakers money and it doesn’t sell in high volume. The problem is the basic cars are just so bad automobiles in general that folks think they might as well go used with a substantial car than suffer. Also, cheap and reliable usually don’t go together now because reliability comes at a premium now, especially with Toyota and Honda becoming the expensive mainstream models. And all that cost cutting for a low price point now leads to poor quality. I just wish they could get rid of the things that people might not need to get the prices lower whether that’s digital gauged, 10+ inch screens, etc.
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  279.  @terencehawkes3933  There’s probably a lot of issues. Camry and accord and rav4 and crv, for example, have been the best selling cars/suvs in America for over 20+ years and people just aren’t ready to change out of something they know and love for something smaller, even if it’s more affordable for them. Maybe the Corolla and civic and hrvs just aren’t that much cheaper than the base accord and camry and crvso folks think they might as well go for the bigger sedan/suv if it’s barely any more money. Third, most folks know that the cheapest cars are classified as subcompact or subcompact based cars, and those have a long reputation for being unrefined, horrible to drive, uncomfortable, and just poorly built. The only nice cheap subcompact car was a Honda Fit, and Honda discontinued that sadly. People think they might as well go for a 3-5 year old used car instead of those cheap cars with that reputation, even if newer cheap cars are actually better now. I feel people not ready to change out of the expensive cars is past behavior, reputation, and used car competition.
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  280. I'm surprised to not see at least a couple of the following: Mat Watson from Carwow, Shmee, ChrisFix, Donut/BigTime/Speeed, VinWiki, or TFL. Then again, probably a ton to choose from and they just missed the cut.
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  281.  @sdcraig  sure but not really a full segment.
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  282.  @kensims1938  It isn’t, but it is nearly the same price. A civic hybrid starts at 28,750 in the base trim while a Camry hybrid starts at 28,400. So that’s the key thing.
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  283.  @calebniederhofer6529  the civic hybrid that starts at 28,750 isn’t an EX-L or Touring version though. It’s a sport model that has moonroof, heated front seats, dual-zone climate control. Still cloth seats and the 7 inch touchscreen. Meanwhile, the Camry hybrid that starts lower price is an LE that also has dual-zone climate control, also LED headlights, full Toyota safety sense, but you can get rear air vents, a bigger center screen, and a full digital gauge cluster. So you really aren’t missing anything (even if you miss some, you get stuff to compensate that civic doesn’t have) while getting a bigger car for less. Add the convenience package which only puts you above the civic by about $500, you get power driver seats which the civic sport hybrid doesn’t have and auto dimming mirrors which civic also doesn’t have. Literally, you get a bigger car with more stuff for basically the same price, trims aside. The only thing the civic has is the sporty driving and being more fun, but it also isn’t as daring and sharp as the previous generation. I like Civics, but the pricing for the hybrid isn’t something I’m a fan of.
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  284.  @courtneyregan4005  My Forester has that too. Overall, I just saw the brand as a value alternative to Toyota and Honda without dealing with their msrp+ pricing or dealer experience.
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  285. Here’s what I’d get while not copying Doug: 1. Ford GT, I’d get a first gen or early second generation Boxster for about 15k. Beautiful, fun, special, and can enjoy it daily. 2. Countach, I’d get an early lotus esprit which have gone for around 30k on C&B and are beautiful, fun to drive, wild looking, and also a classic 3. Carrera GT, I’d go a little modern and get an AMG GT around 70k. That’s a beautiful car that’s super balanced, fun to drive, insanely powerful, and somewhat understated too. 4. G cabriolet, I’d get an older FJ Cruiser. Insanely capable off road, looks like a 2 door even if it isn’t, Great styling, reliable too.
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  286. It’s arguably the worst among mainstream SUVs and yet the priciest in base form. In top form, it’s competing with NX/Acura RDX/Q3/slightly used Q5 and X3 price wise and still the worst. These probably gonna be selling at deep discounts soon. Stellantis really gone overboard with its pricing.
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  287. I never thought in a million years that in a challenge between Doug, Kennan, Filippo, and Nick, Filippo would buy the most impractical daily car. Yet here we are and Filippo gets the impractical 2 door sports car. Kennan needs to branch out of E39 M5s. We get you love them, but new car content would be fun.
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  288.  @louisbabycos106  I just find it funny that Doug talks about all the versions of this car and, for a guy who loves quirks and weird cars, forgets to talk about the most interesting and quirky Mini with its trunk situation.
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  289. To be fair, poverty has existed for eons and eons. People always talk about how “things were cheaper then” as if poverty didn’t exist and anyone could buy anything.
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  290.  @abbylowery5305  I mean the interiors do look super nice with the screen layout and materials. And the lyriq does come off as a plush EV. If I had to get a Cadillac, I’m only getting a CT4 or CT5 V/Blackwing. Those are rockets and super fun from what I’ve read. But lyriq looks nice.
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  291. I do the exact same thing. I also have a travel credit card combined with my cash back card though so I might use some of my points to fund the flight on a future trip, and that helps me save a little bit on trips here and there.
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  292. ⁠ @IRISHJEWEL The new Kona is nice inside and likely more reliable than any Buick. CX30 drives a lot nicer and feels nicer inside too. Corolla cross will outlive you and for 34k, can step into the hybrid which will get 40 MPG too. Those bigger mainstream AWD subcompacts can be had in their top trim for less than the encore GX while being bigger mostly. The top trim avenir is around 33-36k, and you can even hop into nice CRVs, RAV4s, CX5, Sportage, Tucsons, heck even Chevy’s own equinox for that price.
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  293.  @MarkDowner-k4r  nice to hear. This wouldn’t be my first pick if I’m spending 36k though. Even if I had to go for a GM product, I’d go Trailblazer or Equinox over this. And then there’s other SUVs or sedans I’d go for. Just never been a Buick person in general.
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  294. @ I guess if you cross shop it against Cadillac, it’s a different conversation.
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  295. I’m on the cusp of Millenial/Gen Z and the “lack of work ethic” is crazy. People are willing to work hard if it gives them a reward. The issue is, it doesn’t in many cases. The diminishing marginal returns are insane. One could go from working 40 hours to working 60 hours and hardly any gain. You could invest in a masters and you might be getting the same job someone got with a BS, and your pay might hardly be different. The price to live in general is just fast outpacing earnings, and every extra dollar or hour invested for education or work yields minimal gains. Gen Z just doesn’t feel it’s worth destroying their life for minimal gain while still struggling to make ends meet. That’s the issue.
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  296. The old Bentley is not expensive to buy. It’s expensive to own and maintain. Also, you’re constantly worried about something breaking and cost to replace. That’s where the real cost of an old Bentley, or any old ultra luxury/ultra sports car comes into play.
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  297. For 65k, they should at least give you the 3.4L V6 found in the Tundra or GX considering the Ranger Raptor gives you a V6. The fact this is 65k with a rough ride and 4 cylinder that’ll sound gritty, unrefined, and fragile is just pathetic. Also, that’s only 65k before the markups that Toyota dealers love to do now on essentially all their trucks/SUVs now. Toyota has gone insane price wise but yet people keep buying them. I guess people really buying based on rep and looks now when Toyota quality is seemingly declined. This isn’t a Tacoma that’ll go 300k miles without breaking a sweat the way a 2010 Tacoma could.
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  298. Homes are piling up, and yet people continue to ask 100% more than should be. We'll say things like "correction", but average house prices and listing prices aren't dropping to, say, 300k, which is where it really should be if you assume 3-5% appreciation per year as recommended. Issue is there's still some of those aspirational/irrational buyers willing to pay that insane money and sellers price for those people. I've seen houses in Phoenix that people purchased for 400k-500k in 2020, and are asking 1M as if their house doubled in 4 years. And some are asking crazy prices for houses purchased even just 2 years ago. I'll believe a "correction" when the average home price drops to 400k, listing prices for actual, real, single family starter houses are 200-300k to start and not 450-500k, and people aren't asking double what they paid even just 4 years ago. Real estate market is just horrendous. A starter house in 2020 was 170k, so it really should be around 200k with 3-5% appreciation, and people are asking 400-500k for them. When starter homes are back to 200-250k, let me know.
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  299. The economy isn’t doing great. The issue with the indicators relied upon by the media is that they’re so broad and fail to give you a full picture. They say job growth and creation is strong. How many of those jobs created are actual full-time jobs that require college degrees and can be accessed by a new graduate from college? How many of those jobs are just part time jobs with multiple going to the same person to make ends meet? How many of those jobs are created in certain fields like finance, economics engineering, and how’s that job growth? How many of those jobs created were actual full-time roles with benefits and not just contract roles? And lastly, how many of those jobs created are going to US citizens/green card holders and not just temporary visa holders to save a few bucks and thus, robbing the American people of potential opportunities? It makes no sense how we talk about “strong job growth and creation” and yet our labor force participation rate has not been good, hovering around only 60%. Not only that, but when was the last time someone with an average salary could actually afford a new decent car following the financial rules that finance guys preach like 20/10/4? The older starter cars an average American could buy like an accord and Camry and Corolla have been priced out for most folks. Home prices have also been going up and it’s nearly impossible to buy a starter house on an average salary following old-school financial rules. I think the main issue the media never talks about is that the overall purchasing power of Americans has gone down over the years, and that’s why Americans feel everything is expensive and unaffordable. Even if some things go down here and there, that really isn’t enough to offset the overall lack of purchasing power Americans have. House prices have to go back down to sub-200 for a starter single family, average car prices have to go back down to mid-30k, and the average grocery bill needs to go down for Americans to feel somewhat comfortable. Either that, or salaried jobs need to advertise a minimum 85k salary and minimum wage needs to go way up to 25-30 an hour with no huge unemployment layoff, even if executives need to take a pay cut as if the millions they take in isn’t enough. The data does back up that central premise that purchasing power has gone down for an average American, and media never talks about it because they know it goes against their narrative.
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  300.  @broimagine2794  Michelle Obama is a former First Lady for over 8 years and one of the most beloeved and well-respected people in the U.S. that even people overseas know. You’re comparing apples and oranges there lol. A normal person like us won’t change anything compared to a former First Lady and probably one of the most powerful women in the world at one point. Yeah….
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  301. This car is just targeted for the “I don’t know or care about cars but want something that seems nice, even if it really isn’t” crowd. I’m just not a fan of those car, or this class of car in general. The Q3 is like the only substantial car in this class worth considering.
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  302. You can get a GX for basically this price. That car is nicer, gives you the badge, and probably is equivalent space wise. That solid rear axle destroyed the practicality of this car.
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  303.  @reglook1  typo. Meant to say “badge”
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  304. And as you say that they continue to dominate the sales ladders. Telluride is cool, but the dealer markups on them rubbed me the wrong way.
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  305.  @naveenthemachine  You can say that but people like the grand highlander because it’ll go 200k+ miles without breaking a sweat while Kia and Hyundai still are questionable there, even if the telluride is probably the best looking and nicer car inside.
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  306. It’s peer pressure man. Folks see their friends have one and think it’s cool and want to get in on it.
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  307.  @richardcheese9429 to be fair, there are things you expect when you’re spending a lot of money on a car nowadays. Considering cars like a Chevy Trax and Nissan Kicks and Kia K4 come available with keyless entry and push button start for half the price, there’s no reason that a feature like that shouldn’t be standard especially on cars that are over 40k. Just saying.
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  308. All politicians are crooks so voting for president turned from a question of "who's the better candidate" to "who's the lesser of the two evils." Also, all politicians are far from economic professors so that's the other problem. Politicians don't understand simple economics.
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  309.  @Galloway8786  new car sales were up 2.2% in 2024, fyi. I’d suggest you look at the data because new cars are selling.
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  310.  @joelcruz9415  Those “entry level” luxury cars like the CLA/A class and 2 series are just insulting automobiles. You pay 40k+ for a FWD based car and you don’t get the driving experience, fit and finish, or latest tech you expect from those brands. The A3 is the better of those 3, but even then the A3 is just small and still expensive. You’re better off with a fully loaded civic or Mazda3 imo, or a slightly used 3 series/A4/C class if you really need the badge. To call an entry level A3 “luxury” just because of the badge is ludicrous.
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  311.  @Craycrayallday  that’s a really fun car, but probably too extreme for most people.
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  312. @ sure but still, never expected Doug and even Kennan to be so practical herr and pick an SUV and sedan. Kinda thought Kennan would hunt for the cheapest supercar possible, if any high mileage ones exist at 20k lol.
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  313. This truck looks cool. However, it’ll probably be closer to $70k after markups since most companies mark up anything related to offroad/overlanding/trucks.
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  314. @ it’s similar in size to a subcompact SUV like a Chevy trailblazer, Hyundai Kona, Kia seltos, Honda hrv, and Subaru crosstrek and those have been wildly popular.I’d imagine this could sell well in the States.
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  315.  @michaelschaffran3948  the irony behind that is that your likely European ancestors who came to the U.S. years ago didn’t have such a thing as passports and what not then, and then just slaughtered all the native Americans. Then again, we Americans like to be hypocrites so it’s expected.
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  316.  @tygressblade  from what I’ve seen in house searches, starter home looking prices are around 350-400k which isn’t great. Its at least better than LAL, SFO, or NYC where you’d be lucky to even find an actual single family house for under 1M. So hopefully it stays below that. Triangle is a cool area that shouldn’t be that insane.
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  317. I have to admit, this video just shows how durable the 4runner is. Even with that tech messing up and the driving habits, this car still made it to around 100k and still didn’t blow an engine. Many cars, even cared for, can’t make it that far.
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  318. The ADX starts around 35k FWD according to Acura’s website. Other outlets had top trim ones tested that they said were around 46-48k. The starting pricing shown here seems reasonable.
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  319.  @tonysterbenc  CX5 is nice.
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  320. It’s so ironic that these migrants chant “We are not criminals” when they’re entering a country illegally, and that is a crime. And that makes them criminals. The fact the term “illegals immigrant” or “migrants” even exists and they fit that term makes them criminals.
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  321. I had never been a fan of Honey since it was introduced because the idea just seemed weird. In order to find coupons, they'd need to have a database meaning they'd have to partner with companies. And what's in it for the company to partner with them and save users money through a third party rather than advertising the best deal on their own site or store? The idea itself just seemed like a red flag because there's no incentive for a store to give deals to some browser extension versus advertising the deals on their own site.
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  322. The issue is that companies don’t want to invest in their employees and expect employees to know everything from day 1 and have 3 years of experience for “entry level jobs”. They also expect employees to just be slaves who do work and go home. Employers don’t understand the idea of employee morale, treating employees well, producing quality, taking care of your employees, treating them the way you want to be treated, etc. If executives need that 50% raise because they need to maintain their affordability of a 100k Lucid Air and 2M house, then ordinary employees also expect a same raise to be able to afford a good apartment/starter house or Camry/accord that used to be a starter car that’s now out of reach for many folks. And not only do employers expect “entry level employees” to have 3 years experience, they expect those guys to be paid like new college grads were 10 years ago, with no adjustment in salaries for inflation. 50k might have been fine 10 years ago, but the new 50k should be 75k and companies don’t oblige to that. They’ll give 50% raises to their CEO and do stock buybacks but can’t even give fair raises to new employees. New kids don’t want to work for someone else because they’re just treated like slaves expected to do shit work for money that isn’t keeping pace with inflation. And meanwhile, they’re still worried about making ends meet daily. That’s the issue. They’ll talk about “great resignation” and it not being worth training employees. Guess what? Maybe if you invested in employees, treated them the way the executives want to be treated so when we hear news of inflation reaching 9% and you increase the employees’ salaries 9% minimum to keep pace, and build a good culture, they wouldn’t be wanting to leave you.
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  323. I do the same too. Only thing is I often will sit through afterwards to see just how low they can go and then walk away after.
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  324. @ it all depends where you buy, area, timing, and how good you are negotiating. I got my new Forester Wilderness at invoice. You can buy cars under 35k and under 30k, it’s just people don’t want them or don’t do their research and automatically resort to going used.
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  325. @ the current 2024 model is listed at 32,735 MSRP and 34,635 for the premium model. So MSRP is under 35k.
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  326. @ good sir, a 2024 and 2025 are literally the same car. Furthermore, 2025 models aren’t even on sale in dealerships, at least in my area and close by.
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  327. @ we can because people think cars under 35k don’t exist all of a sudden and they do, problem is people are spoiled and don’t want them.
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  328. Good luck doing that with Toyota vehicles because they hardly depreciate. When everyone says that and thinks that way, it’s gonna drive up used car prices, especially for Toyotas and Hondas, and make them less appealing.
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  329. Viewers: "Doug, you've been listing a lot of your cars lately wanting to downsize your fleet to be more kid-friendly. When will the Carrera GT be listed eventually?" Doug: "STOP MESSAGING ME! The Carrera GT, Ford GT, and Lamborghini Countach will never leave the fleet!"
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  330. You cannot end birthright citizenship by an EO. It’s protected by the constitution. It can only be amended and it would take 2/3 of both the Senate and House of Reps to amend it. If Biden tried to end the 2nd amendment, aka the right to bear arms, it’d be the same story and what’s happening now with AGs filing lawsuits would also happen, it’s just TX and FL would be leading the charge.
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  331. @ if you want to indulge and go crazy, that’s cool. Then don’t complain about things being expensive when you’re choosing to make it harder for yourself.
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  332. @ financing cars isn’t bad if you actually do your research and understand what you should get. Issue is many people don’t lol. If you could pay for a car full cash if you wanted but choose not to since maybe you’re getting a good APR, that’s an ideal situation.
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  333. ​ @mikedelape6609  Not really, starting price of this is the same as a 911 GTS, and that's a much nicer car.
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  334.  @michaelnash2972 I guess it just goes to show how civic has gotten really expensive and Honda just doesn’t care about EVs.
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  335.  @michaelnash2972  the civic is the most expensive compact sedan with pricing even approaching Camry/accord territory and even that’s outselling an EV marked down by 20% in some cases. Just goes to show how market changed.
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  336.  @michaelnash2972  The civic has been selling like hotcakes. I tried to get a Civic hybrid and dealers just wouldn’t budge, so I ended up with a Camry instead. But yeah, when a civic is more to lease than an EV, that’s telling.
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  337. @ maybe the pilot handles ok but even then, Hondas are just so bland, generic, and uninspiring now. Look at the accord. They got rid of the coupe and the V6/turbo-4 and sure they might not have sold in huge numbers, but they kinda helped paint the accord’s image as the fun midsize sedan and now, it’s no different than a Camry outside being more expensive than a Camry. Also, Camry and accord sales used to be neck and neck for so long and now, the Camry had distanced itself from the accord even the civic, another top selling sedan. Not to mention underequipped. The new pilot doesn’t even have the big 12 inch center screen the accord gets and the new traverse gets a 17-18 inch center screen. Honda cars have the worst tech nowadays likely and skimp on features that every conpetitor offers and I’d be ok if it went back into the purchase price and the cost was lower, but Hondas cost more than competitors. I hate to say it, but the last generation accord and civic were probably the last cool mainstream Hondas before they just watered down their products.
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  338. ​ @supertec2023  They're basically using the same interior design and layout throughout all of their cars with little differentiation, the same outdated tech through in all their cars except for the Accord, basically one interior color in black throughout most models with maybe some beige/gray offered here and there, and little differentiation throughout their models. And then cost cutting by omitting features every competitor offers. HRV doesn't have power lumbar support, you can get that on every competitor or even a lowly Chevy Trax. HRV doesn't have a rear center armrest which every competitor has and is downright insulting omission. No power trunk, every competitor but crosstrek has it available. The Pilot recently got redesigned with a grand 9 inch center screen on the top trims. For reference, a competitor Chevy Traverse comes standard with an 11 inch screen and tops out at 17.7 inches on the top trim. That's where the bland, generic, and cost cutting comes in.
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  339. @ they really aren’t that sporty anymore, and a lot of the Hondas reviewed by journalists tend to be the top trim or high performance variants like a type R that most people don’t buy or have fancy stuff not on the base models. Past Hondas, you bought any Honda, even a base accord lx, and it was a fun car to drive compared to its competitors. That really hasn’t been the case now with Hondas becoming bland, uninspired, and generic on the outside and inside. Combine that with their horrible pricing strategy, especially on the accord, and there’s a reason accord sales have slowly dropped while its arch rival, the Camry, still moves 300k+ units even when that also dropped its V6 engine.
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  340. @ I think hybrids are what people want. And Honda hasn’t really catered to those people well outside the civic hybrid even when that’s pricey as its competitors are just even worse when it comes to being bland and uninspiring.
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  341.  @sizzlacalunji  Guess we can agree on many things. We ended up getting a Camry and we looked at civic, accord, Elantra, and sonata. Ultimately, the Camry won us over for the ride comfort, bulletproof reliability, and availability of that hybrid system everywhere as it is standard, so allowed us to get only what we needed and not be forced high up just for the hybrid. Meanwhile, the availability of Honda’s hybrid system was a big letdown. I agree with screen size, I could care less about it and same with digital gauge clusters. But at the same time if I have 30-35k to spend, which is a lot of money, I’m gonna want the most stuff I can get. And there are some instances where Honda doesn’t offer features on any trim of a model that every or almost all competitive offering has available.
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  342.  @morenojader  I mean not many good engines exist anymore so might as well go all in on tech if the engines aren’t great now in the vehicle class you’re buying anyways. Honda scrapped their bulletproof 2.4L engines for these 1.5T engines that have numerous reported problems. Toyota scrapped those bulletproof V8s and 3.5L V6s for turbo engines that have been problematic in their trucks. That’s the issue, not many good, reliable engines exist anymore.
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  343. @ so far we haven’t had any problems. We’re praying this 2025 Camry we just got will last as we had a prior 2003 Camry that had around 260k miles and we’d have kept if it wasn’t totaled. So hoping this can go a while like our 2003 Camry did.
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  344. @ Hondas are more expensive than Toyotas now, actually. You can pick up a base Camry LE or LE with convenience for basically the same price as a sport civic hybrid, the lowest trim level for the hybrid, and that Camry has more stuff while being a class above size-wise. Then you have the Corolla cross topping out at a similar price to the hrv and offering more stuff that the hrv doesn’t offer on any trim like rear vents, rear armrest, power tailgate, and lumbar support. Not to mention if Honda ever offered the hrv as a hybrid, they’d probably start it as a sport and for a higher price than Corolla cross. If anything, a civic MSRP makes the Camry MSRP look like the best value proposition in the auto industry, for example. Just a few examples of Hondas being more than Toyota, while hardly differentiating themself from Toyota outside the civic.
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  345. @ oof. A civic was one of the cars I grew up with so have fond memories of that car. If I had to buy a Honda, I’d probably look for a 2020-2022 accord.
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  346. @ if that’s your argument, the problem is Toyota is the king of reliability and a better value in many models. So what makes a Honda better than a Toyota to justify paying more? That’s where Hondas used to be the sporty and fun car while being similar or lower price than Toyota. Now they’re arguably more in some cases, especially the civic and hybrids in general, and hardly any different. And then Hyundai and Kia have gotten better while still touting that 10/100k warranty as well. Just a lot of factors going against Honda now in some segments, especially midsize sedans
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  347. @ And have you seen the price of a civic hybrid? The sport sedan, the base version, starts at 28,750. Meanwhile, the Camry hybrid starts at 28,400 and comes with wireless CarPlay and rear vents, the latter which is not offered on any civic trim. And if you get the convenience package which only adds 1,000, you get auto dimming mirrors (not on civic sport) and power seats with lumbar support (not on any civic). So essentially, a base Camry gives you more stuff, some of which isn’t on any civic, for nearly a similar price. And then the top trim hybrid hatchback gets super close to an XLE Camry in price, and same story of Camry having more stuff while being bigger. The SE Camry is the sweet spot having more stuff than any civic while being mid price between sport civic sedan and hatchback touring civic. That’s an example of Honda charging more than competitors, and being underequipped compared to them. My family ended up going Camry XLE and OTD, we paid slightly less compared to a top trim civic hatchback. So yes I’ve driven a civic. It’s a fun car, but underequipped for the price. It gets into midsize/full size sedan pricing territory when it’s a compact sedan
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  348. ​ @markdigiorgio9136  Their interiors give off a "modern" and "understated elegance" vibe. Thing is if I'm spending more than competitors, I'd want more too, especially if the car isn't gonna last as long as old Honda models used to. They charge for the "reliability" and reputation, but new Hondas aren't built as well as older Hondas.
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  349. @ I got my Camry below msrp, so I can. We have a 2015 accord coupe and I can tell you, the new accord is just super boring and generic compared to older accords. Also, when we got the Camry, we looked at the civic but the Camry, a midsize/full size sedan, was actually cheaper than the civic, a compact sedan. Furthermore, even a base Camry had items that the civic lacked on a top trim. The civic and hrv lack features that every/many competitor has or offers. The one thing I like about Toyota, Kia, and Hyundai, is that they don’t force you into top trims if you just want a basic hybrid. Meanwhile if you want an accord hybrid, you’re forced into a sport trim which is $5,000 more. I can get a basic camry LE right under 30k if I wanted or a base sportage lx hybrid, but Honda doesn’t offer a base accord LX hybrid, civic lx hybrid, or CRV LX hybrid. Honda charges premium prices but doesn’t give you premium features that other competitors offer. They also don’t make their hybrids easily available across even basic trims like other automakers do. Also, new Hondas aren’t built with the same quality and craftsmanship as prior generation Hondas.
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  350.  @moialder252 Yep. Also, a carnival is more readily available compared to the Sienna and odyssey. You can find Odyssey models at their MSRP or lower, but Carnival is better value. If you can find a Sienna for even 1k over MSRP, that itself is a miracle with how little supply they have and the wait times for them.
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  351.  @zarbon700  to be fair, the Chevy Trax was a top 20 best-selling car in America in 2024 having sold nearly 200k units. Many of the cars in the U.S. that have the shortest market day supply tend to be small, affordable cars like the Corolla, Corolla cross, and hrv. Average car price might be 48k, but there is still a large market for folks that want cheap and affordable transportation. It’s just many cheap cars in the last like the Yaris and spark were penalty boxes but if you can strike the right balance of cheap and cheerful, it can go far. A car like the fit did but Honda gave up on it. If Honda brought back the fit with extra clearance, retained the same magic seats, and started it at 20k, for example, would sell like hotcakes.
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  352.  @serebii666  I know. It’s interesting how nearly everyone complains about wanting affordable EVs/ cars and when automakers oblige, nobody buys them. You can talk about the issues of GM batteries, but you’re not always gonna have reliability and affordability together, especially when it comes to EVs.
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  353.  @0IIIIII  is it a bad car? It’s got 250+ miles range, is really practical, does 0-60 relatively quickly, usually does well an auto reviews by journalists, and is made by a company that’s been in business for 100+ years. I feel the problems with GM batteries that folks mention can be said with any EV batteries. They all use the same materials eod. If Toyota made an EV like the bolt, they’d ask $10k more and it wouldn’t be affordable but here we have an affordable EV and nobody buys it.
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  354.  @PilotPhteven  one person can do the tires, 2 can do the suspension, 1 the rock rails, 1 the skid plates (if an option), and tent last if time remains.
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  355.  @Игорь-р8у6б  There’s a ton of shoe brands. Skechers, adidas, under armour, new balance, brooks, hoka, etc. Many of those are better quality and more comfortable. Nike shoes are super uncomfortable and narrow for me unless you pay $120+ and competitors offer comfort for way less.
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  356.  @Игорь-р8у6б  There’s so many shoe brands. There are Adidas, Under Armour, Skechers, New Balance, Hoka, Brooks, Puma and ASICS just to start, On, among others Many of them are not only more comfortable, but they also offer that comfort without making you spend $120+ like you have to for Nike. Furthermore, they don’t need to rely on endorsements and every top tier athlete supporting them the way Nike does because those other products are actually comfortable, better, and sell themselves. If Nike didn’t have the backing of every top tier athlete on the planet, their revenue and sales would be perhaps half or even less than half of what it is now.
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  357.  @albertop0000  and yet still a billion dollar revenue company and huge profit as if that’s not doing well. Corporate greed. And even if you want to address that, then make a bette product. Make your products so good that they sell themselves and you don’t need to rely on every athlete on the planet endorsing you to sell shoes.
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  358.  @AlainRamnauth  Nike spends probably $10 to make a shoe that they'll sell for $120+. I think they're making a huge profit if their revenue is that high and cost of goods sold is super low which is will be.
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  359.  @napoleon1992  the only issue is many of those others who saved to try and enjoy their later years don’t exactly enjoy their later years, because they’ve gained spending atrophy and are afraid to spend money thinking they’ll never have enough. Thus, those people end up still working for a while anyways because they think what they saved isn’t enough and they tortured themselves the earlier years saving everything and spending the bare minimum only for that hopeful retirement that never happens. It’s that notion that’s caused people to want to enjoy their life, go on trips, and prioritize experiences over saving for a future that possibly could never happen. I try to balance trips, saving, and spending on high quality long term assets but some folks prioritize experiences over all.
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  360.  @jnwilliams1986  Dave is just extreme to another level. He kinda forgets the average salary and situation of most folks in America with his line of thinking. He also doesn't understand the repercussions of his line of thinking with most folks in America.
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  361.  @michaelvang3034 RIP V6 Camry. That was a sweet car. I’m fine getting rid of the base 4 cylinder for hybrid only since it gets better mileage, and it’s not like they’ll ask 25-26k for a base gas 4 cylinder engine anyways. I’d rather hybrid only starting 28k than gas 27k starting and hybrid 29-30k starting, if ya get what I mean. Accord went the route of gas starting 28k and hybrid starting 31k.
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  362. Agreed. Ascent is meant to be an all-terrain point A to B family hauler, and that's it You could argue that some cars, like Subaru, being extremely dated is part of their charm and why people love them and more you change them, more their base might not like it. Classic example is Toyota trucks. Ever since the Tacoma and Tundra got redesigned and modernized, I've seen nothing but complaints regarding the new tech and engines. Subaru just doesn't want to go that crazy yet.
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  363.  @cw4623  It is dated. It's probably the only vehicle in its segment that doesn't have a digital gauge cluster or head up display on any trim. The front end also hasn't gone with the new trend of thin headlights like most of its competitors are doing. Overall, the Ascent looks like it came out in the mid or late 2010s. I mean, it's not a bad thing. Some folks like their cars simple, durable, and getting the job done. The Ascent also rides well and offers 2nd row bench seats on all trims which I like. Subaru is the only company outside Toyota that can create new cars that look and feel old and sell them extremely well.
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  364. @ Laws can be flawed though. Laws also can have been created for a purpose that might no longer exist. And laws can be changed, they’re not set in stone. Illegal immigration is merely a glitch in the system that needs to be fixed so those bugs/glitches don’t occur. Idk if mass deportation is gonna fix anything since people will continue trying anyways as long as our system is broken.
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  365.  @michaelschaffran3948  "If that leader makes one error in judgement. North Korea will be gone". Well he hasn't, and that hasn't happened for 50+ years. So good luck standing up to him knowing that and banking on them to be gone. Also as for asylum seekers, the Immigration and Nationality Act has no thing in place specifying what country you have to be from. SO technically yes, you are allowed from any country to seek asylum here if you meet that criteria. Also, if you deport people in the masses, what's to stop them from coming back? Have you ever thought about stopping people from trying too? Maybe thinking long-term instead of short-term would help too.
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  366. @ I mean if you think separating families with kids that are born here and U.S. citizens is correct, ok then. That’s another issue that arises. Also, good luck getting all governors on board too.
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  367.  @BMD2024  It can be if the rules and laws in place are flawed, or we have a system in place that sucks. Why else do people come in illegally? It's because they can't wait for years, as was the case for many families like mine that immigrated legally over 30 years ago. If you shorten time taken, it helps a ton, foe example.
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  368. @if it’s that easy with an executive order, why wasn’t it done with “build a wall”? Well it isn’t that easy, and getting that support will be tough, if not impossible. Also, if you’re so worried about where funds and money are being used going overseas, spending billions on this deportation isn’t really gonna do anything versus spending billions to fix the current U.S. issues instead. They’re gonna continue trying to come in anyways, just saying.
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  369.  @GNMi79  How many countries in North America besides the U.S. and Canada are developed countries? I don’t think there’s any other. These people are not just like us having a normal life at home living and can just hop on a computer and apply and declare possessions and what not. So why not shorten times so people don’t resort to these avenues? They’re resorting to these avenues because the system is a mess. Just saying. My family might’ve been able to wait 10 years, but idk if someone from Venezuela can if you’ve seen what’s going on there. Illegal immigtation is a side effect to a bigger issue, which is our process, backlog, wait times, and all that. You can fix that side effect, but that cause will only keep coming back and back and continue so, as has happened over the years. I guess that’s what America likes to do, never address the cause.
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  370. @ if they were completely flawless, you wouldn’t see illegal immigration on this level and scale. The fact you do shows how flawed it is, and how there’s a glitch and bugs in the system. Illegal inmugrarion is merely bugs/glitch in a system. The process, rules, and laws are the code running that has flaws.
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  371. You’re better off going for a CR-V and saving your money if you only need 2 rows.
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  372.  @Doc1855  the turbo has been around for 5 years so thought Honda figured it out. But point is, in my eyes, you’re better off going to a compact 2-row suv like a rav4, crv, forester, outback (priced closer to compact) and saving your money considering the price gap between compact and mid-size 2 row is a good amount, but space in compacts is almost as much as midsize SUVs and they get better mileage. For high 40s, you can get an Acura rdx too.
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  373. I feel the issue with cars nowadays is automakers feel the need to innovate things for the sake of innovating and thus, they create potential new problems. Also, adding more features means more parts to break. For those that bash touchscreens, there's good and bad to it. The good is that it simplifies everything in one area. Also, if we didn't have touchscrens, imagine how many buttons your center console would have and how distracting that could be. A great example is the early 2nd generation Porsche Cayenne, 2007-2013 Acura MDX or any Acura from that time. Touchscreens are fine as long as they aren't 20+ inches, and adding stuff like passenger screens that aren't needed. Overall, new cars are just way more advanced, have more things that can break, and are sacrificing overall build quality and materials for tech that isn't required. That's the issue.
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  374.  @veemacks7255  yeah the BMW one sucks but I also have a Subaru and that’s even worse. There have been times where if you don’t switch it off and you’re trying to park and you’re doing multiple maneuvers shifting into reverse and drive, the engine will shut off in that process and then you can’t turn the wheel and it’s so annoying.
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  375. @ does it really save any emissions in the long run though? I just can’t see how it really does at all.
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  376. @ I haven’t done it before so I always hit it whenever I start.
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  377. Buick is relying on its brand name at this point but issue is, they really don't have a brand name anymore. I don't view them as a bridge between mainstream and luxury because, quite frankly, that gap has been shrinking gradually and Buick quality just isn't there. The CX5 is more of a luxury car than this thing all while being bigger as well.
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  378. They’re saying this storm could be as bad as, if not worse, than Katrina. And we know how it took a long time to rebuild New Orleans and how countless lives were lost. This storm is no joke and need to get out.
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  379.  @AndorranStairway  if it was ever me, I would legit on an interview with a politician ask them a simple math question, or show them a paper with the answer and be like “you see how this is answered? I want you answering my questions exactly like this. No word salad, just a “yes or no” with an explanation or a number, and that’s it.
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  380.  @AndorranStairway  The presidency is also about being a president for all, including people who don’t have a college degree, an advanced vocabulary, and aren’t the smartest people. You aren’t appealing to that crowd when you turn a simple answer into a word salad. Presidential decisions are also case by case, not everything requires a word salad that’s scripted, and it’s about acting accordingly. A simple question like that only requires a simple answer, and nothing more. It’s also about thinking on your feet, and answering every question as if you have a script to read from does little to show you can think on your feet. Given how she struggles with these interviews where the moderator is not on her side as every debate has happened on her terms, she very clearly also can’t think on her feet. Acting as if you need to overcomplicate something that doesn’t need to be complicated and everything is the same case just because “it’s more than just yes or no” is just asinine.
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  381.  @AndorranStairway  that’s the problem with you. You think everything has to be complicated for the sake of it when it doesn’t have to. An interview is different than a freaking cuban missile crisis or bankrupting the Soviet Union. It’s about talking and pitching why you’re better. And if you want to pitch why you’re better, you should be able to appeal to everyone, including people who need you to talk in a way that even a 15 year old can understand. Maybe that’s why Trump has become so popular. Everything is case by case. And in this case, she didn’t have to go off on her typical “we have a broken system” as if we need to watch this interview to know that lol. We don’t need you to state the obvious, we need you to answer the questions and explain why you’re better. And we’ll, she didn’t do that. And also, Trump has always dealt with biased moderators who love to fact check anything he says and never do for Kamala. Just for once, she got to experience that and a host who wouldn’t tolerate her dodging questions.
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  382. The irony behind everything you said is that literally all mainstream car companies are doing that. Toyota has a total of 6 crossovers on sale. Honda has 4 on sale. Chevy has a total of 5 crossovers excluding their EVs. Everyone is building a million crossovers as that's what people want. As for the Pathfinder, everyone is building a 3 row crossover SUV and Nissan didn't have one, so they made the Pathfinder one. Ford did the same thing to the Explorer, removing the frame and turning it into a crossover and the result is that the Explorer was the best-selling 3 crow crossover in 2024. Honda and Toyota all use CVTs. All automakers have removed manuals almost entirely or only have them for base models. Nissan has literally just been putting efforts into what actually sells based on the numbers and not what few car enthusiasts or people posting on the internet say they want and then nobody will buy it.
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  383. @ everyone has lol. When he criticizes Nissan for turning the pathfinder into a unibody, he forgets that ford did the exact same thing to the explorer just a couple years earlier, in fact, and the explorer was the best-selling 3 row crossover in 2024. Nobody buys manual cars in general anymore so that’s why they’re going, and everyone is killing them.
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  384. Mitsubishi and Lancia are two of the most storied car companies in the World and both are barely hanging on for dear life now. It’s sad to see what Mitsubishi has become after building some awesome cars like the Pajero, 3000GT, Evo, and Eclipse.
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  385. I mean, would you spend 1M on a house and it didn’t have a garage? I probably wouldn’t. There are baseline expectations many folks have when they’re spending that much money on a car, especially when cars half the price have those features. That’s the thing. There are baseline features expectations that people have for cars nowadays with their price points, and keyless entry with push button start is one of them. If a Camry can offer it standard, why can’t a Ranger? If a Trax that’s half the price can have it available, then cars 40k over should have it standard on all or all but base trims. Just my 2 cents.
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  386. We need to ban the business of renting out single family homes unless you actually lived in it at some point. I can get renting out a house if you lived there, relocated elsewhere, and can’t sell so you’re renting for the time being until you can sell or trying to repair. But you can’t buy a single family home with the intent of renting it out and never living there. That really irks me, especially if investors are buying up starter homes and robbing people who actually want a place to live of that chance to have something affordable.
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  387. @ that’s why the WK Grant Cherokee is one of my favorite Stellantis care, and it somewhat lives on in the dodge durango. But yeah, those electrical issues would scare me.
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  388.  @GMF215  They did but they actually kept the 5.0L V8 in place. They were trying to move everyone over to the ecoboost V6 engines but they still kept a normal V8 in place for those who wanted it and still do. Ram doesn’t still offer the 5.7 alongside these engines, so that’s a key difference. Also, even if Toyota drops on reliability, the gap between everyone else and Toyota was so big that they could drop a little and still be ahead. There’s a reason they’re still topping reliability reports from major publications like Consumer Reports every year.
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  389. @ and it’s sad because I want to love their cars. Like the ram 1500 drives like a luxury car, is super quiet and super comfortable, and has a great aesthetic inside. Same with the Jeep grand Cherokee. But I just can’t get behind the reliability when I hear all those stories about Stellantis products. Even if other brands aren’t what they use to be, they’re still a lot better and don’t hear those stories. There’s just levels to reliability and it isn’t “all automakers are trash, pick the one you like and expect trash.”
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  390. @ New engine for the Ram, and the wagoneers are known for being notoriously unreliable so not really a good history with the hurricane engine anyways. Are other trucks unreliable? Sure. Just the Stellantis ones seem to be a notch below the rest there.
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  391. THIS. But the issue is greed is literally the only thing that motivates people because if you take away the wealth of the rich, they won’t innovate and there won’t be new people trying to create the next best thing because “what’s the point if the amount of wealth I can earn is limited?” Greed and just a simple lack of decency, humanity, and ability to do things even if it isn’t for money or profit is the problem in our society.
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  392. @ you may say that now but if you became one of those billionaires and became corrupted with power and eventually, greed and an insatiable desire to do anything to stay at the top even if it means killing people for profit, it’ll probably change you. I’m sure these billionaires had a mindset like the one you described at one point and then when they reached the top, they changed. And also, it is somewhat true. If it weren’t true, communism would work but it never has, and greed and people mainly being motivated by money is the reason why.
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  393.  @lorrilewis2178  not really. If you were a nice and good-hearted person that actually cared about social causes and trying to help make the world a better place, you wouldn’t have become a billionaire or ultra wealthy at the top to begin with. You’d be more worried about social causes than your ranking on the Forbes 100 list.
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  394. Problem is in the past, nobody liked it. Mercedes basically had a minivan with no sliding doors in the R class, and it didn’t sell well. Same with the ford flex and Lincoln mkt arguably, nobody bought it. Now, people like them somehow.
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  395.  @TheSalPic  ford flex is cool. I’ll be honest, I like these weird looking SUVs. I’m not a fan of the boring blob like the CRV or RAV4. I like the daring designs or the old-school boxy and tough SUVs, and this is definitely weird. Thing is, the Kia Sorento is a similar vehicle, similar size, and also looks nice so picking between the two will be tough.
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  396.  @Fedex52738  I kinda knew Fisker would fail from day 1, just because I didn’t trust a company founded by that guy. Rivian though, I love their cars but they just can’t get profitability yet even despite all the investments and money they’ve raised from big companies like Amazon and now VW. I feel now they have to get profitability, because it might be tough securing more big funding if Amazon and VW weren’t enough.
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  397. It’s pathetic that the FTC will allow mergers that don’t need to happen and are just the rich getting richer via a competitor that’s doing fine. But then in this case where a merger is needed to save a company that’s vital for the industry, they deny it. Pathetic
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  398. Why are they failing? Companies burn so much money in the cost of set up to prepare themselves for production to start. They have to compete with legacy automakers that have all the resources on the planet and even the government bailout option available. Finally, these new automakers have to unveil their expensive cars first to drive down costs but getting people to spend big money on a brand new car brand with no history and little dealers available can be a tough sell to start.
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  399. More reviews of the Lexus TX, and I still don’t get why you’d buy this over the Grand Highlander or the Sienna, especially if you’re not getting a crazy hybrid version.
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  400.  @dscatest  how big was the price jump from a base TX vs a fully decked out grand highlander, and what stuff was the base TX missing that the GH had then? I’m curious about that pricing model then.
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  401.  @dscatest  Nice. Yeah, I’ve never been a TX fan just because I feel a fully loaded GH is cheaper and basically the same car, if you get it in the 2.0T gas version. And then Sienna, well nothing can beat that in terms of total space and space behind the third row. If it isn’t much of a premium, the TX probably is one of those cars that just looks nicer inside than the photos because the photos don’t look inspiring. The XC90 interior is classy and feels special and nice inside, while I just don’t get that with the TX. I guess I’ll have to see it in person.
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  402.  @dscatest  nice. How was the MDX then if you looked at that? Because that to me is the gold standard when it comes to mainstream-adapted luxury SUVs.
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  403. @ UK, Canada, and other countries have problems like this too. It’s just the U.S. is the by far the favorite among that crop due to the handouts they receive here in these sanctuary cities. We use money that could go into social security, rebuilding infrastructure, or better healthcare for glorified trespassers.
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  404. I think the issue is simple: Automakers saw this early pent-up demand from early adopters wanting to jump in on the next cool thing, and then got greedy trying to ask crazy prices for EVs over gas counterparts. Yeah I might save some money in the long run, but I’m not waiting 100k+ miles or 10 years to make back the price difference. Chevy has the equinox and equinox EV with a 5k price difference which is crazy, but somewhat a step in the right direction in terms of premium to pay for going EV.
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  405.  @21Piloteer  even if Honda made it, it likely wouldn’t sell because they’d pull off a half-hearted effort and it’d show really quickly. Made sense for them to partner than do everything themself and likely lose money anyways.
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  406.  @Nior_  yeah and so what? A lot of automakers are actually scaling back their EV production and sales targets due to slower demand growth, so one brand doesn’t really say much, especially since EVs are all they produce. Toyota profit was up 38% from last FY, fyi. Honda had record highs for operating income and net income in FY24, fyi. I think they’re doing just fine dialing up on hybrids and playing to their strengths instead of investing hundreds of millions or billions only to lose money because mass market isn’t ready nor can afford an EV. Not everyone has 43k to spend on a car which is essentially what a base model 3 costs, and a model y is likely more. I think Honda is doing just fine having record highs for operating income and net income.
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  407.  @Aki_Lesbrinco  ok then so maybe they do believe in EVs, but they don’t believe in them enough to rush out multiple models the way GM did only for them to sit on lots and go for deep discounts or cheap leases. They don’t believe in them enough to introduce multiple 50k+ EVs that people can’t afford not have a purpose for. They like to go about it in a typical Japanese cautious manner. And they can do that because their hybrids and gas cars sell so well and they have that reliability reputation to fall on.
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  408. They can’t fix their countries rules by dictators, tyrants, and communists. That said, there are other countries out there aside from the U.S. and ways to come in legally unless you made the journey from an NK seeking asylum.
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  409. They’d die trying to fight for civil rights in those dictator-run countries they’re fleeing so they see illegal crossing as a better option than dying.
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  410. I feel the same way. It seems American and Japanese automakers will do everything to make their cars cheaper, and yet we never receive any of the savings. Like I’m down if they get rid of these digital gauges, 20+ inches worth of screens, and what not if it means we can have substantial 20k and 25k cars again. But they probably won’t do that anyways.
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  411. Say what you want about it being an EV, an SUV, and “not a lotus”, we’ve seen this cycle before. The complaints about the Cayenne when it first came out might’ve been bigger, but that saved Porsche and allowed them to build better sports cars. Same complaints happened with Bentley, Rolls Royce, and Lamborghini and those SUVs sell well. I’m sure price will come down or they unveil another cheaper smaller SUV, but clearly lotus wants to sell cars and a car like this that is fast and drives like a lotus in SUV form likely will sell.
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  412.  @jnmc-vx4fw  They don't use normal V6 engines that have no turbocharging, no supercharging, and no hybrid technology. Those simple V6 and V8 engines were a major reason their cars used to be so smooth and refined. They’ve basically gotten rid of all of them for turbocharged 4 cylinders or 6 cylinders, but a turbo and supercharger add that complexity and often ruin the smoothness.. Lexus ES is literally the only Lexus left, and that’s a sedan. Acura MDX is basically the only “luxury” SUV left with a normal 3.5L engine. And I’d get the pilot top trim and save my money instead.
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  413.  @jnmc-vx4fw  if you’re down going a year older and more dated interior, then sure. But even then, that’s only on the ES and even the 2025 ES (if it’s out) has it. The IS is ancient, outdated, and just not good. The TX only offers that 3.5L as a hybrid and that’s about a 70k car and quite frankly, that’s a little too much for a mid-level/semi-luxury brand. I’d get an X5 if I’m spending 75k on a car. Or maybe a GV80 if there’s a Genesis dealer near me. So really, the ES is like the only substantial, selling Lexus that has a normal 3.5L V6. Everything else is turbo or hybrid and turbos all have the same issues of lag, rough starts, and less refinement regardless of brand.
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  414.  @jnmc-vx4fw  if you’re worried about reliability, then don’t buy a luxury car. Lexus and Acura are just gussied up Toyotas and Hondas with the same platforms, same engines, and very little differentiation. I own a Camry, and I don’t want to be reminded of my Camry when I spend double the money. I want my luxury car to feel special, drive beautifully, be fast, and also have more tech and features not on the mainstream, especially since mainstream cars are nice and have all the bells and whistles. Luxury comes with a price, and the price is crazy tech, expensive maintenance, and repairs as a result of that tech. Don’t get a luxury car if you’re that price inelastic. Most people who have 70k to spend likely don’t care because they know what they’re getting into and can afford it.
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  415. Marques really took a page out of the Mr Beast book of titles and evaluations. It’s more interesting he did this comparison without the Toyota Prius, the car that pioneered the hybrid and ushered in this era.
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  416. Do Dacia Duster vs Subaru Crosstrek next so we US folks can see what cool 4WD SUVs we’re missing out on, and how they compare to similar ones in the States.
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  417. @ I mean if you want to downsize go for it, but sometimes it can go a little too far. They downsized 10 years ago swapping that 6.2L for a 4.0L V8 but that V8 was done so amazingly that it felt bigger than the prior engine, still sounded amazing and had a visceral feeling to it, and just you didn’t miss anything. In this case, they went from a V8 to not a V6, but a V4. I could’ve forgiven them for going down to a V6 since they’d probably do a turbo V6 really well, but a 4-cylinder with all these extra components and weight, just feels weird even if it handles well.
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  418. Trump played this debate smart. He stuck to his usual agenda of exaggeration and fear for his usual talking points, but he also wanted people to worry about the current president and he did just that. He wanted Biden talking more to show his age, his dementia, his struggles to form thoughts when there's no teleprompter or script to read from, his inability to think on his feet, and his temper that he tried really hard to control but you could see it. There were times where it seemed Biden wanted to come over and punch trump and that's what Trump wanted people to see. Also, the fact this debate happened with no live audience is really telling.
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  419. I've always loved Mustangs, and like that Ford keeps trying to make each redesign an evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Problem is, cars keep getting bigger, heavier, and loaded with tech , and the Mustang is no exception. It looks more comfortable than the last Mustang, but also probably lost that sporty edge given its added weight and width. I feel if you don't care much for the new tech and want the most sporty one, a 2021-2023 Mustang might be a better buy as it'l be cheaper and still fun. It's moving toward that Grand Tourer car category and moving away from sports car so more comfort and less sport, if that's what you like.
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  420. Car spotting challenge: spot as many dead car brands as possible. Doug loves those GM minivans but I’d love seeing him geek out over a Daewoo Lanos.
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  421. It isn't but Honda is also getting expensive. A Civic hybrid Sport base starts at 28,750. For reference, a Camry LE hybrid starts at 28,400 and is actually less. An LE comes well equipped and if you get the one option package on the LE for power seats to splurge, the Camry hybrid is basically a no-brainer. I love Hondas ad the Ciivc has always been a favorite of mine, but the price point for the Civic hybrid gets way too close to Camry hybrid territory for my liking.
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  422. If Honda turned the Ridgeline into a body-on-frame truck with that same 3.5L V6, that might be the only truck capable of dethroning the Tacoma. The Frontier is another capable truck that basically tried copying the tacoma formula when redesigned, but Nissan's old rep has fallen off so that hasn't really worked. Only Honda could match Toyota if they tried and wanted to.
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  423. These comments are really funny. Mass deportation might fix the issue immediately and shrink the number now. But it won’t stop future people from trying to come here illegally, and that’s a problem too. And that’s what has to be solved too. Getting rid of benefits provided to illegals would discourage them, fixing the messed up immigration system and shortening the time it takes also helps. A lot of illegal immigrants coming here come from war torn countries or economic disasters facing hyperinflation, famine, and gang violence. They don’t have 7-10 years to wait if their money could be worthless in a matter of months or could be caught in gang violence. Also, for the folks saying “stay and fight for change in your country and fight for freedoms to make it better”, try that in North Korea, Venezuela, or Haiti and see where that gets you, if you can even make it to a year and wait. In short, mass deportation is a short term solution, but not a long-term fix when people are still gonna try if the process and system for legal immigration isn’t fixed.
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  424. @ if I’m paying 45-50k for a new car, which is a lot of money, I’m gonna want all the newest stuff and features possible, and a reasonably new product as well. It’s natural. Also, if I want something super basic, I can get a Kia Carnival LX or LXS, while Honda doesn’t offer the odyssey as an LX or EX version like they used to.
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  425. Americans have an obsession for overpriced trucks and SUVs and as if that’s not enough, they have an obsession with ridiculous tech and “futuristic factor”. Like folks will complain about prices being high, but then complain about lacking cool digital gauge clusters and iMac sized screens and passenger screens. It’s like we want cheap, but then we want things that are gonna drive up the price. Maybe we should only buy what we need, nothing more, and not always go for higher trims and only want what we need.
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  426. Awesome video. Having owned a 2003 and 2025 Camry in the family, I can say this. The 2003 Camry felt better built and better put together than the 2025. Also, I agree about old Toyotas being so good you could neglect them and they still run forever. We had friends with the same body style 2003 Camry that beat up their cars, rarely took care of them, and they still ran forever. As for the part about buying a basic car, people would if the guts of the car were good (like a 2003 Camry was) and the basic demeanor is reflected in the price being perhaps half or 60% the price of a car with all that tech. The issue is those omissions are rarely ever reflected in the price.
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  427.  @esonon5210  And what if a person can't live below their means because they're making the bare minimum to get by? Try making 75k in NYC and see how one can "live below their means".
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  428.  @esonon5210  A single person fresh out of college who has to take the first job they see, and they don't have family or friends to split expenses. It's a common scenario. It's not excuses, it's the hard reality that people in the US and World face. Some of us are blessed to not have to deal with that while many are so lucky. Also, even if someone had friends, can't cram 6 people into a studio.
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  429.  @rogerwheelers4322 even if home prices drop, they’re aren’t gonna be similar to what they used to be pre-Covid. So might as well just invest since buying a home is just a tougher thing to do every year. Not just in terms of price, but other items like insurance and taxes going up.
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  430. Just saw this, and the U.S. has to have the most toxic work culture amongst all developed nations. You’re overworked, underpaid, and hardly receive benefits compared to those in other developed nations. If that’s not enough, companies make you feel guilty when you try to use those little benefits you have like PTO, and companies wonder why there’s a “Great Resignation”. Companies in the U.S. don’t want to invest in their employees, expect them to have years of experience for “entry level” jobs, and underpay you. It’s toxic.
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