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[Audionaut]

I see that it is waiting for it's dose of Yellow/Green color so that it can have the seasonal look of it's relatives.

This faithful companion is just waiting to be moved or refueled. Its seasonal color is an always-ready paint job that doesn't change, especially not to yellow or green.
If you need a dose of paint, ask your nearest paint dealer or Albert Hofmann.

 

[EJ3]

This faithful companion is just waiting to be moved or refueled. Its seasonal color is an always-ready paint job that doesn't change, especially not to yellow or green.
If you need a dose of paint, ask your nearest paint dealer or Albert Hofmann.

My vehicles are a white one & a red one. In the past I have had aquamarine, tan, yellow. Maybe it's because you cannot find my home (except for the roof) due to the large 4 door pickup truck sized Camelia's, Azalea's (similar sized) & various trees (no pine tree's though).
But (at this time of the year [& my vehicles are ceramic coated {the pollen still sticks]) I do not know anyone who has had their vehicle at my home (no garage, just a carport) for more than 4 hours whose car did not have color after it left that weren't on it when it showed up.
I'd like to know what you do to keep that from happening. (A daily rinse with distilled water is the only thing that I have done that works. But then you get to track it into the house [my wife just leaves the country every year between the end of February and the end of May every year, as no meds have helped much] {it's actually cheaper than the Dr.'s for her to do that}.

 

[Soandso]

Years ago my French girlfriend took me to visit her English speaking cousin who had recently toured the USA. The cousin kept trying to tell a story about some "bwe-eeek" which they saw I couldn't quite figure out. It turned out to involve a Buick automobile her group had bought. Well, to be fair the French bakeries never did seem to like how I asked for bread in French.

 

[EJ3]

Years ago my French girlfriend took me to visit her English speaking cousin who had recently toured the USA. The cousin kept trying to tell a story about some "bwe-eeek" which they saw I couldn't quite figure out. It turned out to involve a Buick automobile her group had bought. Well, to be fair the French bakeries never did seem to like how I asked for bread in French.

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Prior to my being 4 (in 1961) we had the hard top version of that.

 

[AudioJester]

This is my 2012 Ford Falcon XR6 turbo. Had since new, slowly been upgrading/rebuilding over the years. 450rwkw, 6 speed manual, rwd. More fun to drive than my AMG. Has a 12 year old Audison/Alpine soundsystem with an aftermarket android screen.

 

[EJ3]

This is my 2012 Ford Falcon XR6 turbo. Had since new, slowly been upgrading/rebuilding over the years. 450rwkw, 6 speed manual, rwd. More fun to drive than my AMG. Has a 12 year old Audison/Alpine soundsystem with an aftermarket android screen.

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Tastefully done, make everything function as the performance engineers would do it if the bean counters had little say (with comfort, usability and ergonomics still a concern).

 

[El_Duderino]

Mazda Miata aka MX-5 RF G184 ( my pics). And Suzuki Alto GF also in black (not my pic)

 

[EJ3]

The Mazda Silhouette looks a lot like a modern re-interpretation of a 1963-1966 Chevrolet Bill Thomas designed Cheetah.

 

[Colonel7]

I just gave (about 2 months ago) my smaller 2000 Nissan Frontier (Pick-Up truck) to some folks in NC that had lost their car in the floods. I had modified it a good bit & it was getting 19-21 MPG (and about 30% more power). It had 200K miles on it & should last another 100K with the things that I had done.
My (new to me) 2004 Chevy Silverado SS Extended cab gets 15.7 MPG around town & 17 on the HWY.
As to why we cannot have smaller, more efficient trucks, the EPA

My new daily driver. More than 40 mpg. 2025 AWD hybrid Ford Maverick. My father would have killed for this in the 70s and 80s with all the gas he burned in his work truck

 

[EJ3]

My new daily driver. More than 40 mpg. 2025 AWD hybrid Ford Maverick. My father would have killed for this in the 70s and 80s with all the gas he burned in his work truck

For many people it's light duty capacity is fine.
I am not in that group.

 

[Blumlein 88]

For many people it's light duty capacity is fine.
I am not in that group.

Needless to say not everyone is in your group. For quite a large group of people its capacity is fine. So 40 mpg in that is actually quite remarkable.

 

[EJ3]

Needless to say not everyone is in your group. For quite a large group of people its capacity is fine. So 40 mpg in that is actually quite remarkable.

My other car is a 2024 Subaru CrossTrek lifted 2 inches to go where I need to go.
It's 1500 LB towing capacity is a little on the light side (transmission, final drive ratio and trans cooling limited [all of which will get addressed to bring it up to the 3500 LB towing capacity of the Wilderness Edition] {but I have the truck for my normal daily driving more than 1500 pound load capacities}). I have already modded the Subaru Touring Editions engine for about 14% more power (& will eventually get it up to about 20%, without going to some untenably loud exhaust system [it is a Touring & Overland vehicle, after all]). It does need a Quaife Limited Slip differential in the rear (as the break vectoring that it does to give it supposed All Wheel Drive capability can [& has]) had the car in a position with no ability to go in any direction.
But in general, the Subaru is a great all-a-rounder that gets around 28-30MPG in my use.
Both myself and a couple of my friends have looked deeply into that Maverick with stars in our eyes about the fuel efficiency but found it's capabilities lacking for what we do on a daily basis.
Not that it is not a great vehicle (I do not know if it is or is not, as I know no one that owns one), just we realized that it is not suitable for our uses.
I only have the word of people like @Colonel7 that it is just fine for his purposes.

 

[Blumlein 88]

The Maverick has a 2000 lbs towing capacity in the hybrid. The 4wd non hybrid can be had with 4000 lbs towing capacity.

 

[EJ3]

The Maverick has a 2000 lbs towing capacity in the hybrid. The 4wd non hybrid can be had with 4000 lbs towing capacity.

I am very well aware of the capacities that I need. Double the towing capacity and you'll still be a ton shy.
Naturally, you don't want to run it at maximum capacity all the time (unless your intent is to wear it out), so...

I never said that their is anything wrong with the Maverick for it's intended purpose.
If one suite you, then your needs are our quite different than mine.
In the 1970's they made station wagon cars that could almost suite my towing purposes (well maybe not, but certainly more capable that the Maverick).
In this case, a 1968 Mercury Colony Park (with slowly leaking air shocks). This is not my tow rig. But the weight is at the bottom of the range that I tow.
The flat bed trailer: 2000 pounds. The cylindrical grinding machine: 4300 pounds. No problems running 80 MPH with this setup.

Different folks have different use cases (yes, some folks have even other, more different uses than I ever thought of):

 

[EJ3]

This faithful companion is just waiting to be moved or refueled. Its seasonal color is an always-ready paint job that doesn't change, especially not to yellow or green.
If you need a dose of paint, ask your nearest paint dealer or Albert Hofmann.

I think that I'll stick with the paint dealer:

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[SlowJim]

My 25 Ford Mustang GT #savethemanuals

 

[Kr2d2]

Before Easter, the season had also started in the northwest of Germany:

My beloved 2006 Volvo C70 T5 convertible on a windy day near the East Frisian coast.

 

[Power Pop 23]

To be assembled in the USA, 2027 'Slate' electric truck/SUV - base model has 150 mile range, 17-inch steel wheels, unpainted composite body panels, no audio system, and hand crank windows - starting under $28,000 before any rebates

Apparently many accessories can be added at the build or much later

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[Ken1951]

We have been waiting since early March for a new Miata for my far better half. Her 2015 25th Anniversary is now 10 years old and even though it only has 31K miles on it she would like the new tech the 2025 has. BUT - seems like all Miatas are hung up in the various ports waiting for some sort of update. Might just wait until next year.

 

[EJ3]

We have been waiting since early March for a new Miata for my far better half. Her 2015 25th Anniversary is now 10 years old and even though it only has 31K miles on it she would like the new tech the 2025 has. BUT - seems like all Miatas are hung up in the various ports waiting for some sort of update. Might just wait until next year.

Very nice driving cars, a bit underpowered for me & my wife. (no need for much more but a 15-25% increase would be nice [and not hard to do]).