If we make the assumption that worse mpg comes from larger vehicle size and weight, we can also add more expensive tires, faster brake wear, higher insurance costs, generally more expensive maintenance…(and all before we even get to the logarithmic relationship between vehicle weight and road wear…)

Like the Toyota-Toyota Yaris or the Toyota-based Mazda one? 🤔

“The Elantra is an SUV, right?” a Hyundai sales rep ask ME when I went to test drive one, (granted it was her first day, but how can you even let people interact with customers at that knowledge level?!)

Dec 2017 to July 2025, which was way longer than I planned 😅

Great car, 10/10 would do again, and probably would have kept if I had spent the extra $1500 on the GT to get radar cruise 🙄

lol same heated seat switches as my 2013 Impreza, I guess “what ain’t broke” etc etc

36 mpg though is just… bad? Isn’t that like 2 better than a freaking Sienna?

Great score! We had one of these when I was in high school (except silver); what an absolute hoot to drive, the dictionary definition of cheap and cheerful

A new one of these bad boys (barely) fits entirely inside a 3rd gen Mazda3 sedan if you don’t mind a couple of trim clips popping out. (Just get it delivered with the couch and bed frame next time, dummy)

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I didn’t have enough characters in the post to explain that fun means, like, I like these, but I recognize the flaws that make me not defend them from criticism 🤣🤣🤣

😅 almost leased one of these 😅

Florida 🤷‍♂️

I have one too and it’s *baffling:* there’s SO MANY OTHER SURFACES TO PUT THE BUTTON

Jo Guldi’s Roads to Power is a great read on British infrastructure! Not entirely a social history per se, but her general argument here explains a lot of the “how/why” Britain was the way it was

Stealth aircraft carrier vibes