Jackson Jambalaya

Meanwhile the BYD Shark has overtaken the Toyota Hilux as the best selling truck in the world (outside of the USA) and Americans cant buy either of those trucks. The closest thing Americans could buy to a real truck was the GMC Canyon diesel, a rebadged Isuzu D-Max. The truck America needs right now is the $22k Mitsubishi Triton 2.5L Turbo Diesel but we aren’t allowed to have that either.

Enjoy your $65k turbo 4cyl petrol powered Silverado (made in Mexico) that will self destruct within a month of the warranty expiration.

I feel like the Unabomber felt when he was 16. They’re trying to regulate me into just staying home with zero freedom.

I miss my 74 Caprice even though people made fun of it.

At this point if China came in and sold the old regular basic cars they’d mop up.

You couldn't pay me to own a GM vehicle built in the last decade.

Virtually all automakers are making less reliable vehicles with engineering decisions that boggle the mind. Another is the trend of putting tiny engines in heavy trucks and putting turbochargers on them to squeeze every ounce of power. Turbos create far more heat, friction and cylinder pressure than naturally aspirated engines and that shortens engine life - a lot. So many truck users are wondering why. The data isn't all in yet, but I'm reading about a lot of service departments seeing turbo failures and blown head gaskets from the higher pressures.

Some things are just plum stupid. Just like that engine off at red light stuff. Plum dum. Oh… dumb… my bad.

Can't be any worse than the Obama engine-cutoff at red lights feature. The guy at Dipsticks oil change always shows me the stick to be sure I know it's full before leaving. What now?

Kingfish must be at the Madison Matinee. It's 3:45 and no posts are appearing.

Actually I think GM reports the oil condition/change indicator and the level.

But I agree, a solution looking for a problem. Several manufacturers have had this "Feature" for a while.

This is why I only buy Japanese cars. American made cars are of poor quality

Don’t buy anything made by gm! Buy Toyota trucks

I'm buying me a Tesla Model Y. I'm 78 years old, need cataract surgery, my mind no long reacts quickly & tired of paying $4.07 for regular gas. I'll put it in Full Self‑Driving (FSD) Mode and continue on my marry way.

My stepson's former 2015 BMW 535 didn't have a dipstick either, just a "sensor" that allegedly would indicate a need to add oil. If we could buy Chinese cars in the US ALL cars would be cheaper, and better.

The Lexus RX350 had a six cylinder engine. Toyota used that engine for 20 years and it was great. Around 2023 or so it switched to a turbo 4 cylinder. The Lexus owners on the Facebook groups and forums are making it quite known they hate the 4 and want the 6 back.

I own one new Honda, everything else is 1999 or older. Even brought my Hilux Surf RHD back from overseas.

GM free since '83.

Interesting trivia tidbit: decades ago when Datsun imports appeared about to take over the American market, trade negotiators told the Japanese they'd like something besides "Datsun" all over the roads. And so the Japanese readily complied and put their corporate name on the cars: Nissan.

Which means "Japanese-made product."

How many Toyota trucks do you see pulling anything that weighs over 5000 pounds? 90% of trucks on the road are used to pull something either some of the time or all of the time.

Honda makes a nice truck - comparable to the Tonka.

Lexus RX350 and Toyota Highlander had the V6 but changed to turbo 4 cylinder. I own a 2018 Highlander that I plan on driving for 250,000 miles. My reliability has been based off v6. I can currently buy a 2022 with 30,000 miles. But believe that was last year of v6.

I seriously doubt any posters on this thread have used a dipstick in the last ten years.

Based on the price and crap that is loaded on the new vehicles now, You’re better off to buy a 15 year old car and replace or repair whatever parts are broken. Pricing has gotten ridiculous.

Ever heard of CAFE standards. Brought to you by our outstanding federal representatives. I own a 12 year old vehicle with a small v-8. It gets 20 mpg average. I looked at a 4cyl turbocharged hyundai and the sticker advertised 22mpg. They are tying to cut weight. A gallon of fuel can be converted to btu's. It takes a certain amount of btu's to push a car down the road so weight and air resistance will determine mpg. Federal regulations are driving the insanity. I don't want a big screen tv on my dashboard either.

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Yes I would pay to drive a new car with manual crank windows and simpler controls with less plastic and thicker sheet metal, stick shift 6 cylinder. Prefer it not be Chinese, however.

Wish we had free markets so we could purchase BYD here. American made cars are crap. No innovation just more enshitification of everything in an attempt to drive shareholder value. Honda or Toyota is the way to go if buying a car in the states.

Blue collar dudes making 70k driving 90k pickups - peak stupid but dumbassery seems to be the way of the game today.

When I bought my 1st car, a 1957 Chevy For $325 it was 13 yrs old. No way I can afford a 13 yr old car now...

I watch some channels on Youtube and TT such as Royal Auto Service. Watching them get into the nuts and bolts of how the CAFE standards have screwed up engines is quite educational.

You could always move to China and buy two or three of them. Most of the people that buy those trucks don’t keep them long term. If you have the money, buy what you want. There are plenty of American vehicles that are decent to buy. We only hear about the ones that are bad. I have driven Ford and Chevy most of my life and never had any issues out of them. But,I am a mechanic, by trade, so it could be the maintenance I keep up on them.

I doubt it, people want vehicles that run on computers. Some people can’t think without their phones, why would they want a car without massive screens and technology?