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Yes sad but he did have his time. While not a religious person, I was happy he was from humble roots in Brazil. He related to the common humanity across our globe way better than some pops that came from well to do backgrounds and felt they were a cast above the lowest group of homeless people. RIP Pope Francis.

Hell yeah! That's how it should be done!

Right now, enjoying my Paid For! Ranger and putting extra money on my mortgage.

Very few people NEED as much vehicle as we have, most of us on here included(certainly myself). We typically buy what we want and can find a way to justify over what is the bare minimum needed.

Got this neat 1/64th 2019 CT6 diecast in the mail today, from China off eBay. Looks like my 1:1.

It's going to matter whether the EV in question has a heat pump HVAC system or resistive heater. I don't have time to look into the Subarus at the moment, but that is an important question to answer. Hyundai/Kia make them optional on lower end EVs, but if you live anywhere north of the Mason-Dixon Line, you should be getting a heat pump by default. Also, if you're in for a cold patch, it's perfectly acceptable to keep the charge at or close to 100% and use house current to pre-heat your battery/cabin before departure. Doing so you'll keep any battery loss to a minimum in cold weather while driving. I should time it sometime, but the main takeaway I have is that it varies widely even at the same station. The Costco I go to can be a fast pump or slow pump depending on how busy they are.

I actually sort of liked him.

I'm a little sad about the death of Pope Francis. He was a more humane Pope. (Well, it could be deciphered that was not a fan of Agent Orange, so there you go.) I hope they are careful in selecting the next Pope. They need to be very careful. I find it interesting when people find the strength to make it to an important milestone. He circulated among the faithful on Easter Sunday, shaking hands and hugging children, I'm told. He died the following day. Being just a casual Catholic, I'm touched by this.

She absolutely gets it on Tariffs, RE-Boeing, Ford, GM, the auto industry. Lots of wisdom here. I love this U tube channel.

People blame wages for being why we can't make great things, but Festool tools are made in Germany, and are fantastic. Lots of good European and Japanese tools, and they actually pay their workers better than Americans, with better benefits. Interesting Dust collection vacuum.

We are only at the beginning of a Major Recession if not an outright depression due to Stagflation, the increase in inflation, increase in costs and all Americans being Fleeced by the Idiot Lemmings in DC allowing Idiot47 to destroy the country. Seems the latest is that most auto assembly workers are living pay check to pay check. As such, when companies lay off to stop production due to the economic down turn, many will loose everything I fear. Sad that so many studies show 3 out of 4 workers are living paycheck to paycheck in the U.S. 2025 wage reality: Millions of workers living paycheck to paycheck This is one of the best in depth reads on all income levels and how or why they live paycheck to paycheck. Who Is the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer in America?

Unsuitable for the US, but it's cute.

A new contender for your consideration?

I think this could be perfect for many people who want a truck, are fine with 2 maybe 3 people if a bench seat is offered as this truck would work great in the City and Suburban areas for runs to the dump, Home Depot / Lowes and doing small project stuff. Honestly, most homes probably DO NOT need a mid-size or full-size Pickup truck.

I do as well, but I am on the truck bandwagen at the moment. And Given VW reliability, methinks I would still buy a Subaru.

Interesting, according to the website your Navigator has a 23 gallon tank compared to the 32 gallon tank my escalade has. Looked up the certified fuel pump filling speed, 23 gallons take 7 min. The gas industry has stated that the average 20 to 24 gallon fuel fill up take on average 8 minutes due to temperature, pump speed, how clean the fuel filter is in the pump equipment, etc. of course they also say the larger the tank the longer the fueling. So depending on how much gas you have in your tank it could be much shorter. So if you have a quarter tank of gas and are filling up, I can see this taking 5 min.