When I’m driving the country roads to work and it’s just me and my thoughts and maybe some music.

I wonder if any of those small turbo engines from any manufacturer are durable and reliable? I know the Ford 1.5 turbo likes to drink coolent and self destruct.

I’ve been preaching the reduction of quality in Honda products and I get slammed by Honda fan boy every time I do. After 20 years of Accord ownership and the issues I had to deal with in 2021 I bought a car from a different brand new and so far so good. There are no warranty issues and no recalls. My car is a 2020 Ford Fusion S.

Agreed 10 speeds is too many. My Fusion has a six speed automatic and that seems plenty . My old pickup has a 4 speed (4.5 if want to call the torque converter locking up) automatic.

I always thought the point of more gears was improving fuel efficiency. Not providing power. My pickup is plenty quick with only 4 gears.