Well he has a point. Tommy was basically like "I ain't bout that life anymore and since you proved yourself. Here, you the next Red ranger, bro." and then dips.
The former rangers retirement really did have ill timing.
Damn I been blaming tj all these years for not being able to hang with Tommy's legacy when in fact tj was thrown into a situation he wasn't ready for by the vets and tommy .
Was there an episode where they visit the blue ranger and the car returns