“Just needs.” There’s no such thing as just needs. If it just needs a $300 freon charge do it and ask for $500 more. But you know it’s not that. It needs a $1,500 in compressor/clutch/lines work. If it just needs an 02 sensor to pass inspection, buy the $50 thing and put it in. But you know it’s not that. It needs…

“A/C needs a re-charge” = “Add another $1000 to replace the A/C compressor, lines, condenser and everything else related to the system.”

“In great condition, just needs. . . *lists a dozen weekend projects* . . . parts are in the trunk, easy fix, just haven’t had time to install them.”

When the owner is too lazy, too whatever to spiff up his wheels. A filthy carpet, fogged headlights, struts that no longer hold up the hatch—if the owner can’t be bothered to address the obvious issues with his vehicle, what’s wrong with the rest of the turdmobile? Oil last changed 15,000 miles ago? Last time the…

I live in up/mid-state NY. Which is basically just Appalachia with a different accent. So, I’m unfortunately well-versed in the insanity of these folks. I guess when you have a total lack of education and critical thinking skills you gravitate towards the people who allegedly think and talk like you and reject the…

This election is wild. On one side you have two completely rational, intelligent human beings who seem to genuinely want to steer the country on the right path. On the other side you have two bloviating lunatics who cozy up to dictators, want women’s value to be determined by the amount of children they have, and have…

When reading about the rise to power of Stalin, Hitler, and Mao, a common theme is they would purge and lock up intellectuals and the educated, and I always wondered how they then got anything done. Of course the long-term answer is, they didn’t, but that still didn’t stop the sun from rising every day. So when I see…

The thing I find funny is that his supporters view him as such a “strong man”, and yet he is SO easy to manipulate and influence with a few dollars. How they don’t see through his “strong man” charade is so far beyond me.

Remember, Donald The Felon only cares about one thing: money in his pocket so he can (ugh) win the election to keep his fat ass out of prison—period. Self-serving hypocrisy are the words that he lives by.

Look we’ve dealt with Trump as political force for 8 years, 4 of those with him as president. It should shock no one that he has the object permanence recognition of an infant.

I’ve owned two German cars now. Both have been a hot mess in regards to almost anything that has wires. My BMW has been terrible and my Audi was completely awful. This has *extra* wires.

Not to mention absurd repair costs. I sold an Audi recently and vowed to never touch one again. I didn’t even feel that way about anything else that wasn’t a Fiat.

Congratulations. You bought what has to be one of the most pointless cars. These came with what? Like a 10 mile EV range? PLUS you’ll get the infamous pain-in-the-ass unreliable VAG group levels of problems... without a warranty. Good luck.

That’s not a 1953 Corvette, that’s more like a ‘58 that included significant improvements like a 283 ci V8 with 290 horsepowers. Damn kids these days.

Because it’s not getting security updates, and hasn’t for probably 5+ years. You’re exposing yourself and your data to being hacked or compromised.

I bought my first smartphone in 2014, a Samsung Galaxy S5. It still works; why should I replace it?

Which is terrible for the environment and the opposite direction we need to be going. Turning cars into 5000 pounds of rolling e-waste is one of the worst trends we could chase.  Now more than ever we should be designing cars for longevity and ease of repair.

I sadly believe that the general public will eventually treat cars like iphones where they “upgrade” every 1 to 3 years as the tech gets obsolete.

Except that is less and less viable. Modern cars or near or at the point where going aftermarket is going to be impossible. It’s one reason you don’t see aftermarket stereos as often, it’s not just swapping out a factory head unit for something new. When EVERYTHING is controlled through the screen it’s no longer about…

They will have to pry my Vette from my cold dead hands, which should be any day now.