As a mechanic, when people ask me what to buy, I tell them to avoid anything Stellantis, German, especially VAG,  Nissan, and Ford. Only because that's 95% of what we see in the shop, and mostly big-ticket repairs. ( EcoBoost turbos anyone?)  But I can't complain. Pays the rent. 

First time my wife saw one in person she said "what is THAT ' I told her what it was, and she said it looked like home made crap. Nuff said

Those Beta-engine 2 liter blocks are some of the toughest mills Hyundai made. Then they went GDI and ruined it (and their reputation) 

You want a bad car? First gen Cavalier.

Here's a thought. Stop building shit. 

This is a joke right? First gen GDI engines sprayed fuel into the combustion chamber, which meant that the valves would carbon up instead of being cleaned by the fuel spray of MPI. Carboned valves led to stuck oil rings, which led to oil consumption and eventually failed cats. It's why newer GDI engines have two…

After 25 years as an auto technician, I can tell you that anything under the Chrysler umbrella is crap. Doesn’t matter who they own or are owned by. 

Richard Porter's books of boring car trivia deal with this in detail. 

If being an asshole means not spending 40k on something that looks like it’s from Fisher-Price, then yes, we are assholes.

Ha! At least you got one. Where I live the vaccine rollout is such a mess, my 75 year old mother in law hasn't got one yet. 

Sorry to break this to you, but busted mid-90s Cherokees ARE dull.... 

I am a man. I work in a shop full of men. And every single one of them thinks this is retarded.

When I saw a Mazda 6 GT like mine with the optional two-tone interior.

When I was at GM we had a young guy who was a loud know-it-all. So to shut him up one day, we took a steering wheel airbag unit that needed disposal (boom!), attached it under a new Sierra he was doing a PDI on, and wired it into the reverse light circuit. Everyone was warned, so we had ear protection, and we just…

Comforting to know even Jalopnik staff get Kinja’d. 

Only knew the name from watching 3D Botmaker. Went and got the Lancia last week. This is a guy who obviously loved what he did.

The more I read about Ford, Tesla, the oncoming EV bubble and the rest of it, the more convinced I am that the auto industry is based more on Chaos Theory than anything planned and tangible. 

But how else will Elon know the subliminal mind-control messages being broadcast to his fanboys are working or not? 

While our apartment doesn't allow uninsured vehicles (storage policies are cheap), they are pretty good. As long as you aren't leaving massive puddles of oil. The complex next to us is a different management company. Anything goes. Unplated cars that have been sitting for years turning green on flat tires. There's a…

One must not forget the drug culture of the era......