Grain of truth? Much more than a grain. The factory procedure was to loosen the motor mount on that side and lift the engine which would pivot on the other mount producing the needed room. But hey, B5 VWs had you drop the engine cradle to change the timing belt. Cars are designed to be manufactured first. Then service…

To the guy with the inheritance: Do not throw money at a depreciating asset. Very low rate or 0% financing is a better deal. If you do a low down payment, just remember to carry gap coverage from your insurer, not through the dealer or lender.
For the commuters: Having ‘92 and ‘07 Miatas in the garage says V10omous…

Proof there are things worse than cheap, used, and German.

Of course it did not sell. The only trim level with a manual transmission doesn’t have leather as an option. Unless there is something that is not popping open in my browser, sunroof, smart cruise control, parking distance sensors, navigation, and on and on are NOT available as options. I like my gadgets and Hyundai’s…

Has Mary fallen off the wagon?

Neutral: Studebaker pickups. And the Hawk and Avanti were so pretty???

The Vega? Not quite. The Monza which was heavily based on the Vega floorpan was to get the wankel. The appeal of the Wankel was lower NOx emissions. The emissions regs were somewhat fluid when all of the dev work for the GM Wankel was going on. That affected plug placement, among other things, and changes late in the…

No lock on the hatch, no wipers, bit of perforation that started just ten years ago, is that RTV on the trim around the right side of the windshield? duct tape too? On top of that the “lowering blocks” on the left rear seem to be more of a disconnected leaf spring. One has to wonder how much lead was in the Kentucky ‘s…

This is NOT OK. I would prefer for the person with the trunk of their car adjacent to the hood of mine, not be tempted to bump my car with the items they are now trying to put in their trunk. Or worse yet, use my car as a brake for a shopping cart that wants to wander away on a slight incline.

Setting the parking brake before putting the vehicle in Park is not superstition. The parking pawl is not supposed to carry the load of the vehicle when parked. If loaded to the extreme, it will jump to the next notch. A GM plant where I worked tested the mechanism when the car came off the dyno at the end of the…

In 10K miles it will need a water pump. Changing one is not easy, or cheap. Why must the gender of the former owner be mentioned? CP.

This whole thing sounds like a drug deal waiting to go bad. CP

But I am at the north end of the mall with all of these shopping bags. We can just run out to the car and drive to Neiman’s at the south end. After all, Neiman’s has valet.

While it is a wagon with a stick, it is a VAG product with 250K miles. Remember, there is no such thing as cheap, used, and German. CP!!!

Sorry Red, but my 2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited drops both outside mirrors if you have the mirror adjustment set to either side and the gear selection is reverse. If you don’t like the feature, put the switch for the mirror control in the center. Combined with the backup camera and rear parking distance beeper, it gets…

He may be gay. He may be a Rhodes scholar. He may be an Ivy Leaguer. He is also from the McKinsey mold. I have seen too many MBAs with “top consulting firms” to know they are little more than addicts from the dope of Friedman. In spite of his mild mannered appearance, he is EVIL by association.

All these comparisons to BMW and quality. At least the turn signals on my Hyundai work consistently...

Nope, they just have to insert a mandatory binding arbitration/ no class action clause into the purchase agreement. Those pesky lawsuits will cease.

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