170/180 @ 3200lbs??? Pfffft! Sad. Those are Pt Cruiser numbers and definitive proof that visionless management will blindly screw up even the best platforms for the sake of short term greed. Dodge is once again putting racing stripes on a slug, then crying they can't get no respect as a brand.

The top photo says it all. The first three Vettes are distinctly original designs; beautiful and utterly different vehicles from bumper to bumper. The next four are all derivative designs morphing off the last model. The new one has as the same basic shape as the three before, as many angles and vents as an Elise,…

Apple stuffs old unsold/unpopular stock into channels where the value is obfuscated, such as charity giveaways, lotteries, and Shopping Rewards programs. For instance, the White MacBook and Fat Nano were still available via lotteries for 3 years after they were discontinued at the Apple website. The problem with…

I will stand upon my head

Glad to see I'm not the only one. Motorweek kills any enthusiasm I can muster with hosts who sound like they graduated from some trite lame ass broadcasters school.

NOT the oldest dashcam movie ... this is from 1907:

The Wankel rotary loses a lot of energy to static opposition within the engine, in that it forces the compressed gases to explode while the rotor is parallel to the bore wall, but then forces those same gases to squeeze out sideways. In other terms, it detonates the gas in one place and asks it to expand into…

Oh God, those trucks were so bad! I test drove one in 1981 and the salesman wanted me to sign before test driving (I think he knew). It rattled and shook like a bag of loose bolts. Datsun actually lost me as a buying customer as I had driven and liked their previous (1976) model a lot. I never once regretted…

Like you, I change mine every 3k or before, and no less than twice a year regardless of mileage. You will reap the benefit as your car ages.

I recall a recent documentary stating "no roads needed for rolling transport can be seen". No shit. Any road would have to be 30 feet under ground level today. Think about it. If you carved something like this, would you bury over half of it? It's conceivable the civilization was wiped out by some environmental…

Hallelujah! Praise be to Carlin, but unfortunately he's ... Gone Fistin' (a sign he hung at his home).

Ah. Thanks for taking the time to respond. And you're right about the call for AC/heat, there's always a delay (cycle?) on mine too, despite not being connected to any remote control. I was unaware of the repeater function; I'll definitely have a closer look at what Z-Wave has to offer. Cheers.

Everyone knows Ford is MS's bitch and yet every scene shows Macs, iPhones, iOS and OSX. Not a Windows PC or Logo anywhere in the ad. Oooh, Ballmer's gonna be pissed and jumping all over the stage again!

Good to hear you've had success with Z-Wave. Maybe I'll give some a tryout in the future.

My wife and I are split on the Flex. I like the styling and she HATES it with a passion! LOL.She swears when she sees one. I was shocked as she normally has almost no opinion about cars. Just wondering, as a person working at a Ford dealership, if you have noticed a tendency toward males or females buying (liking)…

Old British engines just sound better. As nice as a Miata may be, a Tr6 has that warm throaty sound and just enough of a hard ride to make you feel the road. A girl in the passenger seat, a good stereo ... and life can't get any better. :) NP.

I can attest to the unreliability of the Insteon system. I had most of my lights controlled via my Mac and iPhone(s), and SmartLinc hub, plus something they don't mention here - the need for a bridge across the two legs on your electrical service. All was fine until they started screwing up and turning lights on and…

I guess they never gave a diddle and just gave it a ruff paint job.

It may not have been actual leather. Chrysler made a faux leather called "Corinthian Leather" that was neither leather nor from Corinth. Whether it contained leather at all is debatable.

It's that rotten egg spell.