...and more specifically, for getting caught in such an inconceivably stupid way. haha

Yep, at my company we get a lot of these. Sometimes we even get to inspect a warranty-returned unit which was replaced for unknown reasons and with no codes thrown. Surprise, N T F

When the suspension is fully compressed it basically acts the same way as a solid rod; introduce the ability to crumple and even more energy can be absorbed. Of course, the practicality of this probably depends on the type of suspension setup. Ideally the crumple would occur in the axial direction like a crushed can,…

To be honest I trust Volvo’s reputation for quality to a point, but I don’t have enough faith in their methods to actually drive one of these vehicles. If normal wheels not designed to fail can break due to potholes it would seem that wheels designed to fail on impact would be even more prone to do so. I know a guy…

No comment on the 100+ mph bit... And the potholes in my neck of the woods are pretty nasty. If it were up to me, I’d prefer that the suspension components be designed to crumple at a certain load rather than the wheel itself, so at least the car would have 4 rolling wheels. A car with broken suspension will handle…

Given the caliber of potholes where I live, I think I’d rather not have wheels “designed to crush under a certain amount of force.” Sure it would probably be fine, but it would be a little unsettling.

I can’t get over how good this is.

TOYOTA SEND TO AMERICA I BUY

Sold an old Buick on CL for my grandpa. Was going to get picked up by my brother a mile or two away, so I walked through the shady side of town with a manila envelope containing a couple grand in cash.

Sounds a lot like this particular shop honestly does not want to work on older/high mileage cars, and their contract is designed to ward off owners of such cars (part 7b especially). It honestly sounds like they have dealt with old crappy poorly maintained cars enough to not want to deal with them anymore. I guess if…

C&C of the Upstate (SC)

Slow people buy fast cars so that when they’re hogging the left lane and someone tries to pass them, they can speed up and block them/run them off the road/etc.

O’Reilly’s seems to employ polite and intelligent people, and they usually have what I’m looking for. There is also a particular Auto Zone I go to because the employees there are quirky and odd in the best way.

Yeah there’s a local guy who runs a smallish shop (Lehman’s Servicenter), and his entire lot is packed to max capacity pretty much 24/7. He and his wife have been working on cars their whole lives and are good honest people. Once, my dad’s van had a vibration issue and the dealer took a look at it and couldn’t figure…

Yes I understand — when my mind revs faster than my fingers can go my tuyoping end uo being like this.

FYI, you have the “you’re” and “your” usage rules flipped around. “You’re” has an apostrophe because a letter is missing; that letter is the “a” in “are,” as in “you are.” Think of good grammar as the V12 of the English language. I know I’m being a Nazi, but I thought you’d want to know — the very fact that you’re…

Just slow enough for you to do a triple-take when it passes by.

NPOCP, anyone?

I understand what you are saying, but Rob Ida does make new Tuckers — I guess you call them replicas but really they are modern, new-and-improved reproductions hand built and way out of my price range:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/ida-au…

I would that $ if it had a turbo.