I like the look of this more than the 4C. I’d be curious as to a head-to-head comparison... crap, just thought of a great TG comparison - Jeremy in the 4C vs James in a Exige vs Hammond in a Boxster Spyder. Now drive from Italy thru Germany, sneak thru France and into England stopping at the birth place of each (OH, a…
And that is what I’ve always wondered about the price of small trucks, because if Ford can offer a base-model Fiesta for around $14k, how is it they can’t offer a compact pickup that is technologically older (unibody vs body-on frame) and thus cheaper to build. It really shouldn’t be that hard and still make a small…
I wonder if these numbers don’t include fleet sales (as they are often discounted further in price) as one has to think that a massive number of near-base trim trucks are being sold to utilities and municipalities annually, so the consumer market is the area where the buy-price has shifted upwards, leaving fewer…
Look Jason, you are correct in the idea that having a “driver” at the ready isn’t going to work in the real world when it comes to autonomous cars, because said “driver” is going to be too busy doing anything else but paying attention. That said, if you are going to make the argument about going ‘all in’ on the…
I understand the first example you described above, but what is happening here is the buyer is buying both the property and the debt owed against it, essentially leaving Spain (who were the ones in hawk over this) in the clear, at least as I understand it. To me, that shouldn’t be allowed - Spain should have to sell…
This is something I’ve never understood about sales like these (same with the Nurburgring) is the whole ‘buying property and having the debt come with it’. Um, no. You are selling the land because you are in debt and can’t pay it with out an influx of money. Ergo, you sell the land to then pay off the debt. Having the…
It is unfortunate that GM didn’t have the forsight to import the luxed up version of the Caprice when the decided to bring it over for Cop Car duty. In black with chrome trim and some stylish 19” rims and you’re rolling in style. In fact, the smart move would be to leave it badged as a Holden - go with the (now…
Autonomous cars are an extreme and expensive solution to a problem that could be solved nearly as effectively through other means. There are two arguments being made for the pro-autonomous car argument: deaths and congestion. Number of deaths per 100, 000 cars in U.S. in 2012 was 13.5, or less than 1%. You want to…
Yeah, the rate at which these cars are involved in crashes seems abnormally high, to the point that I call bull-shit on Google blaming everyone else. The little video they provide is maybe one case. I’ve driven probably around a half million miles in my life and have been rear-ended once, and that car was driven by…
I’m not so sure. I would be surprised if mandatory driverless cars become a thing across any country before 2030 at best. There are a lot of things that have to happen, such as all the major auto manufacturer’s developing systems and then have those systems be able to communicate with each other to effectively…
Late reading this, and I’m sure others have already said this, but ‘we from the Province of Ontario, Canada appologise for this douche-bag’s existence’. Given his clueless, self-entitled disposition, I imagine he is a card-carrying member of the political parter of our dear, ‘beloved’ Premiere..... Again, we are sorry.
I don’t see the appeal of cuv’s over sedans (or better fast-back sedan-hatches like a 4-series GC or my Mazda6 hatch). I continuously am told by owners of these things that they feel safer and like the extra ride height (which doesn’t really translate into more interior space or ground clearance...). Thing is, if…
Or this for less money...
IMO, the last decent looking generation of Chevy full-size pickup was the 88-97’ 3rd generation C/K. After that things just got soft-looking and bloated and/or awkward, especially the 4th-gen refresh. 1st and 2nd Gen C/Ks were good looking too, though all three have their flaws, but the 3rd was the last that was able…
I’m not an airplane geek, but I’ve never been a fan of the F35 program since it was first brought up (and couldn’t understand why it existed at all when the F22 had just entered the scene). Admittedly, my naive dislike for this jet centered on the aspect of it being a single-engine plane, which to my mind just seemed…
True, and it is a hatch, which is a bit bonus for a first car - easy to haul all your stuff when you move.
You sure they weren’t just on you for buying a Scion tC?
Pretty sure the 300 and Charger are still built off the same platform, and don’t think either came with a manual in Europe. I may be wrong on the last part, but I’d want to see such a unicorn. Also, I wouldn’t say that U.S. safety standards are much higher than in Europe, just (insignificantly) different. In other…
A friend of mine has a Trailhawk, and a co-worker has a base Sport. The Trailhawk looks far better than the lower trims especially the base model. So far neither of them have had any issued with them but it has been less than a year for both so we will see. As an aside, my co-worker also has a Patriot (wife’s car) and…
