More obnoxious is Florida’s system where apparently you can only lower the speed limit by 10 mph at a time. So driving to Gainesville, for instance, you are bombarded by constant speed limit changes, because apparently you can’t go through a traffic light if the speed limit is higher than 45. The last time I drove…

Actually you don’t need 4k in tax liability. They made it so you could transfer the tax credit to the selling dealer, and it’s applied to the cost of the car like a down payment. You can do it once every 2 years (you still have to file a form with your tax return.)

Just like income tax really only being possible because it’s deducted from your paycheck every pay period, forcing people to pay their entire year’s worth of road tax at once wouldn’t go over very well, especially in states where you already have to pay property tax and registration fees at the same time.

It sounds like for the 911 you have a choice of a sunroof or a moonroof. The distinction for me was always can you see through it, or not.

While I might tend to agree with the elimination of the EV tax credit, I used the PHEV tax credit last year, largely due to my older hybrid being totaled. Without it I would have gotten an older hybrid.

The problem with you math is the 15 gallons for 2 weeks assumption. For many SUVs and trucks that’s only 300 miles every 2 weeks, which is far under the national average of 1000 miles a month.

I was with you until you got to power windows. Mine rarely give any problems. Why would you want to go back to roll up windows. My knee usually hits the winder. They do still break, and when they do it’s a lot harder to fix than replacing a modern regulator. Power windows mechanisms are lighter, which reduces CAFE by…

Based on my experience with Android Auto, Google isn’t spending for top UI designers. For one thing, they keep changing things - sometimes on a weekly basis. Android Auto is supposed to make it easier, not have me learn how to do things every week.

Lots of new car dealerships won’t even work on cars older than 10 years in my area. So people are just supposed to throw away their car when the first dealer only problem pops up after 10 years?

I would say Honda doesn’t resort to scammy sales tactics because they don’t have any problem selling everything they make.

Yeah, it was Cap One. When I bought my Ram truck in 2021, I did the same thing (used Cap One Auto to find a vehicle I was qualified for) and the dealer was able to get a slightly better rate with BoA.

So having a Targa top off is different from having the entire top down. The majority of the cold air when the top is down comes from the back, not the front. I know when I got a windblocker it lowered the ‘comfortable’ temp while driving by about 10 degrees, i.e. I could drive with the top down when it was 10 degrees…

Months now.

Yep, when he sprang the pedophile comment about the actual cave rescuers because they didn’t use his cockamamie plan, I knew something was up.

I got 6.21 on a used Escape.

That last sentence is big, even if the Nav is DIN sized, so many things are now tied into the display it makes it harder to change, however the aftermarket does make some wiring kits that enable some head units to control some things.

Both of my Fords were stripper SE models. I have a 01 330ci and a 05 X3, both are a little nicer than the C-Max in particular, the Escape would be closer if it had a leather interior. It of course has more electronic driving aids.

I’m not clear what you’re trying to say here. Yes, a 07 Highlander can have an aftermarket head unit put in. Toyota trucks are also updated a lot less frequently than their cars are. But during the 2010s, most manufacturers switched at some point to no longer having DIN units, with the factory nav ones typically…

Replacing the head unit in an 07 should be no problem, but it does become a problem in Toyotas not much newer (I was looking at Toyota Hybrids in the 2010-2015 range, too.) Many have switched to nav systems by then, some of which aren’t replaceable. The choice for them is an aftermarket Android Auto adapter - which…

Come on, this is a car website, there is no 82 Ford Contour. I think the best 82 Ford for this example would be the 82 Ford Granada.