Yeah, the Gas/Diesel engines take a hit but it has usually been by around 30% lower in my experience. Obviously different vehicles will be affected at different rates and my experience has been with newer trucks. The last long trip I did was 4000 miles round trip and the truck went from 18mpg empty to 12mpg towing.…

I doubt it was fraud, my bet is oil cooler lines, a known problem to look for on older vipers. I just replaced mine a couple years ago. They weren’t leaking but I wasn’t willing to risk it and end up like this guy.

From multiple people I know who have worked and 1 that still does work for GM, they are notorious for forcing the hand of their suppliers. The old, “if you want to be a supplier for us you first need to build this part at this price, and we don’t care if it is profitable for you.” They even employ that tactic with…

I am not a fan of GM at all and their current vehicle lineup is not remotely compelling, but I think calling the CEO racist because they wouldn’t meet you just on a whim is pretty dumb. They have marketing and advertising teams at the company for a reason and if you meet with those groups and have a compelling…

I have seen a few go into limp or protect mode at the sand dunes. They eventually get going again after 20ish minutes of cooling off and sitting with their flashers on blocking a pathway. Who knows what long term damage ws done. All the while my friends are driving around in $500 rusted out 90's Chevy Blazer’s with…

Well look at that. I learned you can get a trailhawk GC without the bling with the right options ticked, and since Chrysler will basically throw money on the hood it will likely be much cheaper than the Subaru and have a decent tow rating. Hmmmm.

I have recently been teaching my girlfriend to drive stick and decided to start her off on a difficult vehicle figuring every other car will be easy. We tried the flat parking lot method, but a 1st gen Honda Insight with a failed hybrid battery pack is truly gutless at idle and will shake, shudder, and die even under…

First, a bigger shop. No matter how big you build it you will eventually fill it. For me the only things I want that I don’t have yet would be a mill, lathe, and car hoist. I have all the other stuff: welders, saws, hand tools, benders, drills, etc. But those 3 big ticket items are still on the waiting list.  Most of…

I am aware thus my last line in my previous post that many manufacturers have been crippled either due to covid shutdowns, factory fires, or other production issues. But since many manufacturers had switched to consumer electronics to fill the gaps, left by say the auto industry, those products are being made first as…

As far as the auto industry side of the shortage goes, it is not related to anything the president did, it comes down to us having a far better sales recovery than expected. The long and short of it is this: When the Covid lockdowns began last year we drastically cut sales predictions and production schedules. Our…

1995 Audi S6 Avant just under 300,000 miles currently. Original engine, transmission, rear end and it still runs and drives great. The first gen S-cars were known to be pretty tank like and can just take abuse and keep on going. I don’t drive it too often anymore, but occasionally take it for a rip and remind myself…

Not a car per se but it does have an automotive engine. I prefer my boats to be MasterCraft’s. I like my current Prostar and it has been super solid. If I buy a newer boat someday it will likely be another MasterCraft. My current collection of cars consists of a Honda, Mazda, Dodge, Jeep, and an Audi. So my…

Go read the Car and Driver or Motortrend articles. They both said it had excellent on road manners. I guess they are more used to driving trucks and aren’t scared of its’ size like Bradley.

I read both the Car and Driver and Motortrend articles and they both thought the on road manners were good and alluded that they would have no problem daily driving it besides the fuel economy. I guess to Bradley that if it doesn’t handle like a Porsche on the road then it is garbage.

If you think a heavy truck on All Terrain tires is going to have a 500 mile range on a 120Kwh battery, I have some land to sell you. A Model S 100d has a 400 mile range and is much more aerodynamic and has much lower rolling coefficient than any truck. Tesla is going to need just as big of a battery as hummer to get…

What’s crazy is from the cockpit video I saw with telemetry it was still accelerating pretty well at the 331mph. Webb stated in an interview that it could have easily gone faster but the cross winds were higher than expected and the car was being pushed around too much on the narrow road.

Grand Cherokee is the easiest example of the SRT cost add. Base v6 GC is 34k and a loaded SRT Trackhawk is ~104K, so almost a tripling of price.

You think seeing a sheet of ice and snow fly off a car in the winter is bad, I can only imagine being behind this model Y when a giant pane of glass went flying and presumably exploding everywhere. Definite code brown for the cars behind!

Yep, definitely the pro tip. Whenever I am ordering parts from Rock Auto I always think to myself, “Do I need wiper blades for any of my cars?” because you can get beam blades for literally 1/4 the price of my local parts store and you are already paying shipping on your other parts, so just tack them on.