I don’t agree that it’s automatically a bad decision to have long term loan. That extra ~$35,000 over 12 years is about $3,000 per year or an extra $250 per month. Depending on your financial position, this might be an acceptable trade off.

Exactly!

The most interesting thing I’ve seen in the auto industry was a prototype mule that was an older model lengthened and widened for the new car. They just cut the car lengthwise, and widthwise, put in some spacers and welded it all back together. Custom windshield and plexiglass side windows were used, but the car felt…

Want to really cook your noggin, look up surface to volume ratio, or effective compression ratio. Just because the engine is a 10:1 CR, the effective compression ratio could be different depending on intake valve timing.

“The Shift of Destiny”

They need to go public. I would invest.

If you don’t like it, you can start your own blog. One with hookers and blackjack!

I don’t think the concrete piston was moving. Notice cylinder 3 is near BDC, but the concrete piston is near TDC, they should be similar. Seems more like a concrete plug than a piston.

I think you are missing the fact that automakers have been dabbling in the worldwide auto market for a while now. Different markets have widely different regulations already, and really has no where to go but better, even if the US regulations change. Heck, if you look at the Chinese market, the regulations are vastly…

My 02 bugeye wagon is interested in this article!

My insurance has never been over $2000 a year, and I was a 19year old with 6 points at one point.

Because it’s probably not a sensor, it’s a model. They model the brake wear to predict what it is. If you calibrate the model poorly, the estimated wear will not match actual wear.

No sensor. It’s a predictive model (math equation), that’s why the estimate doesn’t match actual. If it were an actual sensor, there would be no problem. I AM surprised this is a recall. While it is nice to have the software tell me when it’s time to change brake pads, occasional inspection is all that should be…

It’s a 2 for 1 deal!

I always like typing that out - Tomato/Tomato. Looks funnier that way!

Holy moly that’s overpriced. Are you paying extra for the 4 point harness that will absolutely crush your back in a collision?

Automakers are just in the pocket of Big Belt. The belts are made to fail so you have to buy more. Mechanics could have cured broken timing belts by now, but they make more money this way.

Maybe it’s a longitudinally mounted Ford instead of a GM...

(let’s see how many get that...)

Same reason you or I might not take action, we didn’t see them.

Not in this case: