That’s my big gripe right now. Installing a Level 2 charger in my home would be more than what I spend in gas in a year and the only public charging stations are at locations I don’t go to. I’m not shopping at Wal Mart so I can charge my car... Obviously for some it makes sense, but for me the tax incentives don’t…

My state has a limit on how high the bumper can be off the ground. But the rules don’t apply to trucks over 1/2 ton classification and the state police are the ones tasked with enforcing the rule, but they don’t since most of them are country bros who like the lifts... You’d better believe I’d go after every party I…

That was definitely a swipe/autocorrect fail that I didn’t catch because I was falling asleep myself trying to get little guy back to bed... we drove through the Great Plains and did all the National Parks like Badlands, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, etc. Did an Airbnb in Wyoming and just took that tank all over, I drove…

I do this anytime we travel. Rented a 2020 Expedition XL Platinum in summer of 2019, picked it up in Rapid City SD, done sound the pains for 2 weeks doing all the National parks and dropped it off in Denver to fly home. Cost me less than $800, retail price would have been well over $5000 since you have to pay a higher…

They all almost always overbook. Retail ( non-airport) Enterprise branches get bonuses based on keeping their lots as empty as possible. In my area I have customers waiting 2-3 weeks for insurance repairs because they can’t be guaranteed a rental.

Not really, they’ve just changed the make up of their fleets. At least at non-airport locations it’s a sea of crossovers and trucks that mimic the trends we see in sales data. I work in insurance and have to constantly tell people to make sure they get the complimentary upgrade because in my state we only cover the…

My last company car was a 2013 Focus. Usually we have to drive them to 85k miles (now 115k miles as of 2019) before we can get a new car. I got the Focus in 2017 when I transferred and was the new guy, so I got the crappy car. Took a colleague for a ride to show how bad the transmission was and got “upgraded” to a…

I want a truck. I’d love to have a bed versus putting stuff into a trunk or right behind the rear seat, or maybe on a roof rack. But, we’re a one car household since my company provides me a car, so since my wife is driving our car Monday-Friday to work it’s hard to justify even a Ranger or Tacoma since she doesn’t…

Yup, I’ve always hated that about modern auto safety/driving instruction. I’m in the insurance industry, the biggest cost to us is injuries, so of course IIHS lobbies for ways to prevent injuries, more so than to prevent the losses in the first place. I’ll happily drive my wrapped company car around with my hands at 9…

I think this will sell well with fleets, especially if real world fuel economy is much higher than the Ranger or Colorado. I also don’t think this will affect the Ranger too much, they’re well into the mid-30ks for a crew cab with creature comforts most buyers look for today. I have no need for a full size, but I…

I’ll give you a great example, my wife’s grandfather. His doctor has advised him he’s almost completely lost his peripheral vision, but his state won’t require a vision test on him for a considerable amount of time. To counteract the loss of vision he’s upgraded their Santa Fe from a 2017 to a 2020 so that it’ll steer…

I took my Drivers Ed through a private company instead of waiting for my turn in high school and having to wait for my license. This was 15 years ago, so hopefully it’s changed, but my “final exam” was to write a one paragraph essay on why I shouldn’t talk on a phone and drive. It only cost $75 more to take the…

Right. I’m an insurance adjuster, I tell anyone in a collision that’s above say, 30-35 MPH to be lucky they were hurt and 55+ to be lucky they’re not dead. Cars can take a beating today, but the human body can’t. Ask my wife’s cousin and fiancé, their 2018 Elantra didn’t look bad from the impact when I got a chance to…

My state has annual inspections as well, so I don’t see why this couldn’t be rolled out to everyone. Record the mileage at the inspection, determine how many miles were driven the prior year and then bill accordingly or add to the state taxes at the end of the year. Currently in my state EV and hybrid owners have to…

This is the correct answer. I work for a big insurer, the quickest way to lower a auto policy premium is to lower the liability coverage. Michigan has really messed up insurance laws too, my company is one of the biggest in the Us and even we barely do business in the state because it’s so messed up. So lots of smaller…

My very first brand new car was a GM. Grew up in a GM family, dad worked at a Chevy dealer when I was younger and from 1994 until 2018 they didn’t have anything but a GM in their driveway. My 2008 Cobalt coupe was great, I actually enjoyed it and think it’s design has held up better than the Civic of that time which…

Agreed. Sean Brocks Heritage was a great read, but even living in coastal Virginia I couldn’t get many of the specialty ingredients locally. One thing I’m starting to appreciate is that many books are putting a “Provisions” section in the back where you can order some of these ingredients, I don’t recall seeing that…

I remember in 2012, my boss let me take his Specialized S Works Tarmac for a spin. I couldn’t believe how light it was, or how responsive it felt, especially compared to my 2008 Allez Sport (aluminum frame w/ carbon fork).

Yeah, not a fan. Way too busy, the livery from the Martini days a few years ago were strong, this not so much...

I don’t want an EV, but if I had $100k burning a hole in my pocket, this car just went to the top of my list on looks alone. Porsche just knocked this out of the park, hopefully it will it’ll make them a load of cash and influence some other OEMs to make a similar design.