I'm in the same boat, if the VIN doesn't start with a J there's no way I'm making payments on it. Unless it's a GM body on frame truck/SUV. The only vehicle I've driven since I bought my FR-S that makes me want to trade it in is the new Suburban/Yukon duo.

My first car was a 1989 Prelude Si with 4wS, my current car is a 2013 FR-S. So these two have ruined my perception of how a car in my budget should handle. It's hard coming to terms knowing my next few cars are going to have to be focused on creature comforts and practicality for the wife and kids.

I find it hilarious that every time I visit an Enterprise there's a sales rep telling the customer their Malibu has EcoBoost so don't freak out when the car cuts off at stop lights. Never mind the EcoDrive badge on the trunk... I'm happy to stick to my NA engines with .5 liter displacement per cylinder and no fancy…

1) Better civil engineering to encourage a switch to more modest sized vehicles and two wheelers.

I went to George Mason for undergrad and must remember it with rose colored glasses because I was in Tysons a few weeks ago for work and it took me 45 minutes to get to Fair Lakes to meet some college friends for dinner. I can't believe I used to WANT to live there...

Headrests are only tested in rear end collision testing. I’ve been in I-Car all week going over Volvo and some of the other manufactures new cars for 2016 in terms of crash worthiness and how to be repaired.

I’m at the start of my second I-Car emu are for the year, the resounding answer I’d say are the NA Hyundais/Kias. From a non-mechanical point of view they’re probably the easiest cars to work with in collision repair and the engine bays on most of the vehicles give plenty of room to get into.

Is the appraisal process worth it as a baseline on newer cars? I’m getting a company car and have to ditch my FR-S. A big part of me wants to put it on Craigslist, but another part of me wants to go to CarMax and get the appraisal, only to go to the dealer across the street who has a big sign saying they’ll beat the…

Agreed, watching it live, the lack of cameras showing what was going on at the car, now the lack of info following him being removed from the car, I can't help but think he's already gone. Plus ending the race under yellow giving the other Andretti car the win? I hope it's not fatal, but I won't be surprised if it was…

“Cheap gas” or the perception of a better economy could be behind more drivers on the road. My coworkers and I are amazed at how many insurance claims were handling every week. Usually summer is a slower time in my area, but this year I've been handling about 50 a week without fail. More crashes would likely mean more…

One-touch power windows are great, cup holders are wonderful too, but I find Bluetooth underappreciated. Every car should have this feature, it’s a godsend in my FR-S since shifting a holding a phone to my head is somewhat difficult. It can’t cost that much add to the car and it makes sense to be a standard feature in…

I always thought they looked good growing up. Working in collision repair I learned 2 things about these cars; 1) they are a decent drive and 2) they’re a nightmare to work on. Fords are more complex than their counterparts generally, but these things are a nightmare. Need to take a belt molding off, haha. Be prepared…

I used to date a girl from Clarence. I remember reading that paper every time I’d visit and think to myself, “Man, these guys are even worse than the Washington media covering the Skins and Wizards”. It was hard to beat the Post during the early days of RG3, but Buffalo News never failed...

I remember seeing a green Aztec at the first car show I ever attended. It was in Va Beach in either 2000 or 2001 and I fell in love with the styling. To this day I still want an Aztec or a Avalanche with cladding. Something about the style and “function” of those vehicles really tick something in my brain. I even…

I voted NP, in central VA you’re lucky to find a decent older 2500 for under $15k. If it’s been well taken care of the price is absolutely worth it in the right market.

They only crash one car a day, and it’s kept very very clean. I can’t remember if the cars are running ( I do know they have their fluids in them at least) when they go through but the few times I’ve been to see crashes in person it’s eerily quite right until they hit the barrier.

As a current resident of Richmond, this makes me mad. The mayor and city council threw money at that team with literally no return, yet they can’t come to terms with the AA baseball team for financing in a new stadium. A local team that seem to have near sell outs most nights and have really developed a great…

If you see the pictures and the estimate, it isn’t really that badly damaged. A industry mag had a good write up on it and compared to many of the cars I see fixed on a daily basis it wasn’t bad.

Mix of both, most of the delay in any repair comes from the shop moving slow and parts. Combine slow moving dealers who can afford to let cars sit for 30 days with parts that have to be special ordered and you're looking at 4-5 week repairs easily.

My coworker had a claim on a new F-150 at the dealer for over a month, for a repair that would’ve taken maybe a week on a 2014 F-150, his customer was mad about running out of rental. In insurance, it's hard to tell people that their rental limits won't be enough to cover your $3500 estimate. The problem is Ford still…