Nissan and Mitsubishi both have ties to Fiat Chrysler, Suzuki also used to sell rebadged Frontiers, so that’s a group of three there.

I still listen to Brand New and Thrice on a daily basis. The Bravery takes me back though, Senses Fail too. Oh to be a teenager again in the mid 00's...

It’s so bad I decided to configure a 2016 Prius while rewatching Mad Men on Netflix. Missed the halftime show because I was too busy making Old Fashioned slushies...

I know for a fact Nissans comes from the factory without trim level badging. A dealer I used to go to for insurance claims in VA would have 18 year old porters out on the lot sticking SL badges on base model Altimas and Sentras. They’d tack on a bunch of dealer installed equipment and charge SL MSRP on the sticker,…

I ran into these cereals about 2 weeks ago when they started rolling out the in store marketing. I picked up a box of Batman cereal simply because I like that the suit is grey with a black cowl. It tastes like berry Kix mixed with Count Chocula. This mixture, it's horrible. Lesson learned, stick to a Basic 4.

It wouldn’t be that hard to add. The defroster on back glass is actually just conductive paint, which can be repaired. So someone sells the paint, and you can buy repair kits for the electric diodes, so maybe you just had an idea for a new business.

I do it all the time in Chicago, because I park on the roof and my company is too cheap to provide me with a car that has a heated lower windshield to prevent the freezing. If I were to stay up here or buy my own vehicle, a Jeep or Subaru with those little warmers would be the top car on my list based off how much I…

I won’t mourn the death of the sedan. Every car I’ve ever owned was a coupe, as long as the niche stays, I’ll have one of those in the stable while the lady has her Japanese SUV/CUV/Truck/Whatever floats her boat next week. The only way you’re getting me into something with 4 doors is to give it a liftgate or a…

Clarkson is like the Donald Trump of auto entertainment. He speaks to all the white conservatives that don’t realize how much he mocks and lambasts them while saying the outlandish things they like hearing. That said, I still love my “WWJCD” sticker with his face plastered on my car.

It’s definitely a safety feature. Even with side or head curtain airbags these cars are so low compared to truck/SUV/CUV reinforcements now that without stiff metal there it would hurt your head. Airbags are only designed to keep your body parts in the car, not to keep 5000+ lb mommobiles out of the passenger…

I only got 4 oil changes in before trading in my FR-S and I had quite a noticeable drop on the dip stick the one time I actually went the full 7500 miles before changing. Not as bad as my old Prelude, but I was surprised for such a new car and lighter oil they run.

I already told my fiancé if we ever win the lotto/come into millions suddenly, the first thing I'm doing is looking into buying some land and building a road course. Followed by a stable of coupes I've always wanted and garage full of old Japanese sports cars from the late 80s/early 90s.

Depending upon gas mileage this just jumped to the top of my list when I move out of Chicago. As much as I’d love a full size, I’ll never need the capacity it has. I don’t tow or go off-road, but I do need room that comes with a truck bed that SUVs can't provide. It's also the Honda fanboy in me coming out, but…

My fiancé has a Camry, and until I got a company car I had an FR-S. I have no issue with the Camry, yeah it’s not designed to be a fun car, but it has 220k miles on it and has not once needed anything more than routine maintenance. I actually plan on getting a right hand drive Toyota sedan from Japanese Classics when…

My dealer did this when I bought my FR-S. Free 32” LED TV if you bought the car on Friday. I signed the papers at 8pm on Friday not caring about the TV at all. I jokingly asked the salesman if I didn’t get one because it wouldn’t fit in my trunk and his reply was, “Free TV only for Toyota customers.” That gave it away…

You also need to be aware of any prior accidents/body work completed. In VA dealers do not have to disclose damage over $750. From first hand experience working at a body shop under contract with a rental company, unless it was near total loss the estimate and invoice never made it over $750. Essentially ever time a…

I took part in a “stress test” back in 2011 for a psychology course in college. We were just outside DC and got lots of federal money so a grad student was doing research using simulators. He was looking for,

I work in insurance, so I look at lots of wrecked cars. I’d say steel vs. alloy wheel does make a difference. Steel wheels bend and distort, similar to crumple zones in the vehicles rail structure. Alloy wheels on the other hand stay firmly intact until their tensile strength can no longer hold up and they crack. So…

Get a used Coal Roller. You can find them for sub $40k very easily and then just sell it to some redneck in western Pennsylvania or Maryland. I'd love to know how city living goes trying to pilot a lifted 20+ foot long truck that spews black smoke when you mash on the gas. This is really just troll bate for my buddies…

Or they use your refusal of the search as a reason for a search warrant...