I used to work at a body shop that didn’t have space for a lift, so we had to send mechanical work out to a different mechanic down the street. I was used to driving that route in my FR-S, 3rd gear at moderate RPM was around the 45mph speed limit. One day I had to take a customers 2013 CTS-V Coupe down the the…

Idea for a new article. Give me $3000 and I’ll find an Aztec and write weekly reviews on it for you. It’s only 6 months of car payments for you, plus I loved the Aztec concept car when I was a kid.

Exactly, they bought Volvo so they could bring Geely to North America and Europe eventually. The strategy has been working for Tata with Jaguar/Land Rover. It’s a long game, but I won’t be shocked to see Chinese built Geely or Indian built Tata vehicles on the road within the next 10-15 years.

I had a guy once tell me his CEL came on from a minor fender bender in his 2006 M5. He took it to his independent BMW shop where his buddy worked and they wrote up an estimate to rebuild the motor and replace rod bearings and some solenoids for the valves. I asked them to show me the physical damage for his insurance…

It looks good, but for what VW will most likely ask you could probably get a entry level luxury midsizer vs this. I think it may be too late for anyone looking for a 3 row SUV to consider these in any large quantities.

That’s what I’m thinking... A midsize Toureg is priced above a Highlander, Traverse, or Pilot. You go above that price range of $35-40k and people start thinking about can they sacrifice for a RX350, SRX, or MDX. At least that’s the perception I’ve always had.

I must be the only person who turns the car off going through these things. I’ve only done it at the wash at my old dealer, but I just turned the car off until the drying phase. I did hear about a new F-150 that freaked out in a car wash and when the truck braked it moved just enough that the washing unit caught the…

I’m curious to see how the design of trucks will change due to this. If automatic transmissions will become a thing or if trucks will be designed for certain parts of the world only. I find it hard to believe the current crop of semis could be converted to autonomous and be fine making a run through the Appalachian…

I’m 26, I’m trying to convince my fiancé a LaCrosse would be better for us than a 4Runner or some other midsize CUV. I like Buick and Acura more than most other luxury marks because their styling is so much cleaner. I also find GM controls to be more intuitive since my company cars have always been Chevrolets. But…

Nats fan here, I went through Wrigleyville to and from Music Box tonight. The vibe was great before the game, but after every car was honking and half the trucks were launching Roman Candles which was awesome. I’m rooting for the Cubs now just to see the North Side burn.

I’ve visited IIHS quite a few times, I remember seeing an example in high school that stuck with me. They ran a 2001 Explorer into the side of a 2001 Focus to show how badly SUVs would mess up compact cars. The driver of the Focus would have been killed by their head impacting the front end of the Explorer due to no…

Was driving my in-laws 2013 Santa Fe last Novemeber when the motor went out going 80mph down the interstate in central VA. They were the 2nd owner and the car had nearly 60k on the odometer when they bought it. They bought it from a dealer as a CPO, it came with 60,000 mile additional warranty on the drivetrain. The…

A friend of mine just visited DC for the first time, he asked for food recommendations. I told him he wasn’t allowed to leave until he tried a half smoke. Dude comes back to Chicago and says the food here is better. I promptly told him he was insane and there are no better mystery meat tubes in this planet than at…

You’d be shocked how few Fords are in rental fleets as Asian marks have invaded for their cheaper running costs. FCA is far and away first, GM is second, followed very closely by Kia/Hyundai. A true 7 seater Jeep would wipe out nearly every Suburban and Expedition in Enterprise and Hertz fleets. For reference, I’ve…

Exactly, a Jeep is going to compete against an Escalade at best, let alone a Range Rover. Once you reach a certain price point, brand image matters and Jeep doesn’t scream luxury.

Most insurers don’t allow for first party diminished value. So if you wreck your car, you aren’t getting DV since its your fault. If someone else hits you, you are entitled to DV in most states, you just have to ask the rep from the company who insured the person at fault.

I had 0 accidents, 0 tickets, but like clockwork my rates tucked up about 7% each 6 months with my last car. I then went to work for an insurer and found out rate hikes are going on at least once a year now for all insurers and their customers, regardless of other factors. Cars cost more to fix, and more are on the…

I have rose tinted glasses of racing Peugeots and Citroens in XBOX games like 15 years ago. Just looked at their UK websites and the product range is complete crap... Europe can keep that crap.

Yeah, that car is understeering a little too much for me, especially if they want to ask north of 30k for it. Its to be expected since its FWD, but I think I’d rather go for a Si and modify down the road.

My current company car is a 2016 Cruze with the 1.8 NA, it’s barely better than my old 2008 Cobalt from college. I rented a 2017 Cruze this weekend and was shocked at how much better it was. I drove from Chicago to Evansville, Indiana and returned approximately 43.3 MPG on my calculations, 44.1 by the trip computer.…