Can confirm. I totaled a 2013 S550 in 2016, car only had about 36,000 miles. Window sticker in glove box said it was $115,000, three years later it was only worth $46,000.

I believe this. I just finished working an insurance claim on a G90, and I honestly can’t see how a sensible consumer would choose a 7 Series/A8/S class over this car. Not only was it less complicated from a repair standpoint, but the difference in interior quality was far less than the price gap would suggest. I can…

I only do that when I’m trying to total out a car... for the most part “recycled” parts, as upper management likes to call, are decent 70% of the time. Sometimes it’s cheaper to buy new though, used doors factor in glass, handles, trim panels, stuff that they could take off and sell separate from the metal shell.

Yep, the data is based off the average from what insurance paid out for those parts. As an adjuster, I can tell you those prices definitely change depending on the market. When I worked in Chicago , used pickup truck parts were far more expensive for shops to buy compared to where I work in Virginia now.

Depends on you definition of luxury. If comfort is you definition then a Yukon XL Denali is pretty luxurious. Much nicer to spend a long road trip in than an X5 or Q7 in my opinion.

I run an insurance drive in at a Cadillac/GMC/Buick and I’d say 70% of the GMC models on the lot are Denali trim. The Terrain is mostly SLT and there are a few SLE Sierra extended cabs, but it’s mostly Denali Yukons, Sierras, and Canyons dominating now. The Buicks are all too trim levels too, and the new Enclave is…

In Virginia we have a separate registration fee for hybrids and EVs to help make up the difference in what they don’t pay for with using less gas. People who buy those cars are usually pissed when they find out, I’ve heard some coworkers complain about being “punished” for driving a hybrid. I’m actually a fan of this…

My wife and I bought a 17 Civic EX hatch with the CVT to replace her 07 Camry last January when it hit 250k miles and needed over a quart of oil each week. The last car I owned before that was a 2013 FR-S that I sold when we moved to Chicago in 2015. I have to say, some of the roads where I used to drive the FR-S are…

I wish more people would understand this. The lines in place have been roughly the routes we’ve used for 150+ years in most places, and they’re not owned by the federal government. Post WWII we decided to expand the interstate system versus beef up rail and it’s far too late now to look back and complain or compare us…

We rode the train that follows the 95 corridor for New Years, simply because when we factored in the cost of parking at our hotel in DC, it was cheaper to take the train than drive the 200ish miles. Most people on our train were headed for NYC and most of them seemed like people who A) Couldn’t afford a plane ticket,…

To be fair that is a hard thing to gauge in any car. I can’t tell you how many time I forget I’m next to one and run my rear wheels over it. That said, the damage looks minor, but that’s pretty significant for carbon fiber. The rocker panel should have a feasible repair, but I’m 99% sure Mclaren will say that door…

GQ did a article a few years back about how fashion designers love hockey players for that reason. In real life they’re actually quite slender/closer to average fit guy build than most pro athletes.

Same age. I used the money as a down payment on a brand new 2013 FR-S instead. My local dealer has a used on in stock, they called my dad and told him to tell me about it, but that ship has sailed.

There is a pretty big gap between them. CRV doesn’t seem to have that much more useable space than our Civic hatch, just a little more space to stack stuff higher. The Pilot has probably 3x the interior space of our Civic, and a third row we’d probably never use. I’d welcome something in size to what the 4Runner was…

Honestly, if comparable in price to an Outback, my wife will be all over this. The Civic hatch is starting to seem small with what her work is requiring her to travel with and she’s already ruled out the CRV fearing we’d outgrow it too quickly once kids come along. We’re between the Outback and Ridgeline at the…

I remember when the recall started, Enterprise couldn’t keep cars in stock because dealers where putting customers in rentals while waiting for parts. That lasted a whopping month or so before most dealers in my area stopped that practice. I know people who waited well over a year from when they first brought it to…

They killed the only bike anyone my age in my group of friends has shown interest in. I had the means and want to buy an XR1200 a few years ago, but didn’t like the markups local dealers were charging brand new. Then I met my wife and she makes prosthetic legs, so she shut down the motorcycle dreams in exchange for…

The big problem is many technicians don’t follow the proper OEM guidelines/don’t have access to them. F150 fenders are no longer just bolted on for example; they require structural foam be applied first behind the panel, I’ve had to point that out to techs not at the dealer shop. Ford dealers do great, but it’s spotty…

Im an insurance adjuster who does a drive in at a Cadillac dealer with a dedicated aluminum room. It is mostly used to detail work while the occasional CT6 is fixed alongside 15 year old CTS models. So I see first hand, while techs have the training and the tools, they don’t always use it since it’s inconvenient. The…

Paint delamination on the Fords is due to galvanic corrosion from the adhesive they used where the inner and outer panels were stamped together. GM full size SUVs have a similar problem from the same time period on around the rear window wiper. The gate shell is made from a different metal than the wiper bracket,…