You could hear in Bottas voice during the post race interview, he knows he’s gone. With Ocon waiting now and possibly Russell in the future, Bottas days have to be numbered. The question is, where does he go? Does Renault wait on Hulkenberg until Mercedes makes a decision on Bottas? That’s the only ride I could…

The company I work for is using the data from how much it costs to fix after a collision. While a car with ADS may be involved in less accidents, the cost to fix them after a loss does occur is a large amount more than their non-ADS equipped counterpart. I remember when Genesis came out, their radar cruise module was…

I work in the industry and some of my peers are worried about mass layoffs coming from lack of accidents. I’m not concerned for the reason stated above, until we reach a point where every car can avoid every accident we’re going to have accidents and need insurance. Even then, you’ll still need comprehensive coverage…

Yep, we keep track of her mileage for work. With the Civic we made money from her mileage checks, I’m hoping we break even on the Santa Fe. Based on what she’s getting so far we’re doing pretty good.

Agreed. It’s interesting how Ford owners are having trouble matching EPA estimates with their Ecoboost engines. My wife traded her 17 Civic 1.5T in for a 19 Santa Fe 2.0T, and I was dreading the drop in fuel economy based on the window sticker. Civic got a nice 36 MPG in her real world driving, the Santa Fe advertised…

My wife and I took Amtrak from southeast Virginia to DC for a New Years a few years ago. Took about the same time as driving, but since we were staying in the city for a Caps game it was cheaper than paying to park at the hotel for 2 days. The train was packed and it was filled with people who would never make it…

If you call almost any dealer parts dept for parts, they’ll need the last few characters in the VIN. Those characters don’t correspond to options, they’re the unique identifier for the car, which are needed to see the factory build sheet. Usually first 2-3 characters tell the OEM and region it was made, the middle…

Correct, most OEMs use the last 6-8 digits in the VIN to list the options. A few OEMs require the whole VIN to decode for parts, but GM uses last 8 and they’re always digits. Should be easy for them to simply add this to the build and make a lot of extra cash.

Every generation since C4 has gotten a little nicer and faster than the last. I can see base model starting at $75-$80k with Z06 in the $115k range and ZR-1 starting over $150k. Base model could Ben a NA V8, Z06 TT V8, ZR-1 TT V8 hybrid to differentiate. They raise the price but essentially but up the nameplate by a…

It’s not just Hyundai who has this issue. Many Asians makes have this issues, especially in areas subject to lots of sun. It’s a $30 part and the labor involved is maybe $100 to have it done by an independent mechanic, but they still work so who cares. More concerning to me is the quality of the interior materials…

Had friends there last night. A) It’s the rich white suburbs of Northern Virginia where the concert is and B) crazy weather had people not show up. Venue was well under 50% capacity. So the people who had money and time that did show up probably were mostly there for Blink, like my friends were.

I don’t find it unattractive, but I do feel the wheel should be circular for a supposed Daily Driver. Save this wheel for ZR1 models to further that model from the pedestrian C8. Unless GM has decided to push the Corvette up to NSX pricing, then go all out on the wannabe race car aesthetics.

I can’t tell you how many Model 3s I saw in Yellowstone and at Devils Tower a few weeks ago. I might be biased since we stayed outside Cody and had to drive 1 hour + each way to get in/out of the park, but there is no way I’d take an EV out to that part of the country. We rented an Expedition Max to fit 6 adults and…

Is the new Ram that much nicer? I worry FCA interiors will age like Hyundai/Kia. Great right up until the warranty period is over, then stuff starts failing and wearing out. Other than the AC buttons peeling, GM full-size interiors seem to hold up over the long run. Unless you’ve got a Cadillac, then you’re screwed.

My 08 Cobalt LS coupe was a great first brand new car. Bought it at 18 since my old Prelude wasn’t going to last through college. Only option I had was the auto trans since I was commuting in the DC area. I miss how simple and easy that interior was to take care of.

After Ferrari got screwed last GP, I can see why they’d be upset with the decision. From a racing standpoint, I think, if you beat your competitor to the apex, and you have grip, it’s up to him to let off or fight. Leclerc was on the outside and Verstappen over drove the corner, but 33 had the better line at the apex…

Soft tops should only be black or tan, any other color will not age well. But we should all  agree that red leather should be an option on all white “sporty” cars. Looking at you Toyota Camry XSE...

You’re correct, but in this particular case they weren’t arguing that. This is one of those weird minutia of the law cases where the states argument boiled down to, if you’re driving on public roads then you have to opt out of consent to a blood test. Thomas at least admitted that his peers ruled correctly, but for…

The Civic is fine, in my mind. I have a 16 Fusion as a work car, so worst case we take two cars when we visit local relatives for holidays and want to take the dog with us. She wants to upgrade pre-baby, but I want to wait to see what life is like with the car first. I’m very close to having her agree to at least keep…

Wife and I took out a 60 month loan on a new 17 Civic, we knew car would last fine and hold its value to make the lower payment/1% financing worth it. Now that baby is on the way her parents are wondering why we don’t trade it in on an SUV. We’ll have roughly 23 month left when baby comes along and they can’t…