I had a few professors in college who were retired Army and Navy officers, and it was interesting hear their points of view on stuff like this when students asked about how a career could go after retirement. Seems like it amounted to kids who had underlying mental health issues they could keep in check start to come…

Neutral- My company is telling us to be prepared to work from home all summer. They said they’ll review reopening corporate offices after July 31st, but until then a blanket work from home is in place. It’s a little frustrating since my job is already remote and I could be more productive going out each day and just…

I’m an auto adjuster. I went from doing 7-8 claim inspections a day down to 1 or 2. Trying to reach my next I-Car status just to keep me busy. I’m thankful to be employed, but I can’t wait for you guys to start drinking more again!

Depends on the company. My letter from Geico said the 15% discount would be for the next 6 month policy at renewal, so it won’t affect my rates until July...

The last time I spoke with an Enterprise regional manager for my job they informed me they were self insured and I didn’t need to worry about the guy who hit my rental and ran... I’d assume that rental fleets carry some sort of comprehensive for their cars at airports, since a hailstorm or fire gets expensive really…

Ding ding ding! Every time they try to make a “Street” bike they want Ducati money for it. If they’d spend the time to make a dedicated engine and frame, vs modifying a Sportster, I’d be interested. As it sits now I’d rather get a Moto Guzzi if the wife ever let me buy a bike.

My FR-S was the easiest buying experience I ever had. Subaru dealers only had fully loaded models available for the first few months and they had market adjustments on the over MSRP, pushing $35k. Went to the local Toyota dealer, put down a deposit so they’d hold a car for me in my preferred color. Salesman called me…

During my last foray into car buying I noticed that lots of smaller CUVs in base trim were available, especially from Honda and Toyota. Seeing as the CR-V and RAV4 are replacing their sedan counterparts as the modern econobox that makes sense. What’s surprising to me is that, in my market at least, at the end of the…

Wife and I purchased a new TV finally, but when we saw it in the store during our research phase I knew the box wouldn’t fit in my car (2016 Fusion). We finally pulled the trigger week of the Super Bowl and took her car (2019 Santa Fe) and it barely fit with the rear seat down. That said, I’m not far more confident in…

E90 ran through MY 2011 in NA. Current 4Runner went on sale for MY 2010 in NA, so it has lived during 3 different 3 Series generations. The point is taken, it’s crazy to go through over a decade with no major chassis or drivetrain changes in our current market. Even GM and Dodge have had 3 generations of full-size…

I LOVE the taste of tomatoes, but can’t stand the texture, so I appreciate ketchup on my burger. What I like even more is a very fatty blend with aioli and some pickles, then a sweet bun. Basically I need something acidic on my palate, and ketchup does the job 90% of the time.  

Is COTD still a thing? Also hard to believe that design is that old, but I genuinely loved most of his designs.

Considering that a X5 and GLC with all the options my 19 Santa Fe Limited came with start close to $60k, I think Hyundai we’ll keep a $6-8k difference in the competition by coming with more standard features than the competition. I’m glad Hyundai has actually developed a new car and not just gussied up the Santa Fe or…

I agree on the front end redesign for MY 16. What was the best looking Silverado since 2001 was butchered. I don’t mind the MY 19 Silverado in person, I’d rank it 3rd best looking full-size behind Sierra and Ram. Ford also took what was a all time classic with the MY 15 F-150 and ruined that with new headlamps for MY…

Agreed. The front I don’t mind, but like the 2016-2018 better. The real catastrophe for me is the rear end. What did look great and was fairly clean for a modern coupe was absolutely butchered with those rounded tail lamps that stick out.

Jalopnik did an article about valve spring problems in the FA20 motor earlier this year where recall work made the problem worse. First few years also had excessive oil consumption, factory recommended 7500 mile changes, leading to excessive engine wear for those who followed that routine without paying for full…

Did the same with my FR-S I bought first year. It was only about $2k and it covered all factory recommended service to 75k miles, which included replacing spark plugs. I had a friend in the service dept at that dealer who quoted me $1200 for parts and labor just to replace the plugs at 60k miles, so I went with it…

I remember my dad got one of these in 2011 to replace his 500 when he hit the mileage for his work car. He HATED it, from the visibility to the space, just no positive comments about it. He somehow managed to trade for a 2013 Fusion before his mileage was out and while it wasn’t much better, he felt he could at least…

I’m honestly shocked Toyota hasn’t worked out an 8 speed auto yet. I get the appeal of the 4Runner/Tacoma/Tundra for their simplicity and durability, but more gears or integration of their hybrid system would easily up the MPGs. I rented a 4 cylinder Tacoma SR5 recently and got 23 MPG with mostly highway driving. Two…

It says something that I recognize Travis Kvapil, but barely recognize half the current field when I occasionally flip to a race as I’m searching for something to watch between streaming binges each Sunday...