I went to college in Dc metro area. Once you’re used to it, if you can drive outside peak times and know the side streets you’re fine. But the first times driving there, or when I went back for work 8 years later and HOT lanes were open I was fucked... Really Hampton Roads (coastal VA where I live now) is much worse.…

I don’t see it happening that way, I’m also not sure the charter system can be that long for this world when even the big teams have issues with sponsorship. Value of charters will have to drop or NASCAR will just have to pay out all the teams and do away with it, the sport at its current prices seems unsustainable. I…

This thing will sell incredibly well. Especially with the “new money” and celebrity circles who drive Tesla now because it’s the it thing, but their last car was a Yukon Denali or Escalade.

I think we underestimate the amount of buyers who want the butch luxury, and want American made. This is a step up from the Denali and will make them a ton of money, especially in the group who want a pickup and want to look “green”. Every celebrity driving a Yukon Denali or Escalade will he lining up for one of…

A good friend is fixed operations manager of a Buick, GMC, Cadillac dealer. This is very much an educated guess based on what he’s told me. I’m sure they’ll start it below $99k, but what you’ll actually find at a dealer will be six figures. It’ll have to be a decent price to justify the additional equipment and…

This is a $100k+ luxury vehicle... if you can afford it, your carbon footprint is probably too big to actually care. This is aimed as a way to introduce EV pickups for GM. Make the first one aspirational to the crowd already buying Denalis and Escalades, then let the tech trickle down.

We’re in the same boat. I sold my FR-S in 2015 when I got a company car, and my wife’s cars have been an auto so she can get the safety and convenience options she wants. If we decide to make room in the budget for a “fun” car, it’ll definitely be used and probably be a truck to haul fun stuff for the family instead.

Why, dear god, with the stitching on the seats like that??? I was looking at vehicles with ventilated seats the other day (a feature my next vehicle MUST have, Im sick of living without it!) and everything 2015+ with the feature has awful stitching or gaudy patterns I can’t stand. Dodge was the worst offender with the…

I tried explaining this to my wife’s cousin. He came across about $75k from a life insurance policy, put $50k to pay off his undergrad student loans, and wanted to use the remainder to buy a car. He set $25k as the budget and was insistent on paying cash. I tried explaining to him to maybe put $10k down payment and…

I’m not against the hydrogen idea, but I like biofuel better. Formula E has the all electric series tied up, so Formula 1 should be all about making the best race car with an internal combustion engine. We’re at the point where OEMs can’t gain much more real world application since the jump to full EVs seems to be…

If my wife would be willing to drive a bigger vehicle, the Ridgeline is the truck I would want. But realistically we’d get a Silverado or F150 because for the same price we get a lot more of the “truck” part. Yes the Ridgeline does 99% of what I need, but a full size BOF does 100% of what I need with little trade off…

Yesterday CNBC ran an article from a “wealth manager/strategist” and he said that $400k income is only middle class in major metro areas and that those families are driving a Highlander. So yes, I am not rich enough for a MB if they’re not...

I think until range is 500+ miles as a minimum then EVs won’t win over people like me who want them but aren’t convinced it’s there just yet. It all comes down to convenience. I see how long lines are at some charging stations along routes, especially up the I-95 corridor. I traveled from coastal Va to DC at least…

I’m not sure it is, especially for long distance guys. They can drive up to 11 hours a shift, and they’re usually not driving 55 MPH. Pure battery electric makes sense for trucks leaving local distribution centers and going to stores, but to get the food from the farm or processor to the distribution center it would…

This is the correct take. No amount of extra power makes up for the torque dip around 4500-5000 RPM, or the gearing that made it hard to avoid that dip without running to near redline. I bought an FR-S as soon as they hit the lot, and while the car was a blast to drive “all out”, it wasn’t that good in everyday life.…

I’m not an excessive speeder (live in VA, one ticket 12 years ago was enough for me) but I don’t hold up traffic either. 8-10 MPH over the limit on the interstate and maybe 5 MPH over on local roads that are 45-55 MPH posted. After Covid lockdown started to loosen up, I’m getting blown away on the interstate. I’ll…

This is why the next engine regulation should open back up. Either the OEMs need to get R&D that can trickle down or the rules should just allow for all out innovation. The hybrid tech has probably reached its peak for OEMs to apply to road cars, so why not allow for some new engines besides V6 turbo-hybrid? In the…

I’m pretty sure this is one of those Japanese company doesn’t want to admit they’re having financial issues, but I don’t doubt that Covid-19 has had a massive hit on their bottom line and they can’t justify the cost of F1. I hope with Indy being a more simple series they remain there, but I wouldn’t be shocked if in a…

Last year we bought a 19 Santa Fe 2.0T Limited. So for $500 more (sticker was $36k, we got it for $30,900), we got a roomier car with more features that only weighs 700 lbs more and makes roughly 100 more HP... I’m sure GM is printing money with these, but the Asian OEMs are still making a more competitive product. 

I’d recommend Restoring Jefferson’s America by Clay S. Jenkinson. It does an excellent job explaining how this is our issue. We’ve gotten to the point where people just want a “win” and don’t care for what the other side wants or to compromise. I get it, and it’s why I voted early and voted Democrat on this election.…