I have 105,000 miles on the current (original) clutch, and I bought this new. In reality, when I do need to change the clutch, the cost upgrade to a Black Forest or something is not an issue, since I’m already in for the labor to do the work. So in that regard, it’s really the spark plug issue. Here I will admit to a…

+1 for Rain X and good wipers. They make driving in any level of rain much safer, the increased visibility Rain X gives is pretty amazing.

Tinted windows is a good one. We tint ours to 35, which is still illegal (stupid) but is enough to take the edge off of sun glare. I’d go even darker but just don’t want the potential hassle. Got the receiver on our GLC even though we didn’t plan to tow but it’s amazing for our bike rack that we use all the time. I…

Our cars have it, and if they did not, I’d get it if I could, it rules.  Makes so many things so much easier and less distracting.

A set of summer wheels and tires (PS4S) for my GTI. They are 6.5lb/corner lighter than my stock wheel/all season setup, and I can instantly feel it when I switch them out each year. $1200 for the wheels, and the tires are really a wash since you are offsetting miles on the others.

This is true of nearly every touchless or automated service tech service. Groceries delivered to your door? Some poor stiff is still walking the aisles filling the bag and then driving it to your house. Your meal delivery? The same poorly-paid person is still making your sandwich. Your car buying? Actual people are…

By complaining about how crappy it is?  Bold strategy if true.

I bought a 2000 Celica GT-S, first year of production. Got 382,000 miles from it until a deer killed it. There is possibly some wisdom in this though, and maybe even more so today as so many computer systems seem half-baked, although I would not necessarily die on that hill. I have a 2016 GTI, second year of the 7th…

Yep, my experience too when I rented on. Would NOT go in a straight line, it was exhausting to drive.

I rented one of these 2 years ago on a work trip - just to troll my brother who always wanted one - and driving it was completely exhausting. It would not go in a straight line and needed constant steering adjustment. I later found out this is endemic to the Wrangler. Good grief, it sucked. Otherwise I did like it,…

At least the aero drag will get better at Colorado altitude?

I had a rental 2018 Mustang GT with the 10 speed auto for a week. It felt like the slowest 470-odd HP ever. It would be in 5th gear by 35 mph, and if you wanted to go faster, would spend 5 seconds figuring just how many gears to shift, often jumping to 4, then to 2, then quickly to 3, it was terrible. The problem was,…

Here in central PA you hardly ever drive on snow the plowing is so good and it does not really get cold enough for long enough for snow tires (IMO), unless maybe I lived up in the them’ hills. I just put some new Michelin PS4-All Seasons on the GTI, I’ll see how they do in the snow.

And maybe even the R if he needs the traction, since he seems to have the cash. I also think the Fender stereo in my GTI is betted than the Burmester in my wife’s Mercedes.

It allows for prep of multiple orders at once, so the cashier is never waiting on food (or waiting less). It if takes 1 minute to make a meal, and 30 seconds at the window, you can process 2X the number of orders, as the cashier never has to wait 30 seconds extra for the meal to be made.

We didn’t buy one because they didn’t offer one. When our TDI wagon got bought back in 2018, we bought a GLC300. I would have LOVED to have gotten a C-class wagon, but instead the only option they gave us was a vehicle with worse mileage and worse handling and with moderately more space. The E-class is just way too…

Agreed drive thru’s have gotten way worse. Most Chik-fil-A’s I see have instituted 2-lane systems and their personnel always seem to have their shit together and it is as efficient as it can be.

I had honestly never thought about the terrible logistics of this from the barista standpoint. And I have had people comp my standard tall mocha a few times, and I just reflexively pay for the one behind me. I guess my plan from now on is this: my GTI has a nifty storage cubby below the driver’s seat that I keep a…

Landing in inflexible ski boots on a slippery surface, sounds like a matching set of broken ankles to me. And then to bring The Law back into it, would the resort say “Sorry, you jumped and didn’t need to, not our problem.”? I can see the people who got frozen showers having a case, but if you jump before you get…

It seems like the person behind this unfortunate soul did jump? He is next up for the shower and is watching the guy ahead and thought “Nope” because in later scenes the chair is empty.