I would have said that white mustang, until I saw the windshield decal. The white/black/pink looks good. So instead I’ll say the Miata RF.

Reminds me a bit of a friend who had a second generation Ford LTD (‘72ish?) for all of a year, if that. Age: yeah, dumb teenagers, pretty sure. He didn’t overheat the brakes, he just went way too fast for a snowy road, same sort of T-intersection though, with a crest beforehand so the stop sign snuck up on him. (I was…

Can I ask what happened, what vehicle, etc.?

Yeah. I wouldn’t mind an extra percent, maybe two just to have them do all the work with the state, insurance, etc., but it was ridiculous.

Carvana wanted to give my mid-700 score ass a 14% rate. Laughed all the way to the credit union. Financing through them is easier but I’ll jump the hoops to save that kind of dough.

I take it back, this is the car that haunts my nightmares.

No particular car, but I do have a recurring nightmare of driving and the brakes being absolutely worthless. Like, I stand on the brakes - literally, butt out of the seat, lifting with the wheel and pulling forward, all weight on the brake, and it’s slowing down but not enough, oh god it’s not enough, I’m going to…

The current Ioniq Electric does that too, but not nearly as good-looking about it. Very cool.

I mean, also you probably have a better car than what they chose on a deficit of research, and also you’re probably a good driver. There’s a lot that goes into enjoying being in a car, don’t sell yourself short and only attribute it to a few things you do :P

Ooh, funky. I mostly like it. 7 inches longer though? Dang, man.

HAH please they’re ready to force sales of everything else.

Dealers say salespeople don’t want to put in minimum amount of effort needed to do their job.

I’ll acquiesce to your expertise, then. Appears I was mistaken; don’t know what harm it could do, but guess it wasn’t doing as much good as I thought.

Same, though my Saturn had a whole 124hp. DOHC y’all. But yeah, definite change to the power band with AC on. Turn it off and it’s like a turbo boost :P

New/modern cars, yes; not necessarily in the 90s when OP was given the advice. It’s something that was oncegood advice and no longer is, like letting the engine warm up for a few minutes even in warm weather.

Marketing and editorial are kept separate by design. If there is something particularly egregious advertised here, complain to the advertising department.

For a 90s econobox, the AC could be a notable amount of extra load on starting. Heater, no, but running the AC could definitely make a difference.

I mean they kinda have been even before then, but Fortnite made Epic a household name that everyone watches.

5th gear: With level 2 charging rate depending a bit on the car, some charge-per-hour stations are a raw deal. I plugged in this weekend at $2 an hour; in four and a half hours, I got fifty miles back*. Fifty miles for $9 is not good value compared to gas. Other charges are $1 an hour, which is better, and still…

Nah, break it down where it is. Hold an old fashioned block party, big old barbecue as everyone works together to take it apart. Plasma cutter rentals can’t keep up. Some dude that owns one hires out his services in return for a few pounds of scrap and some of those brats Mr. Davis is grilling up.