The cool thing about C4s is that they are finally emerging from the white-haired, Sage Biscuit crowd and becoming classics. Many were crushed under Cash For Clunkers, wrecked, or torn apart for their suspension bits and drivetrain for hot rods/restomods, so the remaining cars are starting to hold steady or appreciate…

I realize the Canadian-market version might have a different tow rating, but when your car is only rated to tow 1,500 lbs. to begin with, you should probably have something lighter than a Bayliner on the boat ramp.

Neutral: VW doesn’t even have MEB in production yet. GM, Nissan, and Tesla have been producing BEVs for years. Granted, VW is probably ahead of other OEMs who don’t have BEVs in production yet, I would hardly call the Bolt and Leaf “weak” efforts. The only real weakness in Bolt and Leaf is charging infrastructure, and…

Exactly how is it the fault of the “top-level executives” that developing the battery electric vehicles YOU want will cost the jobs of workers who are building ICE-powered vehicles that YOU clearly do not want?

Seriously, why can’t they just use the Escalade for this purpose? It’s already big enough to haul a casket, just cover the rear roof and windows with vinyl, slap on some landau bars, and install the casket rollers in the cargo area. If they really need a stretched funeral coach, stretch the Escalade and add a second…

Neutral: Yes. I also grew up in a third-generation GM family. We moved from Michigan to Oklahoma to Kansas so that my Dad could stay employed with the company. It’s not a big deal and it’s not like the military where you have to do it every time new orders come down. The company even buys your house if it doesn’t sell…

Neutral: Take a look at the original Benz Motorwagen. Now fast-forward 30 years to the Model T. Keep fast forwarding but stop at the ‘57 Chevy, the ‘80 Citation, the ‘99 RAV4, and now the Tesla Model Y. Vehicles change in size, shape, capability, and driver interface all the time. Sedans in 2019 look completely…

1st gear: General Motors paid part of my college tuition as part of my parent’s employee tuition benefit. They would pay the benefit to any qualifying institution of higher education. If Ghosn negotiated something similar or a full tuition benefit as part of his compensation, and paid the requisite income taxes on the…

The ponycar world would definitely have been different in the ‘90s had the Mustang become FWD. GM would have had the only RWD ponycar with the 4th gen F-body, but I bet the FWD Mustang still would have outsold it. I still think that Ford would have eventually developed the S197 Mustang in the mid-2000s as part of the…

Neutral and 1st: Tesla needs to start redesigning its full lineup. Start with the Model S and go down through the rest of the lineup. Release a redesigned model ever four years. It shouldn’t be too difficult, all they really need to change is sheetmetal. They can flog the chassis for the next 20 years.

Neutral:

Why would they ground the aircraft immediately without any information related to the type or cause of the crash? Nobody does that. Frankly, I’m surprised that you don’t feel sorry for your Union Brothers and Sisters working for Boeing, as losing $600 billion in orders will certainly mean that thousands of good union…

Two things:

Miatas are like Corvettes. Nobody drives them. Ever. Audi TTs get sold once the owner figures out they are hot trash and by the time they get to the ninth 16 year old first-time-driver, they have right around 205,000 miles and about as much in repair costs over the total life of the car.

These engines really weren’t any noisier or harsher than the direct competition. The four-banger in my Grandma’s Sable was so loud you couldn’t have a conversation on the highway. Every Mom with a Grand Am had either this or an Iron Duke. My parents had both. I could hear the older Grand Am with the ID down the street…

When you’re moving the volume CarMax was moving, timing was everything. 90 day lot lizards went to auction at 120 days.

I think his conclusions about profit compared to other used car dealers is way off, but that’s based on my experience with the company 13 years ago. Back then we had around a 10% profit margin because of the labor time put into inspecting and refurbishing vehicles for resale. We pulled the front and rear fascia on…

I worked for CarMax about 13 years ago, and have sold 2 cars and purchased 3 cars from them since I quit. The trick is knowing how their pricing model works for both sales and purchases.

You’re comparing oranges and tangerines. A short-bed 2019 F-150 is .3 inches longer than a 2010 Ranger extended cab. Of course a 2019 Ranger crew cab is going to be longer than a regular cab, short bed F-150. The 2019 Ranger is not physically as big as any comparably equipped full-size truck made in the last 70 years.…

Just fine. There is a point where the income received exceeds the cost of production. That is called profit. When a company is able to tune the cost of labor in production to the point where they can make a profit, that means they are profitable and worth investing in. The fewer employees a company needs to produce…