So basically the dealer has to be willing to work closely with the customer over several months to make this happen. I haven’t met any willing to do that in my area (Chicago/northeast Illinois) and most dealers I know prioritize larger sales volume over 100% customer satisfaction. Or in other words Off-road…

They’re teaching autonomous robots to play video games now? I may not have a future dream job as a video game tester if a robot can do it At a lower cost.

I wouldn’t drive in that position because it looks uncomfortable. I don’t like the thought of reaching over my (slightly overweight) belly to get to the steering wheel.

On my mom’s Volvo they came on with the windshield washer jets. They are handy on slushy roads and in freezing rain when headlight lenses ice up, but that’s about it.

It’s a real shame they detuned the engine to 240 HP, and put crappier headlights with cheap plastic lenses. But the headlight washers are just another thing to break and cost a lot of money to fix on the euro-spec models. I don’t get why he was so obsessed with them.

I’m planning to keep my Toyota 4Runner until it has at least 250,000 miles. The key here is regular maintenance. Most cars that are decently maintained last 200,000 miles. To make it to 1 million on the original engine and transmission like that you need to be very fastidious with maintenance.

I like pronouncing Huayra like a noise you make when you get punched in the stomach.

Briansmobile1 is one of my favorites. Followed by Eric the Car Guy, Chris Fix, and the humble mechanic.

I find this funny because it looks like somewhat of a playful tap, and I drive a 10 year old beater and wouldn’t lose my shit if it got a door ding in a parking lot. However if that was my Audi I probably wouldn’t be happy, even if it didn’t cause any damage.

One benefit of body on frame construction in pickups is modular construction. Body on Frame trucks can be sold in 40-50 different combinations with different cab and bed and powertrain configurations with minimal differences in frame length and construction. They can also be sold as chassis cabs for upfitting or for…

Jeremy Clarkson got it right when he said that any rental car is the fastest car in the world.

I work in IT for a medical instrument manufacturing company which was recently acquired by an automotive bearing manufacturing company. I’d much rather work in engineering, in fact I’ve spoken to my manager about transitioning to engineering. One benefit of working in tech in the Midwest over California is the much…

I estimate that 99.999% of Camry dents can be removed with judicious application of a heat gun and a little bit of polish. I blame owner apathy.

This sounds like a great idea, however eliminating diesel powered long haul semi trucks and shifting towards purely electric propulsion is a long way off. Electric trucks based on current technology would be ideal for delivery couriers who make short trips within a limited geographical area and are constantly starting…

I’ve also seen people driving with long protrusions like extension ladders or 2x4s hanging off the back of a vehicle that aren’t marked with an orange safety flag, leading to a risk of impalement. And the items may or may not be secured properly.

Saying the roof powers the car is just marketing puffery. Let's just acknowledge this and move on. No need to break out a calculator.

They picked a body that was way too far gone for this episode. It would be cool to see them work on it more in a future episode though.

If I lived in an urban area and planned on parking on the street, I would drive something 10 years old with 200,000 miles. Not necessarily a beater, but something well maintained that isn't too nice or new. That way I wouldn’t have to worry about bumper cover scratches and dents, door dings, or other commonplace minor…

Ever since Nissan discontinued the Xterra, they’ve pretty much exited the Off-Road market in the United States.

I’d like to hate this truck for being unlike most trucks with a unibody and a transverse mounted engine and 4 wheel independent suspension. It seems to work fine for how the average person would use a truck. I’d like to see how it does off-road. Obviously its no rock crawler but it probably isn't that bad.