Touche

I’m assuming the brake by wire is standard across the XC90, and not just unique to the Hybrid? I hope it’s better than Alfa’s, which are grabby and ridiculously sensitive. You’d think that BBW would allow for personal adjustment much like steering. But noooo, that would be too smart...

All I see is rust. There is no ‘cutting it out’ only ‘throwing it away.’

Legacy carmakers have dozens of models, Tesla has 3. Tesla has more at risk by getting a bad report; if Chevy releases a shit car, they just shrug and stop making it.

I actually looked for a used WRX before I settled on my new car and everything decent was $15k. I always wanted a hawkeye wagon or hatchback but couldn’t afford it ten years ago. I was actually surprised how well they hold value (or how overpriced they are?)

What is this obsession with hauling full sheets of plywood, flat and with the tailgate up? Any pickup can and will haul a sheet of plywood in some configuration, especially if you have a few good tie downs. Home Depot will also cut it for free and drywall comes in smaller sheets, if you need it. Shit, my wife and I…

When I was in High School a guy I knew kept referring to someone’s car as a POS. I thought it was some kind of trim, like Z06 or ZROC, but the car was absolutely garbage. I finally asked him and he enlightened me to ‘piece of shit’

I mean, if I arbitrarily select data that fits my hypothesis I can also further prove I’m right.

Breakfast at the hotel was just continental.

..with a full tank of gas in both of them, the convertible is 105 pounds heavier.

In 2017 the US was at 1.16 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles. An F1 race is a minimum of 190 miles, there are 21 races a year and 20 drivers. So that’s 79,800 miles driven per year in races; if you figure another 200 miles per race in qualifying, practice laps, etc. that’s 163,800 miles per year. F1 would have to…

Oh please baby Jesus let it be a long roof Giulia

Meh, they already have the 4C and an AR badged 124 would just further undercut their 4C sales, especially since they won’t be offering the hard top version anymore. 

Yeah I’m with you. I’ve owned two manuals over 14 years of driving, now own an automatic and I’m not finding that I suddenly have extra free time or attention. Drivers will drive distracted regardless of the car they’re in; by that token, you could argue that manuals are more dangerous, because if you’re going to text…

I’m willing to let the comment slide based on that incredible ‘shift’ pun alone

I don’t think it’s that people want performance, but rather they expect a minimum performance and they’re perfectly fine with whatever meets the minimum. I’d say bare minimum is a 9-10 second 0-60; that’s why Subaru can get away with printing money on the Crosstrek that does 60 in 9+ seconds. For some reason,…

In summary... the average American consumer is an idiot and doesn’t pay attention to things that actually matter.

I have a co-worker that got a ticket for an expired registration while parked downtown in Portland. We have metering where you can either pay via an app or print a sticker; my assumption is that if you pay via the app and they’re scanning your plate anyway, it’s pretty easy for them to see if your registration is also…

The new Volvo interior is great, but it’s irritating. Changing the temperature, fan speed, seat heater or steering heater (all things I use just about every single trip) require at least two separate touches on the giant iPad in the middle, which is also frustratingly laggy and insensitive. Those need to be buttons or…

higher HP