Back in the day I had a Ford Contour SVT. The center console cupholders were completely useless. They were shallow, and had notches for coffee cup handles, but they weren’t actually designed to hold anything in place. I found that out the hard way when I drove up a steep hill and my soda can went flying under my seat…

The key to the money order scam is that banks have to release funds to the person cashing the check, despite that it still takes 2 weeks for the check or money order to really clear. First of all, everyone needs to recognize the scam for what it is. But if you do fall for it, at least wait the 2-3 weeks before giving…

Ahh the mysteries of the shipping world. In April 2014 I ordered a dining room table online. Almost immediately it was back ordered by the website. No big deal, I wasn’t ready for it anyway. Eventually It was allegedly shipped, but it never arrived. So I called the company, and they couldn’t explain where it went, and…

We do need global emissions and safety regulations, or at least reciprocity. It is such a waste of money designing all the subtle differences into cars for different markets. But each country’s regulators have been prideful so far about their particular regulations, so not much progress has been made.

So basically they are recycling the 2010 Impreza concept car. Maybe this time they will get it right...

It would seem to me that if you’re a slightly addled Saab nut and want one of these, you’d want to buy a spare 9-4x to tuck away in the garage as a parts donor.

I will admit occasionally lurking in the Saab listings, and these are nice looking trucks. But $19k for a unicorn with no warranty from a defunct brand? Nice pricers need to remember that while this 9-4x is all GM under the skin, you’ll get NO support from GM on this. That’s still a crack pipe price to me.

Exactly. The only Mercedes commercial I see right now is for the Metris minivan.

Customer service is very important, but so is investment in the product. Saab was starved to death by GM, Lincoln was starved for years by Ford (hopefully that’s over), and while Cadillac has spent billions over the last 20 years, what they’ve ended up with has just missed the mark with the consumers.

Voice activated systems are definitely distracting. You have yo know how to speak to the system - the correct word tracks - to get the desired results. You also have to wait for the system responses, and sometimes listen to long winded options lists or instructions if you mess up your words. Only once you completely…

All I read was a litany of bad decisions masquerading as bad luck. If you are that broke, why are you buying ANYTHING at the convenience, store, let alone soda and hot dogs. That $1 soda is at best 16 ounces, but you can buy a whole 2 liter at the grocery store for $.99. Same with the hot dogs, for that $2 you could…

I was lucky enough to own an Ariel Atom for 2 years. It ruined me for all other “sports” cars.

The real question is why the Super Duty is so much better looking than the F150

They pass emissions test now by cheating. Here’s the question: what will the emissions test site do with the next TDI that rolls in, knowing that it cheats the test? Will they deny it a test at all, thereby probably making it unable to renew a registration, or will the test site just ignore the whole situation and let…

I’ve never seen a wheel ripped off a vehicle on this test before.

I don’t know why this kid just can’t buy his clocks at the store like everyone else. I mean, we don’t have to kill animals for food anymore because we can just buy the meat at the grocery store, right?

Probably 80% of used car buyers buy based on the selling price or - even worse - on the monthly payment, doing NO research whatsoever on the car they are looking at.

I can feel the Vtec down in my plumbs

Our no accountability, no respect for authority culture at work.

Guns are already banned in many places in the US, coincidentally that same places where we have the highest murder rates. Newsflash: criminals don’t follow the laws, so banning guns only leaves a defenseless populace against illegal gun toting criminals.