The only solution would be to force dealers to post a sign at every salesman’s desk warning the customer of the consequences of a voluntary repossession. And/or make suggesting voluntary repossession illegal.

Car buying is enough of a mystery to most people that when they hear the salesman tell them a little “trick” that will let them buy a new car, they are all ears and not at all interested in the obvious pitfalls. You’ve got a buyer that already made one bad decision (buying the car they have now), and here they are…

To recline an airplane seat is to say to yourself “I am knowingly inconveniencing another person, and I don’t care.” It’s right up there with blocking an aisle in a store after someone says “excuse me,” or having a conversation with your kid’s school bus driver while all the cars back up behind the bus.

Yeah, at least in Lincoln’s down years they weren’t even trying. Cadillac has actually been trying all this time, but failing miserably.

It’s really an amazing feat that GM has accomplished with Cadillac. They’ve thrown billions at the brand over the last 30 years, yet somehow still ended up with platform shared vehicles that are not an obvious step up from Buick. They produced unique motors (Northstar - terrible, the V series V8s - great, Blackwind -…

I’d argue that GM has taken too many risks over the years, both with advanced engineering that wasn’t ready for primetime and with “advanced” styling that missed the mark with consumers. Yes, GM’s current lineup suffers from a total lack of forward thinking, with most models coming to market behind the competitors yet…

I have managed to trade in vehicles with negative equity three times and get something new at a lower payment. The first time I traded in a 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT lease and a 2013 Dodge Charger lease for a 2014 GMC Sierra finance. The second time was trading in the 2014 GMC Sierra finance for a 2016 Chevy Silverado…

Good point. Why would GM bother developing Blackwing as a Cadillac exclusive only to put it into a discontinued car and develop new cars that can’t fit the engine? It’s all insane, but par for the course with GM. 

I assume the cat is trained to sense when it’s owner wants to shred another human, and performs that “service” for the owner.

This needs to apply to ride share cars as well. Drivers are regularly abused by scamming passengers working the system to get their unruly pets transported.

I just paid $61 for an oil change on my ‘17 Chevy Cruze. It gets expensive when the manufacturer doesn’t spec regular basic oil. 

It’s all fun and games until a nosey neighbor calls social services on you for child neglect. It’s 2020. Kids live at home forever and sleep in an adult crib in their parent’s bedroom.

I’ve got 10 year old Samsung 46" that I paid about $1600 for. it’s still my main tv. Why waste even the $500 to upgrade to a 4k? So House Hunters is slightly clearer? Nope.

The salesman doesn’t care at all which trim level he sells you. It rarely affects their commission. With some manufacturers trim might affect what manufacturer bonuses the salesman can get, but at the dealership level, trim doesn’t matter at all.

You can try the old switcheroo by pretending to want the extras from finance, but when you renege in the finance office, don’t be surprised if they just cancel the deal. At a certain point, pride comes into play for the dealership personnel, and sometimes they would rather give up a low profit sale just to prove a…

I’d like to see a study of how many drivers Uber wrongly deactivated based on cheap passengers sending in false intoxication claims so they can get free rides.

It’s amazing to remember that I paid about $24k for my Acura RSX-S all the way back in 2002. I’m not sure if I am more amazed that Honda is selling a nearly identical car 18 years later (in size and power) or that the price really hasn’t changed in 18 years (adjusted for inflation, the 2020 Civic Si is way cheaper…

The used market for trucks is very strong. 12 year old pick ups with over 100k for miles are still well over $10k in my area.

Yes, but Gen X also worked through school - at a job, or 2. I used to live on campus, then every friday afternoon, my dad picked me up and brought me home. I’d work 2 12 hour days at my job, then go back to campus. Later I also got an on campus job. So yeah, my student loans were less, but it still took me years to…

“The problem for Ghosn is that, even if this is all true, that doesn’t mean he didn’t break the law. If you alienate people, they may try to figure out if you committed crimes. If they figure out that you did commit crimes, “but the crimes aren’t really why they were out to get me” is not a great defense.”