Could be Portland, or Vermont

Cavaliers don’t have “absurd levels of ground clearance”. At all.
A ‘96 Cavalier has 5.9 inches of ground clearance, about the same as a Camry.

An ‘02 Forester or a 2001 Suzuki Vitara both have 7.5 inches.
A ‘96 Grand Cherokee has 8.3 inches.

Is anyone surprised?
In this sellers’ market, they would be dumb not to take advantage of it - Tesla has only recently acheved full year profitability last year, after 12 years of selling cars. This is their best chance so far to post a serious full year profit number and push that stock valuation even higher and give…

Nah, I have an art degree too and Torch is wrong on this one. The Orochi is hideous.

Like I said - this is just my concern. (I’m a career mechanic and three time former dealer service manager.)

YMMV, different things matter to different people.

Those were just the first three recalls that popped up in a quick google search that affected 145,000 - 440,000 cars each and were either for major engine…

It would be interesting to see a 35' class A RV built on one of these platforms, plenty of room for a range extender too.

This car may be one of the best used car choices out there today for that mission - low miles for the year but already depreciated, a low-maintenance platform that is known for lasting 300,000 miles, gets excellent mileage on regular gas, practical body style that seats 4 adults, has enough acceleration to not be…

Harley is a clothing brand that happens to sell motorcycles, been that way for a long time

Sounds like these cars are getting column punched like gazillions of 1970s- 90s GM cars equipped with the corporate “steal-quick” steering column got stolen.

There was a hinged steel collar you could buy to protect those columns back in the day. Very common on street parked GM cars in bad neighborhoods back then.…

Or this different one for failed piston rings on 147,000 2020-21 Souls and Seltos -

Or this 125,000 car recall, for engine failure due to piston rings: https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/hyundai-elantra-kona-veloster-recalled-due-to-engine-problems-a1121205321/

For instance:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kia-is-recalling-over-440-000-vehicles-because-their-engines-can-catch-fire-even-when-not-running-01621359931

Having test ridden one of these some years back, this turned out exactly the way I thought it would.

D’oh! Thanks. I missed that it’s not available as a hatchback (yet?).
Even the Civic Sport hatchbacks are expensive with the turbo motor (starting at $27,615 including destination fee, and CVT-only at that price) and not nearly as useful inside as my old ‘13 Fit Sport was.

I used to own an independent repair shop, and I can tell you that the customer’s Audi/BMW/Benz/Range Rover/Jag repair price sticker shock for their affordable used car tended to be substantial, both for repair cost and repair and maintenance frequency.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Personally, I usually keep a car for a long time and Kia/Hyundai’s rash of widespread major engine problems on multiple newer models gives me pause. Several of my friends who have newer, well kept Kias and Hyundais had their engines fail prematurely a couple of years ago (but after the powertrain warranty expired) and…

Yeah, for $28k and 200hp/192 lb-ft the reasons for buying this over the competition seem to be fairly sparse. Nice interior design. Hopefully reliable.

Too bad it’s more of a sloped liftback not a real hatchback like the Fit Sport and gen 1, gen 2 and gen 3 Si hatches I owned. If they had this powertrain and that…

So, we have a 2019 Bolt that’s getting the new, longer range battery pack. I’m an ex-GM master tech and the service manager showed me how the new pack comes, in a huge wooden crate that needs a forklift to move, then they use a specially made, large custom 4 wheeled dolly (substantially larger than a pallet jack) with…

Also, the probable link between leaded gas, widespread lead poisoning of children and the rise and fall of crime rates around the world is fascinating: