4200 units were potentially missing the inner and outer *front* brake pads

Except for the Mitsubishi 4G63, with the crank walk and all the Mitsubishi V6s with the oil burning and the Toyota Sienna 1MZ V6 oil sludging problem and the Honda 1.5T with the oil dilution problem and the RX-8 and RX-7 before that with the apex seals made of glass and the late model Hondas that spit out spark plugs…

A tried and true mechanic’s rule:
Anytime the key is inside the car and you’re not, leave the driver’s window down.

In 27 years of being a mechanic, I have never gotten locked out of my car or a customer car when I followed that rule.

Checks out.
Also, those were tanks, designed before Lexus made them compete on price.

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.