From what I’ve read, the average summer high temp in the amazon is ~91 F and not a lot lower the rest of the year and the average humidity runs 80% to 90% plus.

And as mentioned elsewhere, the average high in Houston in August is 94 degrees, with ~94% to 98% humidity.

Right? It’s a huge black eye for them and terrible for their customers. And it’s not just the older stuff, those newer engines are seeing the same lifter problems before they hit 10,000 miles. They bought a new ‘22 C8 last year and have a ‘23 Escalade V on order, and it’ll be interesting to see if those vehicles get…

I know you’re kidding, but noooooooooo

Eh, lots of manufacturers have systemic issues, although those specific engines and transmissions reliability sucks.

Their state lemon law only covers the first 18,000 miles/24 months. It was bought used at 2.5 years old with about 20k on it - so no lemon law coverage.

Their state lemon law only covers the first 18,000 miles/24 months. It was bought used at 2.5 years old with about 20k on it  - so no lemon law coverage.

Career mechanic here (and Bolt EV owner since early 2019).
To pick one very popular and common group of vehicles - GM full size V8 pickups and SUVs have had yearslong major, widespread problems with their automatic transmissions and DOD systems for at least the last 7 model years. Dozens of TSBs, revised part numbers,…

Stuff like this is why I never worked on those ridiculous lifted/spacered/offset brodozers at my shop. Whoever did that work is likely going to be on the wrong end of a large lawsuit or two.

That’s bizarre. In all my years of being mobile A/C certified and fixing cars professionally (30 years, as of this year), I’ve never heard of or encountered any car or truck that required routine recharging of the A/C system included in the PM schedule, especially in as little as 6 years.  I appreciate the heads up,…

Thanks for relaying your experience - I think it can be very helpful for people to hear about it from actual owners.

What? No. Not at all.

Which EV required that, specifically? Professional curiosity, as I’ve been a mechanic for many years and I’ve never heard of that.

Most car-owning households in America own two cars (the average is 1.9 cars per household). An EV as one of those two cars is very attractive, especially if you have access to charging at home (driveway, garage, your own charger at your apartment parking space, your own pole mounted charger at the street spot in front…

Of course it sells, it was the only engine option for years. Now it isn’t.

0-60 of 9.7 seconds is very slow, even for this segment of slow vehicles.

Why even bother with the 2.0? It’s 2023.

How slow is it?

GM didn’t care how many MR2s Toyota sold - they cared that Fiero sales fell virtually every year, plummeting from 136k annually to 27k. GM produced it as a fuel efficient two seat commuter car, it was never going to get a V8, and GM has killed every two seater they have made (except the Corvette) after five model…

Yes, the first gen Fiero really was that bad, and deserved it’s bad reputation. The 2.5 was a quart short on oil even when full due to a design compromise with the oil pan and resulted in engine fires when run low in normal use. The alternators also tended to catch on fire due to inadequate cooling due to the mid…

The 1st gen SHO was stick only and totally let down by the parts Ford attached to it: tiny weak clutches and 5 speed transmissions made of glass that were designed for a 100hp 4 banger, and the Ford thermostats that destroyed the engines and catalysts by sticking open in the summertime. BT, DT.

And the V8 SHOs were…

Considering that the Rav4 handily outsold the CRV by a significant amount before in 2018 and 2019, before pandemic supply issues - and also that every Toyota lot I’ve seen was entirely empty of Rav4s as well for the last year and a half-plus - I’d say that Honda needs to make some changes with the CRV and their…