i had a friend that wanted help buying a car. he said, i want something with a warranty, reliable cheap, good on gas, and can seat 7 and haul stuff. literally not possible. But I did find him a base model caravan that was heavily incentivized and he actually bought it so I guess that’s a win.

drives like a car is a bit optimistic on describing transit connect handling

you aren’t the only one. I have a baby girl and my wife and I drive sedans because they flat drive better and ride more comfortable on the road and theres plenty of back seat space for a baby and plenty of room in the trunk for a bunch of crap. bonus is I don’t have to hear all the junk in the trunk rattle around…

literally unstoppable, as you will not be able to stop in slick conditions just like anyone else ha

this dude has written original content for this column for what seems like 100 years, 5 days per week rain or shine and somehow always manages to be fresh and funny. on top of whatever other writing obligations he has which i’m sure isn’t trivial. so yea, try to write this column for 1 week straight and see if you can…

true story, at the age of 19 I was borrowing my moms 8 year old BMW 323i and it didn’t start in the parking lot, so I had to get it towed. The tow truck guy, who looked all of 2 years older than me, was giving me all this shit about being a rich kid driving a $70k car and then telling me he had a 1 year old whatever…

a tired argument, there is barely anything factual in this. Powergrids don’t run on oil, they run on a mix of coal, natural gas, solar, wind, and nuclear. And they are vastly more efficient than a single ICE engine. And since most EVs will be charging at night when the power grid is used less (and power plants cant…

One time I was visiting boston on a clear sunny day and it took me 6 hours to drive 5 miles to my hotel. I think thats what the locals call tuesday

yea, announcing you will have a working prototype in 2 years isn’t quite time to bring out the confetti cannons

he had it sold for $6000 on ebay but it didn’t meet reserve, thats literally max that car is worth IMO

hes not erratic, hes displaying behaviors of that of an erratic person

the same people who want to throw the burden of personal education on vulnerable populations are often the same that want to gut the public education system

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why did my wife prefer the Jetta SEL over this amazing wagony goodness and why am I sad even though it saved me a decent pile of cash?

nobody wants a nissan truck, but it hasn’t stopped them yet

I rented a manual Citroen Cactus in Norway. It was delightfully different and a nice change of pace from the normal American rental car fare.

I don’t know many vehicles that have a “starting price” of x dollars are ever actually sold at that price. I mean, the BMW 3 series “starting from $34900" how many people have successfully bought a new BMW 3 series for $34900?

came here to say this. I imagine that the whole ramping up the gigafactory battery production is the whole point of trying to get the cheapest model 3 profitable.

not even unusual, i had a new car from VAG delivered some years ago that had a cosmetic refresh and mine was one of the first on the road apparently. Was delivered with bumper damage and it took over 3 months to get a new bumper.

I think the vents thing would be the most annoying. full disclosure, I have one on order right now. I honestly don’t know how I will feel about the controls after living with it for months or years. If the auto setting on the HVAC is better than average maybe I’ll rarely touch the vents. The volume knob is a silly…