This could be the best thing to happen to that GT-R. The first gen transmissions all fail at around 75,000 miles and cost anywhere from $12,000-$20,000 for a rebuild or replacement. Sucks that this happened, but if he gets a new transmission on someone else’s dime, that’d be awesome.

I think I remember hearing something about how the original Cadillac Escalade was designed for women, specifically with a massive center console to drop a purse into. then an entirely different market took affinity towards it.

Have you ever had to change a bottom mounted spare tire? Maybe it’s just because I live in the rust belt, but those little winch systems that holds the tire up become 1 solid piece, and you have to basically break it to get the spare tire off. Happened to 3 different vehicles I know of.

I only know so much because I live in Philly, so I have to deal with BS like this first hand.

The worst part about this is that if anything is done illegally by these towing companies, your only recourse is to pay the fine, then file a suit in small claims court. Note that it is the law that any towing company in Philly must 1. Take a photo showing the parking violation, 2. Can only be towed once called in(AKA…

In Philly, police do not need to be involved if you are in a private lot, on private property, or blocking the driveway to private property. If you are not doing any of the above, the parking authority/police must ticket and tow.

The difference is towing from breaking a parking law on public streets, or towing from private property/towing from a location that blocks private property(such as a driveway).

It’s a shame the Xterra is gone. That was actually a pretty damn capable SUV. If you were in the market for something like a Jeep Unlimited and wanted to do some off roading, I’m sure the Xterra would’ve ticked all the same boxes for you.

My sister crashed the firebird, and I was looking for a replacement car, specifically a Subaru. I had about $4000 to spend. So I was looking for a 2.5RS Impreza. Of course, these cars are rarely found stock, and most people on craigslist think that the mods they add will double the value of the car. So I had some…

Thankfully common sense from the NHTSA prevailed, a rare occurrence today. While it does suck that someone died while driving, it’s important to know that while you can have all the sensors in the world on the car, and have them programmed by expert computer scientists and engineers, you’re really not going to see a…

My 02 Subaru does it right. DRLs are on whenever the handbrake is down. But the dash lights remain off until you turn your headlights on. Oddly enough, the trouble I have is that people think that my headlights are on, and try to tell me that my tail lights are out. And when I explain to them that no, my headlights…

I don’t think that Sabine doesn’t really fit in, it seems that she would, especially if you look how she was in the Top Gear UK vs Germany episode (S11E06) from a ways back. What the problem is that the lines written for her in new top gear are terrible. It’s like she’s being forced to say dumb jokes.

this is why I hated my commute to work. I traveled east to work in the morning as the sun rose, and west on my way home during the sunset. No sunglasses or visor can stop that

EDIT: if anybody sees this can I get un-grey? I promise I am not a spam robot!

I see all this hate for Windows 10 and I am starting to wonder if I’m the only person who hasn’t had a single issue with 10.. I ran the free upgrade process on 2 of my computers. One from 7 to 10, and the other from 8.1 to 10. Both worked flawlessly, my applications ran flawlessly, and my files and settings were all…

New Jersey doesn’t have much going for it, but at least their state inspection is state run. So you don’t pay a cent to get your car inspected. It’s also emissions only, and now, only for cars MY 1995 or newer. Older than that and you just scrape off the inspection sticker and never get it inspected again.

As someone who carries a bunch of electronics in my wagon, and who wants a cooler car in the summer, I wish we could tint all windows to at least a certain percentage. There’s really light tints that block a lot of heat. Also, not very much of a problem for me, as Subaru interiors will last well into the next…

When I was young and stupid I learned this the hard way. A friend sunk his suv into a 3 ft deep hole when he fell through the ice ontop of it. In trying to yank him out we ripped 3 of the 4 welded on tow points off, all of which went flying.

Mini Clubman S. While it is not as fun as the original US mini, or the original original mini, it does take a step back towards that direction. It’s definitely something you can have fun on the back roads with, and it ticks 3 of the 4 boxes of the ultimate Jalopy (manual brown wagon, no diesel though)

I didn’t think about this until now, but that could be an uninterruptable power supply of sorts for your phone. If you live in an area where you frequently have power outages, and use your phone as an alarm clock for the morning, this could give you a safety net to prevent your phone from dying in the night and…

I didn’t think about this until now, but that could be an uninterruptable power supply of sorts for your phone. If…