I complained a lot in comments on here about that C-HR CVT issue I had and a Jalop replied that the Prius CVT is a very different design than the CVTs that Toyota uses on its non-Prius (or at least non-hybrid?) vehicles. I can’t remember or didn’t fully understand the details, but it seemed like they were saying the…

I’d highly recommend that the kid does research on Corolla CVTs before buying one. there were a couple of years there where the transmissions needed replacement before 100k miles. I think there were recalls for 2014-2017 models and the 2019 hatchback. The CVT on my C-HR ate itself at 70k miles. The unit was not…

I was on the fence. I’m kind of a chump and I’ve always wanted to at least briefly own an Aston Martin, but this wouldn’t be the one. I don’t like any of the colors. The interior looks filthy and neglected. I think the convertibles are super ugly with the top up. I’d want to go full dumbass and get one with a 12…

I drive a hamburger, myself.

Shitty Lube only does oil changes, and as long as that’s all the owner had done there, there’s really no issue. It’s not like the owner had them rebuild the transmission.

Yeah I don’t know how successful the Firepower would have been, either. The main thing I remember about the Crossfire back in the day was people balking at the idea of paying $40k for a Chrysler. And I can’t think of a company that didn’t already have enormous brand cache that money selling a Grand Tourer in the 21st…

Yeah, the XLR looked like a Concept Car to me. As much as I complain when concepts get watered down to production, I think the XLR suffered for it. Maybe that’s not irony, maybe that Cadillac design language was just ugly.

eh also i haven’t seen the goofy stickers on any of the recent press photos. 

you might have just sold me on an Integra. i wouldn’t say i WANT an auto, but i live in Los Angeles and drive 30k miles a year and i have crappy old knees.

it fixes the problem of not having a knight rider/star wars arcade game steering wheel, which has been a problem for me since knight rider/star wars arcade game.

appealing to teenagers is probably another way of saying low-profit margin. the google says Acura sold about 130k RSX in the US during the ~7 years it was available. I don’t really know if those numbers are poor or fine. sales were best the first full year the car was on the market, then sales fell every year until it…

yeah, if i demanded a manual choke or a crank starter on a 2023 car i’d expect to have to pay more for that too.

I haven’t. But I’ve seen what mkVIII GTIs are recalled for. No thanks.

is it classier, with those goofy Integra stickers down the side?

that might be the problem. the RSX-S didn’t sell.

i want the Integra compared to the Civic. what did they change that is worth another $8k?

Good News, everyone! this BMW has two 6-cylinders in it.

none of this is surprising or worrying to me at all. except for the 100 hour workweeks. hire some assemblers you shitty asshole company.

except that Lucid doesn’t have a GM to back them up.

assuming nothing terrible shows up on the prepurchase inspection, i’m in. i live 3 hours away from this car and if there are reasons not to buy this thing i’d really appreciate hearing them from someone that knows MB before i fuck myself over on Saturday.

Edit: well, shit. it’s gone.