Totally agree. Why even bother with a built-in nav anymore when almost everyone uses Google maps?

Wut?

In addition to BT streaming, AndroidAuto, AppleCarplay, and screen mirroring are the way to go. They run on the phone so when the phone is updated, they are updated. It takes very little processing power to mirror a screen so the hardware shouldn’t get outdated very fast either. My car has both nav(garmin-based) and…

Yep, and in addition, bring down the cost of the new car. I very much get that we need safety for ourselves and others. But those features can be refined and the cost brought down for the same safety, over time.

im all for making vehicles simpler.

I’m sure this is a statistic-related math thing I don’t understand, but I’m not sure I buy downgrading a company based on “predicted reliability.” Just because other companies have had problems in the past means that Porche is predicted to have problems in the future? As if they haven’t learned anything from those…

If Ford’s actual intention was for these to be driven, their strategy inadvertently ended up making sure that didn’t happen. The limited production run and high publicity around the 2 year limit ensured that they would be selling way over MSRP once that time limit expired. Owners who wanted to make a huge return on…

“only 204 miles”

When the kaiju hit, we’ll be ready!

Ah yes (screws tinfoil hat firmly on), the front for Japan’s secret military developmental bipedal weapons platforms! Once they have the tech perfected they’ll offer countries around the world their own Gundam for tourism purposes and those countries will never suspect that inside those harmless seeming sideshow…

Correct. So that’s why you’ll want to take the VT registration to the local DMV to get an in-state title and registration.

Also, found out 3000 miles later they stripped by oil pan plug, but I had a spare one laying around.

I took my car to jiffy lube ONCE, because we decided to go on a car trip last minute and I was at 3000 miles and refused to go without changing the oil but didn’t have time to do it myself. They tried to sell me a new EGR valve because the one I had “rattled”. I laughed at them and said no. Then about 50 miles down…

I’m a commercial insurance underwriter. I worked on the liability coverage for a chain of jiffy lubes some years ago. You would be shocked how often they either forget the oil, or the filter, or the plug... It’s not extremely frequent considering the volume, but way more often than you might think. I’ve been doing my…

At least yours lived through the ordeal. I’ve read stories where they cross-threaded the bolt and just ugga-chugga’d it on anyways, which fucked the threads. Bolt fell out as soon as the car started moving, catastrophic engine failure due to total lack of oil.

Sometimes, when it’s nice out, and my honey do list is completed (ha, like that ever actually happens) I like to change my own oil. Probably only do it once or twice a year, but on a Subaru it’s pretty easy and its a nice way to unwind on a pretty afternoon. Last summer we were leaving on a relatively long road trip…

I’m upset that he took it to Jiffy Lube.

Maybe there is a US market for this sort of thing too.

These masks are not effective against covid. They are made in China but do NOT meet US certifications.

These masks are not effective against covid. They are made in China but do NOT meet US certifications.

I shouldn’t have to keep doing this.

I shouldn’t have to keep doing this.