“It’s kind of like saying the guy on his 4th day of a meth binge, leaving a bar smoking a joint and getting in a wreck was because of the marijuana.”

True, but he didn’t say good golfer, he said people who play golf. Also again pro doesn’t mean rich, a lot of the time it means someone teaching at a club that plays tournaments for some prize money. One former pro I know quit teaching at a club and went to manage the golf section at a sporting goods store. Definitely…

Golfing in itself doesn’t make you rich, nor do you have to be rich to do it. Pro doesn’t even mean you’re making a lot of money doing it, that’s just the top PGA/LPGA people that make loads. I’m sure for the vast majority of golfers, former pro or not, winning a $90k Benz would be life-changing.

Not surprised at all on this. Always thought Sudafed PE was a scam to make people think they were getting the right stuff but not at the counter. My family jokingly has said for years that the PE stands for Placebo Effect.

Pretty sure What We Do in the Shadows is on FXX too, but both that and Archer are also on Hulu right away so no loss there.

Yeah I’ll admit my advice can be shaken up by bad dealers. I’ve been lucky to not have that issue but we’re also lucky to have pretty good dealers in our area that don’t hold up test drives for normal cars (unless something’s not available obviously).

Was it because of availability or were they “special” models they wouldn’t let anyone drive? My point is it’s something that should be done sooner, or at least try to. If it’s availability then you know upfront you probably would need to order/pay markup (still something you may not find researching on consumer…

+1 I especially love the people that talk about not owning a car at all to save money, then uber everywhere and order daily from doordash.

It seems like a lot of what you’re talking about could be solved by actually starting with going in and seeing stuff in person. The last two cars for my wife we went into different dealers to test drive, being upfront that we were doing research and comparing a couple of different models. You can disqualify a lot of…

In this case I’d argue a lot of the time it’s interchangeable, which is why I said look. I mean most of the dudes bumping hip hop in their rattly altimas in traffic, dudebros blasting metal in their Civics, and old doctors with Whitesnake turned up on their Harleys probably both feel cool and think it makes them look…

My rule is anything that requires consistent communication and gives consistent content deserves consideration. So satellite radio or 4/5g-related services such as Spotify or live traffic are ok. Doesn’t mean I’ll pay for them myself, but they’re acceptable to pay for. Anything else, GTFO.

It may make me sound old and crotchety, but none. If you listen to music because you think a certain music makes you look cool, you don’t look cool. Listen to what you like and don’t be ashamed of it, don’t just do it because you think it makes you look cool.

If this was a Saturn Sky Callaway would be my first choice to design it like they did the Aerowagon:

I don’t think it’s proof it doesn’t work as a shooting brake when it’s just not a very good roof design. It could be done much better to match the styling of the rest of the car and look great.

The aftermath:

Agree with the MK7, had one on lease and even with the DSG it was one of the best driving cars we’ve ever had. We liked it so much that when my wife decided she wanted something a bit taller for kids we got the closest thing to a GTI SUV (2.0 Macan). When my car is due for replacement I’d be hard pressed to choose…

The question is though, is it really worth it? Just like the carbon fiber wheels, they’re 2-3x the price or more. Yes they’re stronger and lighter, but they’re still at risk of cracking on huge potholes or other road hazards, I saw plenty of cars come in for a new wheel/tire with factory forged wheels. The M3 pictured…

For new cars, it’ll probably be the Kicks. But Altimas are like cockroaches and most of them weren’t bought new anyway so they’ll still be the worst for a long time.

I think you got it right with the Hyundai/Kia engines. Other engines have problems, but a lot of times they were due to lack of owner knowledge on maintenance (Yugo), were more hit or miss (Porsche IMS or BMW M3 V8), or had issues that could be fixed with plenty of warning (Audi S4 V8 or BMW 4.4 V8 valve guides).

Honestly trying really hard to think of a time that regulation, business, decisions and market forces have dictated such a drastic change with the plan to only make vehicles available that are objectively worse to the point of being not viable for a large portion of the population that doesn’t live in major metro…