Oh nice, so if I see a car with model designation that’s a mishmash of poorly spelled English with a few Cyrillic characters in there I’ll assume it’s just the new Maserati...

It’s not even about treating your car as disposable, I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about getting your regular maintenance done, but when the oil change guy says not a lot drained out failing to recognize that as an oil burning issue. Or not knowing that you should really save all your service records in case…

Your disqualifiers as “bad” cars are not bad cars. The LM002 is glorious, and the Fiat Multipla is good at what it’s made for, carrying many people on a small footprint with good visibility.

I used to think this, but after going down the rabbit hole of Ebay motors UK a while back, all TVRs seem to need complete engine rebuilds very frequently. Like most of them were listed with 20-30k miles and more than half were noted to have been rebuilt recently.

Most likely funding. School buses are owned by independent companies and city buses are owned by the city, and are on a completely diferent level of budget. It’s parallel to if the government said everyone needs to switch to EVs versus them saying they’re switching all government vehicles to EV.

The same kids that were racing around in riced-out Civics wouldn’t be in Hellcats. Those kids would have had BMWs at the time.

Insurance restrictions started in 2022, so not over the last decade. If you already had it on a policy they weren’t going to cancel you. So it’s only an issue if you’re shopping for insurance because rate increases or you just bought one. It’s not all carriers, so if we’re writing a new policy we know the ones to…

I own a Vette and know they’re not exclusive at all. Sure some are better than others like special editions but only because they look good, not because they’re rare. But I now I’m in the minority. So that makes my 2004 Commemorative Edition convertible 6mt owned by someone who knows Corvettes aren’t exclusive a 1 of…

Go with the AMG GT. No it’s not a boutique brand like the Aston but it’s an amazing car to drive. It’s got the same V8 that Aston borrowed for the newer Vantage, and especially without the aero pack is gorgeous.

No it doesn’t compete with the Aston. Also unless it’s an LFA I couldn’t in good conscience recommend any Lexus to someone as a replacement for an Aston, only if their complaint was reliability.

The explanation of compartmentalization without seat belts makes complete sense to me. I’m just thinking on a practicality standpoint, with kids ranging in age from 5 to 18, sitting 2-3 across, with backpacks and (for some older students) band instruments or sports equipment, sometimes school projects. Just the time…

I’m still baffled by how people ever considered that cool. I mean if you’re going full F&F sure, but the rattly Civic with a fart can that they floor it everywhere, screaming to redline from a stop, shift into second and they’re going like 20 mph. Pretty sure the minivan I learned to drive in was faster than almost…

Honestly was surprised the username wasn’t FenrikHisker...

I learned to drive stick on a dogleg 5-speed, still love that car, but the fact that it’s a great 5-speed doesn’t mean the fact that they’re dying off is sad to me.

Comparing motorcycle insurance to auto insurance is a little disingenuous. You can get away with a lot lower limits on both bodily injury and property damage since you’re not causing as much damage in a motorcycle on car accident. Many states also don’t require PIP or med-pay, which is where it gets expensive.

No the snout does not grow on you. My wife and I were at our local auto show a couple weeks ago and were surprised BMW was there since they had pulled out of the show years ago. They didn’t have an M3 but had the new X2, iX, XM, and i4. Since I’m in the market for a new car I jokingly said I was looking at one of them…

What’s even more baffling is that BAT and C&B bidders KNOW cars, and know what’s going on in the market. They should know the company is tanking and the cars are shit, yet they’re overpaying anyway.

You literally JUST did this one.

Because people want SUVs now... That’s really it. Giulias don’t lose half their value on day 1 anyway, I wish they would because I’m in the market for one.

See my reply below, I know Genesis doesn’t have the theft/ignition issue. My response here was to someone who mentioned they didn’t think HYUNDAI had theft or engine issues like Kia did, which they certainly do, and to the same extent. My anecdotal info corroborates actual data, would you say knowing someone who’s had…