It’s the manufacturer’s right to verify that the defect is a fault of manufacturing or craftsmanship. If you modify your car and that modification causes a failure, why should the manufacturer pay for it?

Few year old Base model reliable beaters. Corolla CEs, Civc LXs, Camry SE/LEs.

Oh man, I sell cars, so I know this pain. I do the math all day long in my head, so it comes out fast, especially when I get excited about how good the deal is. I see people’s wheels turning in their heads while they try to catch up to the math.

Those are actually the optional forged alloys that are available on the RS.

I hate metallic gray, it’s the most common color I sell now and it’s pretty soul-less. When I was looking for my used Z4, one thing took preference over all other features: manual convertible top. Super duper rare, I finally found a Manual trans/manual top base engine with heated seats in decent condition for a good…

It exists for new cars, my store does it. Personally, I wouldn’t buy a used car without personally inspecting it though.

7.6kwh total, one battery pack partitioned into a 6.2kwh full EV “discharge” pack and a 1.4kwh hybrid “sustain” pack. Same as the Fusion Energi.

Don’t forget, you’re a professional car shopper, your view is skewed compared to the average car shopper.

Are they really touting Global open/close as a new feature? That’s been available on the Ford Fusion since 2013. Who’s copying who Aston!?

I like that you can program it to be momentary, continuous, with ignition on/off. Unfortunately, the Ford system cannot do those things.

I’m not super familiar with either of those engines, but I have driven an M3 with the S65, and it did love some high rev action.

I believe that all BMW Engines are engineered with high RPM driving in mind. My E31 840, my 318 E30, and my E85 Z4 all love/d high RPM. Both my 318 and Z4 tach at 3500 at 70 MPH. My 840 hated speeds under 90mph.

Consumers are not ready for digital retailing of cars. This program sounds peachy, but the reality is, this will hurt Hyundai and cost them sales.

Took the wife to the dealer, she test drove a ‘15 XTerra. Went home, I found 5 VINs on 5 lots and e-mailed 5 internet sales guys asking for their best OTD for the VIN on their lot. Writing the e-mails then processing their replies took 2 hours, the winning dealership beat the others (who were $50-100 apart) by…

The reality is, right now, that you are the 1% of car buyers. There are systems that allow a completely online purchase. It is a seldom used service. The vast majority of car buyers are not going to make that purchase entirely online because they can’t feel/see/drive the car until they receive it. Maybe one day far in…

Weight distribution bars anyone? What is the GCWR of a first gen Lightning anyway?

E85 Z4

z4. Pre-facelift cars (03-05) had the M54 I6, a stout motor with plenty of grunt in either 2.5i or 3.0i displacements.

The 3.5 puts out significantly more torque than the 5.0. The 3.5 was designed to replace the 6.2L which is far thirstier than the 3.5L. A more apt comparison would be a 2.7 to a 5.0.

My understanding is that the EPA is an average of all axle ratios. If you have a 3.31 gears, you’re likely going to beat the EPA if you drive it similar speeds to the certification. My 2016 4x4 2.7L EcoBoost gets 2-3mpg better on average than my 2014 4x2 5.0L. My axle in the 2016 is 3.55, my 2014 was 3.31 gears.