It has the power, you just have to rev it to get to it.

Idle is around 700 RPM if I remember right, turbo spool is around 1700 on other EcoBoosts.

I misread that, yeah, you have to push the side of it, and it’s still really stiff.

Despite the small turbo, the 1.0 has some substantial turbo lag. I prefer the 1.6L with the Manual, myself.

The Focus and Fiesta resale weren’t getting any better. One might argue the Fusion’s resale stay fine, if the demand for midsizes in the pre-owned market stays the same, its going to be a nice alternative to the contemporary Camrys and Accords. The Fusion is a quality product, and both the Hybrid and Energi are…

I like the matte finish on the wood panels. You can get the steps at accessories.ford.com (or you Ford dealer’s parts department).

Yeah, Z4s are really twitchy with oversteer. They don’t have limited slip either, really unpredictable. I’ve had mine snap on me without even trying.

The Sport he has is a 3.5L V6, it’s a little bit of a guzzler.

4: CRX Si. First car I bought with my own hard earned money, first car I broke and fixed myself. First car I truly enjoyed driving for the sake of driving it. It also taught me that slow car fast is good, and led me to want another slow car with good driving dynamics, the E30.

The Platinum and Limited get some upgraded leather on the seats and the limited gets some extended leather on the dash as well as unique wheels and such. The Limited is just a touch above a loaded Platinum. I LOVE the blue interior on the Limited though. The 2019 Dodge is a long overdue update to the Ram line, but…

Still going backwards, especially since the 2018 has the 10 spd and Direct and Port injection. The EcoBoost is a great engine, plus Ford’s materials choices in the Platinum are great. To me that mild hybrid system will be finicky on the Dodge.

Image dump. This is all in and around SF. A buddy and I send each other pictures of interesting cars all the time, this is like 2% of my photos of unique or oddball cars. The most interesting to me was not street parked, but the E-Type coupe on an open transport was odd.

You are correct, but their focus in the US is subprime. They used to be Chrylser’s captive finance too. I believe that is part of the reason Chrysler makes the products they do.

Most states do, but when you have rough credit, what else can you do? The problem is not with the lending practices directly, it’s dealers who are not honest in showing everything like they’re supposed to. Just look at the examples in this article, it’s not about the interest rates, it’s about the dealers hiding the…

Westlake and Santander are both subprime auto lenders, that’s all they do. If you’re looking at Westlake’s website, you’re not expecting to get a good rate. Everyone here is surprised, but this is what these lenders specialize in. If you can’t get the deal bought at the normal banks, you go to these two to get it…

Now you know what it’s like to sell cars for a living.

What state do you live in? If you’re in my neighborhood, I’d consider teaching you so I can sell you a manual Mustang GT.

At their core traditional CVTs use a set of cones with a steel band to drive the wheels. The cones expand and contract to change the ratio of input to output:

It only shares the name with the other CVT. Hybrid eCVTs in the Prius/Fusion/Escape/Camry/Highlander are fundamentally different than a traditional CVT.

When the used car manager buys a car for the dealership, he/she will reference auction data, kbb.com stats, NADA, retail market value, condition, and options. they make the same value decisions that Tom is suggesting you do. With all the data available, many used car managers will buy at similar prices, resulting in…