Our 2014 Ody had the same problem just out of warranty at around 60k miles, and got the expensive rebuild with a grace from Honda corporate to pay for it—this was before I learned about VCM and muzzling. Has been muzzled since. and no problems over the next 70k miles tho I don’t trust the transmission to make it to…

unassailable.

Smitten by the mk7 GTI starting around 2016. Bought one in 2017. Thought I’d drive it for a couple of years, then teach my daughter to drive a stick shift and turn it over to her in high school, capturing simultaneously the awards of “Cool dad,” and “Doing my part to bring the manual transmission to the next…

Agree. It’s like a pontiac solstice quit the gym and started going to Krispy Kreme instead every day.

Elway has enjoyed near-deity status in Colorado for a long time. I’ve always been shocked at how many of my fellow Kansans have also been die-hard Broncos/Elway fans. Been hard times for them as of late.

I foresee “McAfee antivirus and firewall upgrades” as being the new add-on charges to go with doc fees, nitrogen-filled tires, and regional advertising.

Yep. I recall Marcus Allen capitalizing on his KC- end-of-career-fame buying a dealership, but it didn’t last. Makes me wonder how many stand the test of time.

I was on a dealer website last night and I guess it’s a new selling point if you aren’t affected by CDK:

10/10 would hoon

Some of these incidents obviously require a more serious response.

Sooner or later tech will come to a better solution for extracting the energy it needs

For the last 30 years, I cannot look at a Jaguar XJS without hearing the tuneman sarcastically say, “Take the phone!”

There’s some awesome advice in this one.

The non-enthusiast models of the orphaned brands: Pontiac, Saturn, Oldsmobiles should continue to fade into memory

Shove.

No kidding. An otherwise good article killed for clicks to read like a children’s book. And THEN....on the next page!......the big bad car company went to grandma’s house!

The C8 corvette, the Challenger, Bronco, Hummer EV, Wranglers, Defender, Maserati MC20, Mini Cooper, G-Wagon, 4runner, Supra, GTI/Golf R, V90 (yes, I did just go down the TrueCar list)

I think the striped tube socks and the bike flag should make a comeback too. Easier to see coming.

Chevy Traverse? I thought Futterman just drove a Kentucky Harvestor tractor.

My 2017 GTI SE infotainment screen: