How does this correlate to Charging stations being planned? Every auto rag I read seems to wholeheartedly believe that we’re not far from full adoption, but in rural america, I work at a dealership and we can barely move hybrids that still use gas. We don’t even take in Teslas, they go straight to auction, the last…

Ahh, this was the kind of story I needed. Love it, and I’d love to hear more about grassroots guys doing their thing!

The Jeep Gladiator/wrangler manual transmission. I absolutely LOVE that Jeep included it and continues to offer it, but the execution is terrible.

Crossover, I think, is a catch-all term, because the popular opinion is generally that crossover= SUV, but better on gas and better to drive. “SUV” isnt really a trendy word anymore to most, so calling anything possible a crossover is the obvious move. Crossovers definitely can be boxy, aggressive and trucky (bronco…

Classic negotiation, your first offer should always be insulting.

I think a large portion of the ones we get are traded in mostly because of that reason, drive till it’s out of warranty, you start feeling that shudder, and to the average consumer that doesn’t know about the fluid problem, it’s either pay for a new tranny out of pocket or just trade it off and hope the dealer doesn’t…

That hasn’t been my experience at the lot, the worst part is it seems like these problems start to pop up very infrequently, when the tranny is hot, and only in the higher gears. So in many cases, we end up taking these in on trade, they drive perfect for us when we appraise them, inspect them, and for every test…

Came here to mention this, they are actually extremely reliable, second I would say only to the toyota. The GM twins of this year are actually on the troublesome side (AFM, 6.2l bottom end issues, 8 speed auto tranny has an alarming failure rate) and the Ford Expedition of this vintage has a lot of early ecoboost…

You know the damn shame of it, these were otherwise outstanding trucks. And when they were running well, they were an absolute joy. Great power, mileage, and they sounded AMAZING at full tilt. 

Not a car, but I have to throw the Ford 6.0 Powerstroke in here. It’s annoying when an engine craps out under the warranty period in a car, but in most cases that happens before the warranty period ends, and it’s pretty simple to get a loaner car.

And despite having maybe 100 butt-dyno horsepower at most, my Taurus (that I bought to save gas) managed to consume fuel at the same rate as my lifted Jeep wrangler on 33" mud terrains. 

Outside the major population centers, you roll up in this and you are an instant rock star. I am not exaggerating, in 80 percent of this country, the only thing getting thrown at you will be women’s underwear.

It never really bothers me when something gets missed, but when they do something overly well and accurate, I notice, and I LOVE it.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gotcha gotcha. My bad lol

“a couple of M1s showing up and a couple of shells to the “militia bunkers”

I’m not in any way condoning this delete stuff, but the idea of government seizing personal property with military force does not make me comfortable at all.

My best automotive decision was to apply for a job at a dealership, though it easily could have been a “worst” decision had I went to work for many others.

Yup, initially they were very aggressive with the lease rate: That $530 a month was with first payment down only, and on a loaded Rubicon. Once dealers discovered that leasing a $60,000 470hp hybrid wrangler was cheaper than buying a $30,000 used 2015, Sales EXPLODED, and Chrysler, Ally, and USBank responded by…

Oh it’s wasteful. I used to daily (and wheel) a 4xe. With a 28 mile commute and access to level 2 chargers at work, I used 3 tanks of fuel in 3900 miles. Like an idiot, I sold it to carvana for a $5000 profit, and ordered another 4xe. By the time my 2nd 4xe was built, the lease payment went from $530 a month to $800.…

See this guy gets it.