Me too. New cars are pretty damn clean. If ICE engines have a sunset date, leave them be and let the engineers work on brake dust, tires, and BEV powerplants.

Poor Carlos can’t catch a break, he’s going to end up living in a broke down NV200 by the Beirut River giving motivational speeches.

Slam dunk by Volvo.

One of the duties I had in my job at the local army post right out of high school was trash collection. My personal worst part was going into the back of the truck wearing a raincoat and wielding a steam cleaner to grub the maggots out the various tracks and cracks in the back of the trucks. That job put me off of…

The former - I looked that up because I had the same question. BTW - power delivery is still ample, it’s basically just like disabling launch mode or some uber-sporty sport mode. Tesla’s doing a similar thing, btw, with their ludicrous or whatever it’s called these days mode only available at certain charge thresholds…

quite the uplifting story

I’m so tired of this “never because it’s made in China” reaction. This is today’s world. I bet if you flip over the mouse or phone that’s in your hand it says “Made in China” on the back. Walk into your kitchen and check out your coffee maker. Now your fridge. Look at your TV. The glasses perched own your nose. The…

A subcompact SUV will never been enviable if I have to force adult friends to make compromises to sit inside of it. Per Volvo, the EX30 has 32.3 inches of rear legroom. For comparison, a Golf GTI has 35.0", a Corolla has 34.8", a Kona has 35.2" and a Crosstrek has 36.5". What happened to all those packaging wins that…

When I leave my MBs at our place in Florida my mechanic always adds something to the fuel tank. He insists that if you leave diesel for “too long” some sort of bacteria grows in it.

Can confirm. My parents bought a used 1980 Merc 240D diesel back in 1988, and it was a workhorse. It couldn’t accelerate (71 hp), but it drove like a big, heavy dream. I put that thing in a ditch, submerged half the engine bay in a lake before a tractor pulled me out, and it never complained or landed in the shop. My…

I think even his own family calls him a shanda.

Ha, ha! This would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic. What a prick this Stephen Miller is. 

In the 50s, compared to the state of the art, the Beetle was not a cheap garbage car - it was reliable, fairly priced, and worked pretty damn well. Fast forward to the 60s, and it’s a bit less of a standout, but held its own (and became relatively cheaper vis-a-vis the competition). And yes, once you get to the 70s,…

Don’t I know it: my great grandfather owned a BIG chunk of Nash dealerships. I could have been RICH!

I expect it from every company in every market these days.

Undercutting established brands in the US auto market has been the traditional best way to gain market share. Not 100% successful (Yugo), but lots of examples (Toyota, Honda, Hyundai).

I’m telling you, the choice by big manufacturers to sell “premium” vehicles, almost exclusively, makes them prime targets for disruption. Some somebodies are going to look at flat (or declining) wages into the future and start making money on lower-priced volume. Vinfast might be one of them. Korean cars sucked for a…

Full disclosure: I own a Tacoma. That said- there is a reason these command high prices. Because unless you live in the rust belt where the frames dissolve, these WILL run and run and run forever. I have had mine since new. It is now almost 27 years old. It has over 300,000 miles. It has had exactly two minor…

I wish I could disagree, but for what you’re getting the numbers just don’t add up. Had a friend recently trade in a 2019 F350 XL diesel dually. She bought it in 2019 with already having 50k mi on it for $46k. She recently started winding down her horse training business and sold the truck to a dealer for $48k+ with…

Any truck with a diesel