I was on vacation the last week of the year and only drove my car once. However, I did move it out of the garage so I could pull a friends car in for an oil change. I pulled my car back in the garage after midnight on New Year’s and it sat until the next day when I needed to go to work. Then it wouldn’t start. It…

I had a 94 Cherokee with the 2.5 and 5 speed and I live in the same area. Same issue with the transmission but mine did it with every gear. The power steering didn’t like to work just like in the article. But it always started and went, until it didn’t. I miss my Jeep.

I agree. And it’s better to have good off brand tires vs. worn high end tires. I’m a bit of an outlier because I’m willing to put tires on my car that cost about as much as the car. Most people that drive beaters like mine do so because that’s what they can afford. I drive it because... Well, other than it costs next…

I’m not saying this doesn’t happen exactly as this man stated. But I am saying as a rule I don’t believe in coincidence.

Years ago I started the debt snowball, paying the lowest amount first. While it probably took me an extra couple hundred dollars to do it this way the psychological benefits outweigh that extra hundo. Plus, one less bill and due date to remember.

Extra money...I should buy the $20 lottery tickets!

I had an 89 with the RABS. I was just explaining driving it in the snow with someone at work yesterday. It was weird, while the ass didn’t want to swing around it definitely wanted to put you in the nearest ditch. The trick was to lift off the brakes to regain steering and then reapply.

Not even one?

Meh...I was intrigued when I saw the teaser. Visions of Fusion wagon STs, Ranger STs, or even a refreshed FoST danced in my head. But this just kind of sullies the reputation that the FiST and FoST have created. So...meh.

We’ve been going the donation route as well. But to animal shelters. A roll of paper towels paper towels, old newspapers, towels, kitty litter, treats, etc...

My wife is the original owner of this 265k mile gem of a 03 Cavalier. Even the key fobs still work!

Sadly my wife has the same car she bought brand new 15 years ago. Even sadder it’s a Cavalier with over 265k miles. And even sadder it’s my daily driver. But it has been my most reliable car ever. It’s nice to not have a car payment or a car that you care if it gets scratched. I remember when it hit 100k miles and I…

There definitely are good Mazda dealers and there are bad. I remember one that told me, “oh that, you don’t want a Speed3". Whereas, Kennedy Mazda didn’t hassle me at all about buying. They just wanted me to to have a nice test drive and get a good feeling for the car. I still haven’t decided on a car yet but I’ll go…

I get the x plan through my work. Seems like a good deal but the ford dealer near me has their FoSTs marked lower than x plan before any incentives/rebates. I’m not sure I can do better than their internet price.

The seller wants cash from my hand to his only. Ummmm... I usually like to also the money down on the table and leave with my product.

The ad describes it as the wonder wedge of the future. $600 is a steal if only I lived closer. Would be a great project for the winter even if that meant parking my daily outside.

I’m on the fence with this one. I’ve been buying expensive tires for my daily that is a garbage heap with 265,000 miles even though I know the tires are worth more than the car. I do this because the math makes sense to me. My life is far more costly than a set of tires. The way I look at it is the expensive tires are…

You are absolutely right. There are so many things that I’ll bargain shop for in life but not tires. I’ve always spent good money on tires because I believe they are the most important safety feature on a car. You can’t steer or brake effectively if you don’t have traction. I’ve even recently become a convert to the…

Agreed, Torch has some of the most interesting and well written articles. But then again, most of these articles seem like something I might link to from some generic social media post. Just because I like reading about the latest in automotive turn signals and reading about what disastrous Jeep project David Tracy…

Hey, someone else from the Region. I can attest, daily I see these heading down 80/94.