Don’t you say that to the Camry. Toyota went full muscle and dropped a 301hp V6 in it and despite everyone else going turbo 4 cylinder they kept that engine.  They also have a regular ol’ automatic transmission when everyone else went CVT.  If the accord were truly in the Camry shop they’d throw that new DOHC V6 in it…

I think the biggest mistake they made was not offering an AWD hybrid option on the Mav.  They did it in the Escape so I know it is doable.  It would sell like crazy.  Not that the Mav isn’t already.

I find the bank that has the cheapest interest rates, usually Navy Credit Union, say that’s the interest rate I want and most of the time the dealer matches it if they don’t I walk away.  It’s usually easier to finance through the dealer and most of them use major credit companies anyways.  Example- my Toyota loan…

GTI’s which start under $32k are in the low 5 seconds at this point. The WRX is quite a bit more $37k and is in the mid 5's. The Integra A-spec slots somewhere in between at $33.5k and will probably do in the low 7's high 6's with C&D testing. There is no reason the Acura Integra should be this slow.

Especially when the old K24 was such a peach. The 1.5T IMO is not a reasonable replacement for how smooth and fast the K24 was.

“If you’re willing to floor your Integra, you can motivate it from a standstill to 60 mph in 7.7 seconds, according to the automaker.” What? That’s what C&D got for a toyota 4runner. Even if it’s a full second faster than the automaker that lines it up with what my 2013 Civic Si did. If a brand new Integra A-spec can’…

I’m going to add the Maverick Hybrid to the list mainly because it should be available in AWD since that platform also is in the Escape Hybrid.  I think it may have been to push people into the 2.0T which costs much more.  People who buy trucks want AWD or 4WD, it’d be nice to not have to pick between fuel economy and…

V6 Mustang and Camaro.  They both have over 300hp, were available in manual transmission, and get close to 30 mpg highway.  They can outrun a lot of more expensive cars in the straight line and the track (the camaro with a 1LE track package especially).  Really the only thing that brings them down is that they are…

I think the advantage for Tesla over legacy automakers is that Tesla is creating a ground up facility for EV production vs. an ICE facility converted to EV production. They’ll also probably get grants and kickbacks from the government for building close to the airport as that’s a presidential pet project.

The way the roads in every major city in America look, a rally version of any sports car is necessary to not have kidney damage and lower back pain.

I think the first problem is that electric “car” isn’t the direction that anyone has been going for quite some time. Several large manufacturers have dropped their sedan/coupe (keeping maybe one sports car) entirely and have focused on crossovers.  If there is going to be a large volume EV it won’t be a car it’ll be a…

For a while there was a giant statue of a confederate general in the middle of an intersection. The statue couldn’t be moved because the body of said general was literally buried under it and a legal battle ensued between the city and the relatives. Eventually they tore everything out and now it is just paved over…

Went to Toyota’s website to check out the “deals” on interest rates. They range from 4-6%. When we bought our CPO car we got in the 3% range. That’s wild. I remember 0.9% financing specials.

It speaks to that the problem most likely is not just the compressor.  TBH it might just need everything gone through in the AC system.  All A/C systems have dye in the oil so you can find a leak pretty easy with a UV light (if it’s somewhere visible).  Sometimes Condensor leaks can be tricky if they are on the…

These came with an Audi 4.2 and a Getrag 6-speed so at least some of the parts aren’t unobtanium.

That’s why some places in Europe advocate for “dunking” where the battery is removed and placed in water for a period of time to prevent re-ignition.  This is a pretty decent article which includes a case study. 

They are great for some people.  Usually they are equipped with every heavy duty option (Limited Slip rear, larger brakes, high output alternator, trans cooler, bigger radiator, etc.).  This one has real rear seats and no cage so it would be pretty easy to convert to civilian spec and be a great work truck/kid hauler

I have removed AC compressors from cars but generally those cars had AC as an option so you could get a belt for a no-AC car, even then there is no guarantee the belt routing is the same.  Sometimes you can get an aftermarket idler pulley that replaces the spot of the compressor, but to be honest the best move is just…

A seized compressor on a Tahoe is a pretty easy fix. Probably a fair amount of money spent in the recovery of the refrigerant and filling it but overall shouldn’t be too much $$.

I’m not too worried about the AC as anything that goes wrong on the 5.3 (outside of base engine problems) is serviceable. They made a ton of these so the window leak also should be pretty easy to fix with basic parts. Looking at prices for any 4x4 BOF SUV these days is crazy (4runner, Jeep, Tahoe, Expedition, etc.) so…