I’ve been looking a Lexus recently and for their CPO program (L/Certified) they have 2 year complimentary maintenance.  Yet it looks like they still have some other maintenance plan you can buy.  I know new Toyota’s have toyota care (also a 2 year complimentary maintenance plan) but do they not offer some similar…

I had never driven out west before and when I stopped to fill my rental to return to the airport I saw 85 octane and was like well I guess it’s a rental.  I don’t know how that is even allowed as many manufacturers state 87 minimum.  Don’t think altitude changes the rules on that.

Most like an ignition coil causing the misfire.  Really common on modern vehicles.  Did you compression test it to confirm it lost compression or was that a guess?  I really haven’t seen a lot of base engine issues with modern engines.

Crown Vic’s are rock solid.  I don’t see a lot of them with aftermarket cam’s so that’s kind of unexpected and hopefully was done correctly by the seller.  Personally I’d prefer to have a stock P71 as they were decently powerful as is.  Either way NP because these are getting harder to find in not garbage condition. …

Pretty sure Tesla and Rivian along with a few others are cutting prices right now.  Rivian is also introducing 2 new models that are more reasonably priced.  The Chevy Blazer is relatively inexpensive for an EV and Hyundai and Kia have several EV’s that are only going to get cheaper.

The F150 5.0 RWD with the 3.31 axle and LSD is the sleeper truck that more people need to have.

True the Suburban is the house, Tahoe is the horse.

That’s kind of GM’s M.O. though. Before (and after in the case of the Camaro) the GTO you had the LS1 Firebird and Camaro which were also great for cheap HP.  Until the Mustang returned with the 5.0 and the GT500, GM had the upper hand in the HP wars even with the 3V 4.6 update on the Mustang.

Right, doing Dyno runs at optimal conditions- not heat soaked, plenty of air supply, cooler ambient temp, will certainly yield better results than SAE standards.

I think this was a case of getting the product out before they run out of money.  Unfortunately getting a half-baked product to market makes more money than having a product stay in development until it is fully realized.  Yes, ideally firms would have the full funding required to develop a product in its entirety…

Future LS swap?

Maybe I missed it but I didn’t see the fuel economy numbers in the article.  Seems like a key piece of information, especially to compare the 2.5T to the 1.6 hybrid.

Sure Tesla has been making money on EV’s. I couldn’t find many current articles on other manufactures but Ford was stated as losing $35k on every EV sold. Last I checked was sometime last year, I’d be glad to read a current article about EV’s becoming profitable for someone besides Tesla if you have any.

Are EV’s making money yet?  Last I checked the production cost was still firmly outweighing what the vehicle sell for.  All this is to say the less the vehicles sell for the less incentive the manufacturers have to produce them unless there is some other incentive such as carbon credits.

As much time as I spend in my car I agree with you 100% about having nice speakers.  I also rarely use the sunroof and have had issues with cleaning out the drains that have caused water intrusion.  Frankly I could do without the sunroof and just put the windows down.

As a Honda fan I was sorely disappointed the Civic Si didn’t even have an option for heated seats in the U.S. I also have back pain and they are a must for me on any new car.

Limited Slip differential. Some of the ND2 MX-5's didn’t have an LSD which I consider to be a must in a sports car. The base Nissan Z also doesn’t have an LSD which I think is silly. With 400hp on tap you should have an LSD standard. Sports cars need as much traction as they can get and an LSD is a no-brainer.

“It is currently unclear where the missing body panel landed.”

Should’ve titled the collection “Mr. Seinfeld please buy my cars collection”

No it wasn’t. Read a review of the Fiskar Karma. From the exhaust smell in the cabin to the fire risk they are bad cars.  They were expensive, not very fast, and got terrible range compared to their competitors.