And this is why it’s qnnoyingly difficult to find decent cheap used cars. Craigslist is full of flippers.

1983 Plymouth Reliant, equipped with the 2.6L Mitsubishi I4. It usually started. The front bumper could touch the pavement while cornering on 13" tires with sidewalls like balloons. It could do 70mph downhill. Oh, and it got about 16mpg, all highway.

and then I THREW IT ON THE GROUUUUUND

“Football Is Family” - NFL slogan/campaign.

This. So much, this. It’s already old.

Nope, didn’t affect me at all, because I, like most of the world/country, do not live on the self-centered East Coast/New England media market.

I’m from San Diego too.. I usually just look for places that have goat on the menu. That’s usually a good sign.

What is this, I don’t even? O_o ridiculous

Your understanding of labor values/hourly rates is lacking. It might be lots to you, but when you calculate the actual costs of operating a shop (tons of city/county/state licenses and permits with regular inspections, waste disposal, normal building utilities, shop machine maintenance (lifts, air compressor,…

I submit every single Tesla S owner who zooms by me on the freeway in traffic at 90mph, green “Access OK” stickers sloppily emblazoned on the corners of their $100,000 “I’m f***ing wealthy so I get to zip by you!” machines. 1%ers.

So then what do you do with an ever increasing population of people who cannot transport themselves or even get a good job?

Thank you for the lambasting. It’s endlessly obnoxious how constantly people worry and fuss over cars being investments. The new vs. used vs. leased arguments... Fretting over odometer readings... Bleh. Especially obnoxious considering that many of these people are car enthusiasts. >_<

I’m not sure what the moustache is either

The booze reference at the end makes me sad. :/ Being an alcoholic (me) sucks. Hah!

lololol

$20 oil changes? They’re losing money. I don’t understand why any sane business operation would lose money like that. $20 doesn’t even cover the cost of oil on half of what Chevy sells (V8 gluggluggluglgug trucks/suvs), nevermind technicians, oil filters/gaskets, service advisors, porters, car washes, etc. :| That’s…

Consider dealership profit on a new car sale, then consider the gross profit from service after deducting personnel costs, parts costs (big $$$ on luxury cars) and your theoretical loaner, plus the fact that most people with a “$200,000 Lambo” also own a $100,000 “beater” that they daily drive.

The only people who really bitch/moan/care about loaners are the doofs leasing $19,000 Nissans and Hyundais. True story. Most people with expensive cars have another ride and are more than happy to just drop the broken car off with a mandate of “just call me when it’s fixed.”

Except a lot of shops WILL provide a rental even if the OEM or extended warranty won’t. Any time I had a car with a major repair (i.e. big profits) in the shop, I’d typically issue a rental even if I knew the OEM/warranty wouldn’t cover all or any of it.

Having worked with extended warranties as a service writer, both aftermarket and OEM, I’ve found that most of them have a coverage limit, or cap if you will. Does yours? Just wondering!