I’ve been in the car business for 32 years. The vast majority of used cars are sold with some kind of coverage. If a car needs too much work to be profitably retailed, it goes to the auction. While it is waiting to go (usually a week to two weeks), it is offered for sale “as is”. In many cases it is preferable to…

Tom, you are the perfect example of a bad salesperson. You skew every one of your stories to your advantage meanwhile overlooking the most obvious points. In this case, guess what, the buyer’s expectation are different from the seller’s. Dealers do not owe any customer anything. If you don’t want to deal with them on…

They had a lemon on the lot. They shouted from the rooftops that this thing is a lemon. They answered your queries about buying this lemon with repeated, unsubtle warnings not to buy it. This isn't the car for you and you're not the buyer for this car. They made that clear. What more do you want?

I googled Value Direct- appears this is a category of cars for this dealership that all are as is- no warranty, and claimed to be a lower price.

You didn’t ask him IF an outside inspection could be done.

Did he say what you said he said? Did you fairly characterize his response? I’m not sure.

I have been in GM, Ford, Honda, Chrysler and VW assembly plants.

There is absolutely nothing wrong, illegal, or immoral about charging the labor time set by the manufacturer and it taking far less time to actually do the job. For a Mercedes transmission service, I suspect the tech had to use a piece of equipment that cost many thousands of dollars. How about the multi-thousand…

What does it benefit a dealer to send an itemized quote via email? Let me guess, you sent the typical “send me your best price” request and no one is responding? It’s because dealers are tired of keyboard cowboys playing tough guy for a quote, only to forward it to every other dealer in town knowing that you’re too…

Lutz is the complete opposite of a “scared-old-man.” Think more like “salty seasoned automotive veteran” who has seen many car companies come and go.

Best Tech Story: Owning vehicles without tech.

Neutral. Morbid as hell! We’re Jalopers. I’ll be on craigslist looking at rust buckets while on my death bed!

WTF??!?!

Can you even call yourself a car guy as you whine about cool doors?

Do you hate Lamborghini and Ferrari too?

Is this what happens when I grow up and hit a midlife crisis?

The Model S was derived from a hairdryer. Also, Lamborghini was derived from a tractor, not Porsche.

I will gladly take your label because driving with the top down in the cold is fantastic and driving with the top down in the snow has got to be one of my favorite things to do in a car outside of a race track.

Sadly, it’s not possible to make an on-road SUV loony enough to truly live up to the Lamborghini name. When people are able to compare the styling to literally any other manufacturer, Lambo has missed the mark.

If it doesn’t keep you in shape, you’re not driving your car hard enough.

Sounds like Mr. Kazemi can’t drive.

Tomato, Tomato. Practice your pedantry elsewhere. Jezebel, The Root—they live for that kind of stuff. You have an issue with V6 vs straight 6, this is the site for you.

I didn’t read the article yet but just answering the question in the title: It would be fucking great.