This is my fault, guys. I bought a Cadillac this summer. Granted, it was the cheapest Cadillac one could buy new and it cost less than some Kias, but it’s a luxury brand. So this is all on me.

I have more than a few clients who could afford to spend that kind of money on a car, but few of them seem to actually do it.

I meant for every car the dealership sells if they sell high-demand ones for significantly over MSRP. The guy paying $250,000 for the $100,000 car might not care, but the next guy who comes in wanting a base Trailblazer might want a warranty.

Weird how it’s all, “There’s nothing we can do to make dealers better” when they can find ways to make customers “better”

I guess I understand why someone with more money than sense would be willing to significantly overpay for a high-profile performance car that’s in high demand, but I do not get the people trying to flip Ford Maverick XLs for $40K+.

They absolutely mark up their shit cars, too. They just call it “consumer protection package” and throw in $6 worth of crap you don’t want along with some nitrogen in your tires and charge $2,500 for it.

This may be the 1986 Trans Am experience in me talking, but I wouldn’t want a GM car of any kind without a warranty.

Much like prosecutors and those charged with consumer protection, Manufacturers appear to be so afraid of running afoul of dealerships that they will ultimately go to ridiculous lengths to do absolutely nothing even when presented with a significant problem up to and including actual crimes.

Now if they could somehow use all that combined knowledge of cars and engineering to develop a way to make their dealership experience even slightly better than total shit.

This is the one I immediately thought of. It’s gorgeous.

I guess Kevin James and Vince Vaughn finally perfected their electric car makes noise technology for Dodge, but it’s probably way too late to save James’ marriage to Winona Ryder.

The question then becomes whether infrastructure leads or follows adoption.

You know, the Oldsmobile Silhouette is the Cadillac of minivans.

Seems like 5 inches is way more than what’s needed. More like 2 inches or less.

They thought it was the “Everything’s OK” alarm.

Tenspeed and Brownshoe may have flopped, but it was awesome. 

I did watch the interview. My impression was that he’s referring to the very unfinished one behind him as the rich guy’s (current) car. Wouldn’t make much sense to me to keep an almost finished car over on the sidelines for 18 to 24 months while completing 8 other cars, some of which are barely started. If you’re…

The mid-80s Escort L that belonged to my first wife while we were still in high school (and the car was still relatively new). It would randomly stop running all the time. Middle of an intersection, stops running. Driving down the street? Stops running. Look at it funny? Stops running.

Well, he technically took the car he was building for the guy and assigned it to the next person in line and then assigned the last car being produced to the guy. So, everybody in line now has a different car in a different stage of construction than they had before and this guy who had a car that was apparently close…

See, they install that RTV sealant at the factory. There’s nothing we can do about that.