Putting a large amount down on a lease is risky because if the car is totalled or stolen and not recovered soon after taking delivery you will be out all or much of your down payment. The dealer has gap insurance for their shortage, but the customer is just screwed.

That may be true, the ones mine came with appear to be the batteries pictured in your original post. I just changed out the battery last month after charging it in December, so it had a pretty decent life. Of course it only requires one so there was a charged spare ready to go in.

That may be true, the ones mine came with appear to be the batteries pictured in your original post. I just changed…

UltraFire makes some good products. Mine is a XM-L T6. It is rated at 1800 lumens, which I can not confirm but I will say it is very bright. Mine came with 2 (18650) batteries and a charger, for less than $15.

UltraFire makes some good products. Mine is a XM-L T6. It is rated at 1800 lumens, which I can not confirm but I…

As bad as the Hyundai’s of the day were, the Kia’s of the 90’s were worse. I knew different people with both and rode in each of them. The Hyundai had held together surprisingly well compared to the Kia.

I was once told by an employee of a local Chevy dealer that if the engine or transmission of an aveo needed to be replaced, the car was effectively totaled because it would always cost more to fix than the car was worth.

A friend of mine was in a work truck that was directly struck by lightning, all the airbags deployed and all the cars electronics were fried.

The lease on my ‘12 coupe is up in September, and ‘08’s going for $15k isn’t helping the value on mine too much. Maybe this article will raise awareness and possibly demand some before then. I really want to finance the residual and keep it since it is still pretty low mileage. My wife has an ‘11 awd EX35 as the…

Somebody got a fantastic deal on your coupe. Why did you sell it?

I drive a 2012 G37s coupe, and I kind of feel like this is part of the reason my comments on jalopnik are forever stuck in the gray zone...

I have a Kenmore unit purchased from a local used good re-seller on ebay, so I only paid $50 and did not have to pay for shipping. I do not know how old it was when I purchased it, but it came with a remote and has lasted for at least 6 years since then.

I have a Kenmore unit purchased from a local used good re-seller on ebay, so I only paid $50 and did not have to pay…

Not only all you said, but if you want a later version without a CVT, the G is the way to go.

Ok, I know $50,000 isn’t exactly affordable for most people, but that will get you into a hybrid Q50 which I would consider a performance car. True, there’s no manual option, but it is RWD...

This actually happened to my mom, but I'll tell it anyway. She took her intrepid to the dealership for an oil change after going to a health food store to stock up on some organic honey that she kept in a large unmarked container. (Can you see where this is going?) she had some oil in the trunk also, and told them…

Wouldn't it make so much more sense to convert some truly wasted heat directly from the engine and exhaust? Besides the problem of transferring the electricity from the tire to the car or a battery, how much would these special new tires (that would most likely require a special wheel to be mounted on) cost? Tires…

Someone really should start a business of re-manufacturing these old batteries and selling them to hybrid owners for a trade in of their old battery and a small fraction of the cost of a new one.

Believe this, if Infiniti could get away with calling it a suv or crossover they would gladly do so. They have to call it a small wagon because that is what its legal classification is. I know because I own one. Yes it is my wife's daily driver, it has a raised seating position which she loves. The fact that you…

As common as video recording devices are these days, I would find it highly suspect if there weren't a video of this incident. So, where is it? Crashing into a lake sounds like insurance fraud considering everyone survived.

My wife really wants one of these, and if it were a 2009 turbo for less than 30k I would seriously consider it. Unfortunately, this one is a 2004.

I had friends at Wal-Mart back in the day. The scam was: They would swap the bar-code from an inexpensive item onto a much higher priced item with a similar description, and then purchase it normally. If they caught the error, (which supposedly never happened) the purchaser could just claim ignorance and not buy it.…

Yeah this is exactly what I was thinking, I'm sure he had nothing to be sued for originally, and now he does. The victim of his crimes may be getting a good chunk of those winnings (for his attorney).