This is BS. My truck can’t remote start from the app without a subscription, but no issues using my key fob to do it.

My hope is that if consumers don’t end up pushing back on this to the point these kinds of things stop (50/50 on that happening), that folks will begin developing software that will bypass this BS in…

So you have a group of people in a stolen vehicle obtained via an armed robbery. Those people then run from the cops, screw up and die. Not sure this is a good example for not having car chases.

There are plenty of examples where bad outcomes for innocent people happened, but this isn’t one of them.

Sounds like you are making a lot of excuses to have a shitty, overpriced iPhone.

No touch accuracy issues with my Android phones (currently a S9 for my work phone and Note 20 Ultra for my personal phone...which is a fucking awesome phone I might add).

Assistant will on occasion wake up when not wanted, but no more…

The 1984 Renault Alliance. It was Motor Trends 1983 Car of the Year, proving that their COTY rating is 100% bullshit.

It was my first car, back in 1995, so it was only 11 years old.  Lower miles too.  POS couldn’t get out of its own way, manual transmission made of glass, would rust just from breathing on it, ugly, and…

What a dumb vehicle to use for this kind of business. A van, box truck, or other type of vehicle - absolutely. This = failed business that you will suffer attempting until you go out of business.

Us = you and a few others. Just because you don’t like Elon, and therefore his companies, and make it your life mission to trash him any chance you get, doesn’t mean that we all want him gone. The guy has done a lot for engineering, space, and electric cars and continues to drive innovation.  He may say some…

Funny - no commentary from the author, like every other Root article.  Wonder why...

This is the correct take. Lazy installers damage vehicles, story at 11.

It’s certain groups that like to use STD. I noticed when I had my BMW, every single dyno I ever saw posted was STD. Just a way to inflate their ego’s I suppose.

That was my experience selling my BMW on FB. Tons of lowballs, stupid questions, and no-responses, along with one guy that strung me along for a couple weeks (phone conversations, tons of questions, etc.), to the point he was driving 4 hours here to get the car, then no-show’s. I was able to message him back, says he…

Fuck your “privilege” I spent my formative years living in a trailer park. Worked full time through college and paid my own way.  Any privilege I have now is because I earned it and worked my way to it because I wasn’t given shit.

“Smart” enough to go to college, but not smart enough to figure out what it will take to repay the loans you chose to take out.  Now my tax money has to pay for your lack of planning.  Brilliant.

Who said they don’t need transportation? The point is they can research available loans and pick the best rate, not just the rape rate offered to them. There are plenty of resources out there to find a reasonable rate based on your credit. But you have to put in a bit of time to do that. And if an extra 10% APR is…

This thing called the internet.  That’s how you shop around.  And yes, poor people have access to that too, either free or they simply pay for it because it is a necessity in life at this point.  

Your purchase of a dishwasher, TV, or other item is irrelevant in this conversation.  We are talking about the purchase of one of, if not the, mot expensive item this person may ever purchase.  Something they will need to rely on for years and pay on for years.  I don’t give a crap how “busy” someone is (and many…

Only chance I’d own one is with the 4-wheel conversion kit, which is ~10k.  That fixes the look and makes them perform better.  But then you have a lot of money into one of these cheaply built things and have to consider putting that cash elsewhere...

5th Gear: When can we finally start expecting the car buyers to be accountable for accepting these loan rates? Everything is always about the evil lenders offering excessively high loan rates.

Are these lenders holding the people at gun point to take these rates? Are they forcing them to not shop around for a…

FWD + Northstar = Hard Pass.  

Most of these Jalopnik bloggers (very few could be considered writers) barely pay attention to the articles they cover, so this is a consistent theme of writing for them.

Several years ago, my wife’s sister needed a car. Her husband decided she needed to get a new 2013 WRX STi.  She had never driven stick before, but learned within a few days out of necessity. On a brand new car.

My wife, who has far less interest in learning stick. I tried several times in parking lots in my BMW 335i,…