As another TDI owner I just wish they would fix the problem or do the buyback or do whatever damn solution they are going to do sooner rather than later. I hate this waiting and not knowing what the eventual outcome will be.

I can’t believe I missed the fact you were talking about apple until the bit about the turtleneck.

Somehow, this is Volkswagen’s fault.

It’s just weird that the “big three” in the US are now Ford, GM and Tesla.

If I asked you what the first GM car was which had 4 wheel independent suspension, an all-aluminum engine, and a rear-mounted transaxle, would you say the C5 Corvette in 1998? If so, you’d be wrong. it was the Pontiac Tempest in 1961.

If you add up enough of anything, the total is a big number. I’m not a fan of these comparisons because it inflates the impact of the activity. As you say, there are a lot more effective ways to save energy than not charging your phone in your car.

The Focus ST is basically a Viggen 15 years later, with worse gas mileage and less cargo space.

As CARS showed, prices and availability in the used market were affected pretty dramatically, altering the value proposition of buying used versus new. Using some kind of federal incentive program to get the general populace into autonomous cars would probably cause something similar. I did say “much to the dismay” of…

Weren’t the early motorcars meant to replace the horse rather than the buggy, strictly speaking? I mean, sure they had more than one seat but the buggies in the horse-and-buggy era were always essentially trailers pulled behind a self-contained mode of transportation (the horse).

Fun fact: On the 2011+ Jetta, one of the wipers does not fold up in this manner. It really makes for a fun time scraping ice off the windshield.

After robo-cars are mainstream, I could see a left-leaning government launching a “Cash for clunkers” style program to incentivize getting older non-robo cars off the roads, much to the dismay of enthusiasts everywhere.

I owned 3 classic 900s over the years - an 8-valve turbo from the early 80s was my favorite of the 3. So much fun on the road, and not a bad car at all to wrench on, either, once you understand their train of thought.

I’m waiting until at least next year (the wife’s Focus ST is only 3 years old, still feels brand new and I can’t bring myself to trade a car with so much left to give), but every time I read something about this car it makes me want it more. I hope they are more available and maybe not going for over MSRP when we are…

It varies more from store to store by region than between chains, in my experience. All the stations in a town will be within a few cents of each other, and could be 20-30 cents different just a few towns over. Also, if you’re road tripping, venture a few miles off highway and you can often find much cheaper gas than…

I’ve done the 2k trip from CO to MA a few times, and I always break it into 3 driving days so I’m pretty much only driving during the day. It makes the trip somewhat enjoyable, and if I wanted to get there as fast as possible I’d just fly.

I was always a staunch supporter of having two sets of tires (I do for my wife’s ST, actually) but I went with all seasons for my Jetta and you know what, they are pretty damn adequate all year around. After a couple years of treadwear probably not so much, but at present I can plow through a foot of snow on flat…

My wife is a year or two from having a paid off FoST. Based on her reaction to the video above, I see a visit to the Ford dealer in our future.

Just clean the whole car off.

Of course, even if you don’t win, your money isn’t just going into a black hole:

My wife was telling me one of her coworkers said he’d immediately leave his wife if he won. These are nice people with a kid, that seem to get along well. I just don’t get it with some people.