But doing a good number of repairs might give them insight as to what the common failures are on Tesla’s and what holds up well. That might help GM to make different engineering decisions in some areas.

Haven't had the misfortune of doing Nebraska, but South Dakota gets my vote. 2/3 is just flat and straight. And wtf is with the police cars using flashing yellow lights for emergency? Yellow is for construction equipment everywhere else!!

I’ve been wonked by AAA as well and it was so bad that I will never go back to them. Car broke down at 9pm or so in a out of the way suburb and originally was told it would be an hour, called back an hour and a half later and was told something like another 45 min or something, rinse and repeat until it was after…

Just don’t count on AAA actually getting you a tow home. They will tell you that the truck will be there in about an hour, then tell you the same thing in another hour. And continue on. Eventually it will be 2am with no tow and then you have to figure out who to wake up to come rescue you.

How about some stiffer penalties for the drunk drivers that don't kill people? Several times a year I see reports about people getting DWI #10+ how are they out on the streets to start with? How are they able to register a car? How are they able to get a license? At like #3 they should really start handing out some…

Coworker who had a Santa Fe that grenaded it’s transmission several times years ago recently bought a Palisade and I asked him why did he trust Hyundai now. He's under some impression that after the Santa Fe transmissions and the Theta engines, they must have learned a lesson and are building great cars now. Sometimes…

I can definitely see doing this in bikes where obtaining the needed parts is either not an option or prohibitively expensive. It’s better to see an old bike get used and enjoyed, than to have it sit in the corner of a shop or warehouse aging and collecting dust. I have a 30+ year old bike and it’s a challenge hunting…

I’ve sold some former winter beaters and work vehicles that I worked hard on CL. I always state in the ad that the price is X and I will sell it for X because I know that it’s a very fair price, and I always sell it for X. The ones that really aggravate me are the “what’s your lowest price?” And “will you take (insert…

Every damn modern Bugatti should be in the running for the trophy. Yes, they are fast. Yes, they are mechanical masterpieces. Yes, the interiors are beautiful. But can't they figure out how to design something beautiful? For the insane amount of money they cost, they could do so much better!

Is she sure that was mud on the seat?

I had a 200 Camaro SS that featured a 2nd gear lockout that forced me to drive it a bit spirited as to not have to think too hard. II bought that car without knowing how to drive a manual transmission.

Found a new use for the old pop rivet gun that collects dust. I cut out the flat parts of a bunch of gallon milk jugs, washed them off a bit, then I went through my different tool kits, bins, and tool boxes, and wrote the contents on the milk jug plastic. I then used an 1/8" drill bits and 1/8" rivets and riveted…

I used up a few Amazon gift cards buying 6 packs of 8, 10, 13, and 15mm sockets after Christmas. I also spray painted them because it seems like those are the only ones I ever really use anymore.

Filter cap wrench is the #1 thing to try after the hand fails, they are secure and allow for great leverage. Strap wrenches quickly mangle the can and remove the cap wrench option leaving you with the screwdriver method and more destructive or intensive options. That being said, don’t crank the hell out of the filter,…

Definitely doesn’t look like you would get enough clearance for a TH400 or other standard RWD transmission with a trans jack with the QJ. It really took me a lot of work and old lumber to get enough clearance to do one on my roadmaster. Knowing what I do now, I’d pay a shop to do it, especially trying to maneuver the…

Lawrence Hodge, for the good of the general public please update everyone of what happens to I Drive-DFW. I’m sure that they will change their name, or close this business and open another. Owners splitting up and opening new shops etc. The public should be made aware of what those jerks are up to so they can make the…

I don't get how the average use car would need battery swapping. Usually my car spends the night in a garage where it could charge if it was electric. If I'm traveling I need to stop for 15-20 minutes around the 4 hour mark and probably another 30-45 around the 8-10 hour point and stops beyond that. The infrastructure…

Thats probably what got him caught up in the first place! With some basic data analytics running, it probably showed that his sign up type claims were way out of norm and AAA started looking into it. There's probably going to be some more cases added on before this is over, it is sad since Matt did seem to be a decent…

Really looks like they got their kilos and pounds mixed up and poorly estimated as well. I have a very difficult time believing that was only a ten pound shot. Honest guess would be the equivalent of 20 kilos of Semtex or RDX explosive.

I really dislike trucks for personal use, but need to move my boat 2x a year and have the occasional need to move things around that won’t fit in my car. I just rent a damn u-haul twice a year and if I need a cargo van, Budget and Hertz usually rent them for $25-30 day with unlimited mileage. Problem solved for way…