I think the “timing” referred to the client’s urgent need for a car, not the “timing” of his credit score.

Holy crap, a credit score of 620 and still looking to buy a $30K+ car? I’d be scouring craigslist for a cheap Accord or Camry....

As much as I like manuals, almost all CVTs get considerably better fuel economy than a manual, making it more intelligent from an economics perspective.

Economies of scale would suggest they’d take a huge loss designing, certifying, and building a Forester STI. Hell, they’re probably taking a loss with the XT which is why they’re axing it.

If Subaru can take a hatchback, throw on a lift kit, and call it a crossover, then I should be able to take a crossover, throw on a lowering kit, and call it a wagon, right?

It doesn’t help that the Camry is a much better value proposition for people who are in the market for a car like a Camry or Accord. Honda is refusing to play the pricing game, whereas Toyota is undercutting the Accord with an arguably superior car for non-car enthusiasts.

No because they hit the compression barrier. Guess what the Model X hit? The already-compressed compression barrier.

Are you familiar with that particular divider? I am; I’ve drive by it almost every day for the past 10 years. It’s not uncommon to see a driver nearly hit it at full speed because they decide to change lanes at the very last minute. I would not be surprised at all if someone hit it without braking; in fact, someone…

No, my stance is that concluding either way is speculative, whereas you’ve already concluded that autopilot was engaged.

He hit it straight on.

Nice to see people are already jumping to the conclusion that the driver was using the Autopilot feature. It’s not like other cars haven’t hit this same divider before...

My understanding is that the current Civic and current Accord both share the same modular platform.

I’m not saying RWD is unsafe in the snow. I’m saying it’s stupid to conflate sliding around and having fun with capability.

I agree, but to somehow equate capability with fun in the snow (as the last paragraph kind of suggests) doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me.

But this Texan has finally got a little seat time in the icy north, and I can say that the AWD gods you pray to as soon as the snow starts falling aren’t as necessary as you think.

Rally driving in snow and driving on real roads in the snow are two very different things. Sliding around and counter steering loses a lot of the appeal when you have cars coming the opposite direction or you’re trying to make it up a hill.

I actually like black bean and corn burgers, so yes :p.

The ZF9 transmission with the V6 is so so so so so so so bad. So bad that I got the 4-banger with the 8DCT and I have not regretted it one bit. Even if they cost the same, I would have still gotten the 4 instead of the 6.

If it’s still better than the average driver, why shouldn’t they be allowed on the road?

Why do you assume the writer drives? I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything close to a car review from this guy.