With an EV somebody will plug AC into DC or vice versa and blow it all to hell and gone. (And yes, I know that’s not how it works, but whenever something foolproof comes along, along comes an improved fool.)

I’m not sure people in MSP know how merges and entrance/exit ramps work. A while back I was moving my brother up there and had some idiot try to merge BETWEEN the truck I was driving and the trailer I was towing. Then she got all miffed when the trailer didn’t slow down and let her in.

Conversely, if you’re the one merging in, use that long thin pedal on the right. If you’re merging onto a highway doing 60mph (just to pick a speed for the example), don’t try to wait for somebody to slow down to let your 45mph self in. Speed up and merge at the speed of traffic. I’ll let folks in who know how to…

If you can be passed on the right, you’re in the wrong lane. Doesn’t matter if you’re doing the limit or PSL+10 or whatever. If passing you on the right is an effective option, your rear ought to be (at least) one lane to the right of where you are.

If the right turn has a yield, it doesn’t count if the straight ahead lanes have a green light. The left turn lanes still have a yield light at that point... it’s when they have a turn arrow (and the straight ahead lanes for the right-turning vehicles are red) that the yield sign comes into play.

Left turns on solid greens have to yield to oncoming traffic, even if that traffic is making a right turn. Vehicles turning left across traffic only have the right of way for an arrow (protected turn).

Sounds like the Cadillac deal they were launching. Since it covers pretty much everything but fuel, it’s not too bad a deal IF you don’t mind shelling out a lot of cash to drive whatever suits your fancy at the moment. Need room for a road trip? Cayenne or Macan. Want something sporty for that weekend getaway? 718 or…

It’s worth a shot.

I’ve test driven a Giulia. It drove GREAT. But while the Alfa of today isn’t the Alfa of yesteryear, it’s still part of FCA. The FCA who has managed to score a close second to Takata’s customer list in the number of repeated recalls for the same frikking issues. Telling me “Ferrari’s best engineers” worked on the car…

If it was tax deductible you maybe even got off even lighter. Well, not considering legal fees, that is.

Tires are (ideally) the only part of the car that actually touches the road. All vehicle dynamics- acceleration, handling, braking, ride, etc.- depend on the tires. Get bad tires, you’re going to have a bad time. You don’t always need the most expensive ones, but you ought to spend more than two minutes selecting them…

Agree on the publicity. I’ve yet to see one piece about the non-QF Guilia and I subscribe to two different car mags and read three different online auto blogs. Not one has posted a review of the regular model that I’ve seen.

We’ll probably look at one when my wife’s Lexus lease is coming up next summer. HOWEVER...

Except if you think a dealer eager to put the screws to you over a few hundred bucks is going to bat for you with a warranty claim you’d be mistaken. I’d expect a dealer like that to be even MORE eager to try to write up unnecessary work. If they’re unethical in the front office, they’ll be unethical in the service…

That’s actually tempting. If somebody wants a not-quite-exotic sports car they plan to actually drive (maybe not daily, but at least a fair amount), this would go a long way to help them feel better about a Maserati.

Better, but still not great.

*looks outside, sees electrical lines*

Good.

I agree with this. If the price is agreeable to me and extras aren’t being loaded onto the deal without my OK (I may be willing to buy them, but I do expect the dealer to not cram them in there without my say so), I don’t see a problem with it. Right now what gets me about services like TrueCar is that you basically…

1st gear: I always liked the idea of fuel cell vehicles- all the advantages of pure electric operation with the speedy refueling of a fossil fueled vehicle. Problem is, the hydrogen storage tanks are bulky and won’t hold much (as far as range goes), hydrogen would still require “manufacture,” transportation, and…