If the bad was shit, then at least let’s admit the good things were great.  So many cars released during the first half catapulted the industry by bounds. Such variety does not exist today, and there’s no reason to ignore that.

I feel like late 90's through late 2000's was probably the best balance of easy to repair, good features, durability/reliability. Cars now are safer and more powerful, but they are getting crazy over complicated to where working on stuff yourself is less doable for your average person. I would say the are increasing…

I’m hardly old, but I have no desire for most of the tech you can get in new cars. I’m fine with most safety tech (better airbags, ABS, and stability control are good things) but frankly, I have no desire to own a car with android auto, carplay, any sort of switchgear that lacks haptic feedback, self driving…

I’m of the opinion we hit our peak about 20-25 years ago as far as the sweet spot between tech, reliability, driver engagement, and safety are concerned. Older cars (think pre-90's) were not nearly as safe or reliable, and it seems newer cars (and this is strictly my opinion) try to “outsmart” their drivers and keep…

Old cars will be better than (current) new cars in about 10 years.

I can’t speak for Toyota facilities, but I have worked for two big players in aerospace. One with a very strong union (in fact it’s the Canadian UAW, Unifor) and one without. Both companies need the exact same talent set in their shops.

The Lyriq has CAPACITIVE BUTTONS.

Charger seems like an obvious name to go with for a Dodge EV.

Hi, Folks! Mod Motor Guy, the shop owner checking in again!

Dealership is in the wrong. Allow me to explain my shop’s insurance policy, and you will soon see....

1. General liability - this is EXACTLY as it sounds. If I am out driving your car for whatever reason, be it a test drive, a delivery, or anything general…

Not totally related to the article here, but another take on the situation.

When I was much younger my friend had one of these. He stripped the interior and had it all coated with Rino Liner, the spray on stuff for truck beds. Put the seats back in and a snorkel. It was gutless as hell but it was one mean off roader that you could get mud or whatever all over and then just hose it off.

the Jimny LCV only comes in one trim, with one engine, with one color. (Two other colors are available for a little more money.)

so why is this good and the Murano Cabriolet bad?

Kinja’d link, but Grassroots Motorsports covered this a looong time ago...

My e39 M5 wasn’t that fast by todays standards, but was fast enough that the power became frustrating. I’m a firm believer that to really get a thrill out of a sports car you need to be pushing it a bit, and pushing the M5 meant I was in go-to-jail territory pretty quickly, which also meant I didn’t get to push it…

TLDR: We are still living with what is basically a protectionist knee-jerk reaction from over half a century ago.

Does splitting off “fees” out of the sale price mean that money is subjected to different (or no) taxes? As a consumer we don’t typically pay taxes on “fees” and laws are in place to prevent this from occurring (they can’t bury the fees in the price and must show the consumer these breakdowns).

This exactly. Tacking on a destination as a line item feels shitty to the consumer and also is super unfair because it’s regional. Just average it out across the MSRP and be done with it.

It is just a cost of doing business and I don’t understand why it is not integrated into price. Not like you can just go to factory and pick up the car.

Many industries do it, especially on cellphone bills and (till not so long ago) airline tickets). Fees, fees, taxes. Just give me a damn final price

Boot and bonnet - ok - but door cards? That’s what they’re called everywhere, no?