I’m curious know how you propose to stop adults from making their own decisions. I agree NASCAR doesn’t want to stop it, mostly for the entertainment value, but also because it’s better to let the drivers settle their differences off the track after a race than letting things brew and having things like this happen on…

They’re running Brembos, they can’t stop.

Yeah, you’re not finding a nice classic under his $30k budget. A decent bay window transporter maybe, but I doubt a solid, non issue Westie will be there, let alone any clean split window as pictured.

I get what you’re saying, and understand it. If this were a stand alone car with no history I think you’d be 100% right with what you’re saying. But it isn’t. The combination of the existing Hellcat and manufactured hype for the Demon has driven the expectations beyond what is now rumored to be delivered.

It’s more a disappointment in the increase in hp based on they hype marketing. An extra 50 hp in a 100 hp car is a 50% increase and thus rather noticeable. But 50 hp from 707 hp is a little shy of a 7.1% hp increase. As much as Dodge has been hyping up this car and marketing it as undeniably maniacal beast, a 7.1% hp…

This thing should’ve been taken out back and put to rest upon rediscovery in that barn. It’s just that bad. 

These things are appreciating rather quickly, but that price is still for top quality ones. To many issues with this example that would need to be sorted out to be in that category. And it’s the wrong color (yes it impacts the value). I’d place it in the $10-12k range, though it’ll probably sell for a bit more than…

NASCAR doesn’t race in the rain at ovals because it’d be too dangerous, even with rain tires. The rain decreases the coefficient of friction too much for a change in tires to overcome on ovals. Add in the fact that NASCAR runs, on average, a lot closer together than most other series in road courses (hell, even…

That’s an issue on a whole other level. The Takata issue was one of cost cutting to an extreme in blatant disregard of of safety, with the knowledge of and planning by executives, with intent to deceive customers about their airbags level of safety. Unless MB used a GM level of negotiating power to force an…

I’m doubting this is Mercedes Benz’s fault, but rather that of a supplier. Car manufacturers build very little in-house anymore and contract out most parts up to assembly. My guess is MB’s supplier had an issue in their manufacturing and missed some key specification somehow, whether is was just over-looked in…

I was referencing supraphonic’s original comment with a blue Crosstrek pictured. This is the color of Crosstrek that was involved in the accident. While I like the fact that it’s an actual color, it can camouflage itself too well outside of urban areas.

I find it so ironic that Honda’s F1 racing team is now known for their lack of reliability, but their road cars have a long standing reputation for almost untouchable high reliability. What’s they saying? Something about the purpose of factory racing is for racing tech to make it’s way into road cars?..

After reading another suggestion about a Crosstrek it reminded me of another suggestion I wanted to add as part of the main thread. Buy a car in an actual color. I have a suspicion that even before this poor souls first accident, she didn’t particularly care for driving or about cars in general, so her cars, including…

Just don’t get one in that horrible pale green color. Last Fall my dad and bother were involved in an accident that totaled his beloved 2008 Chrysler Aspen. My dad was on a country highway with plenty of tall grass on either side. My dad missed a turn decided to pull a U-turn. Both he and my brother looked for…

I’m guessing you had a standard set of no season tires on that GTI. Had you had a proper set of stud-less sow tires you almost certainly would’ve been fine.

My ‘04 Jetta has the same. Last summer i was home from school and I drove my dad and brother around on longer (I.e. all afternoon) parts errand because i have the most fuel efficient car. No more than 20 min. in my dad ask why my car smells. The conversation continues as follows:

My 2004 VW Jetta TDI will randomly have the CEL come on upon start up. The last last time I drove the car the CEL will be of and then randomly when I start it her up the little yellowish-orange light is on. It’ll stay on for about a week or two and then go out. I took it to a dealer and they couldn’t pull a proper…

While I agree this is generally a bad thing, I did enjoy the hard racing during the middle of the race we almost certainty wouldn’t have gotten otherwise. What I find most heinous is the new repair policy. There were only 15 cars on the lead lap at the end of the race, and only 25 total on track. There were guys like…

I voted NP only on the assumption this is in Canadian. There are a few things that worry me like the exposed screw on the shift boot (It’s a relatively small and simple thing, do it right!) but at $6,100 for a manual 7 series? Not bad. $8k U.S. which it may be if it’s in Vancouver and close that close to The States…

I’ve always wanted to like the Nitro. I’ve always wanted to like the styling, but it‘s never quite done it for me. Had they given this thing proper time in the design stage I think it would’ve looked killer enough on the outside that more people could forget, or at least look past, the terribly plastics of the…