I expected a limited set of comments for this topic, but I did not expect “play by comment Battleship” which is all I can read this one as.

Staying with the theme, I once rented a Jeep Wrangler as a novelty ride for a day trip. Good lord man, how do you people who own these things do it? I mean I’ve owned pickups and sports cars and all kinds of vehicles over the past 40 years or so that objectively had shitty fuel mileage, but I’ve never driven anything…

My buddy in college drove a chevy truck from the late 70's or early 80's. Not in a cool way- in a “your grandfathers truck with 350,000 miles has been sitting in our back yard since he died and it’s what you’ll take to college, and the family of rats under the seat are gratis” way.

Anyways, we all came back from summer…

For a lot of people, Just having A PRICE is a feature. Haggling sucks. It just does. It adds anxiety and awfulness to a process that does not need it. And it justifies the need for car salesmen. Which are 100% unnecessary. Because we have the internet, we’ve already done the research.

I think in 2009 or 2010 I had a neon that I considered a drag car. It ran 14's on the motor and 13's on nitrous, would get 38MPG, I enjoyed it. I was buying parts at an Auto Zone and some guy wanted to talk shit about my neon, and insisted his bone stock 89 Formula Firebird ran 10.70's bone stock in the 1/4 mile. I…

Unless describing a Lancia, Ford Taunus, or certain models of SAAB.

I had a used Saturn as my second car, best car I’d ever owned untill my Mazdaspeed3.  If I’d known then that I’d have this job within a year of losing the Saturn I’d have kept it parked until I could afford the fix :(

Any Corvette owner who claims to have some super special model because it was the only blue one made on a Tuesday in April, or whatever.

“Priuses suck.”

Honestly, most of the dumbest stuff I’ve ever heard about cars comes from enthusiasts and is best summed up as “there’s only one way to enjoy cars, and that’s my way.”

I’m not sure I’m following the “dumbest thing that you heard someone say” about Saturn.

Years ago, in the aftermath of a snowstorm, I get caught behind someone who can’t make it up a gentle hill because someone decided commuting in their M3 on summer tires was a good idea. I have nothing better to to, so help push them to the top of the hill just to get them out of the way. Just as we finish, one of…

Went with a friend ~2015 to trade her Subaru in on a Mazda. Following conversation took place.

it’s not like putting olive oil on a salad!

Some people are just clueless. Acquaintance bought a CRV last weekend. Walked in to dealer, no appointment or previous contact, on a Saturday. Didn’t have financing lined up, nor did he know his credit score. FICO came in way lower than he thought it would be. Several texts later I advised he walk and reconsider…

Back in the late 80s at a dealer, from a salesperson: “It doesn’t need an engine, it’s a turbo”

People drive into cities when they could take public transit. People buy three row SUVs when they’re the only passenger 99% of the time. People buy pickups because they’re afraid strangers will think they’re gay.

I had an employee who was possibly the dumbest individual I’ve ever crossed paths with. He had been driving a newish Corolla which he had leased when he was like 22. Bad start but, ok. He was offered a $500 credit card. He immediately ran up the card and didn’t pay on it. He wouldn’t answer their calls. This sent his…

From one of my FB Car Sales groups, guy was trying to get this approved and was asking everyone why the bank sent back a “Reduce by $94,811"

This is an aptly timed article. As someone who also used my Sunday to do what I assumed was a simple air strut replacement on my LR4. It ended 5 hour later, without the new part installed, and me considering just throwing all my tools away in a resignation that car wrenching isn’t for me anymore.