I’ve heard the same thing about cheap Fram filters, from an engineer who worked at Fram. The higher end Fram filters are fine though.

I used an old fan belt to get the filter out of my XJ. First time I changed it though, my wife was helping me. I couldn’t budge it so I crawled under with a hammer and screwdriver. I assumed my wife, who has infinitely more experience with wrenching, welding and towing than most men, knew what was coming next. Once I…

Yes I did!

Try having an Outback, any color. The design changes between some generations have been so subtle, I have walked past my current and previous Outback. Late 90's to 2009 were all similar. Same with 2010 to current.

It was a used NC700X

Or they knew where it was but didn’t feel like moving several cars that were blocking it in.

How do dealerships that use tactics like this stay in business? Do people like to be financially and intellectually abused when buying a car?

Neutral;

The Honda Dealership in Springdale Arkansas let me take a test ride. I went on one of the longest test rides in their history, 20 miles over an hour. Most of the elapsed time was getting out of dense traffic to a curvy back road. After a brief negotiation, I rode the motorcycle home.

I’ve just been using my wife’s Hemi powered WK2 and a trailer.

Agreed, short beds are only for those who daily drive their trucks and rarely use them for “truck” jobs.

Harbor Freight; Mostly crap with a few decent items for sale

Agree, no surprise at the speed. I’ve gotten to experience a production line cranking out less than 30 units a day for months to work out issues. At full speed, the line rate was 45+/hour.

Dogs that don’t lean and become drooling projectiles are a lot more fun.

Easy money says rust. Just look at how rotted out the rocker panels are in the second picture.

Optima was traded in last year for a Grand Cherokee Hemi. Great vehicle if you don’t care about fuel economy or reliability.

I had a stick shift Mazda 5 once. To date, it was my favorite car to own. Loved embarrassing sports cars in the turns. My wife and dog hated the car. Ended up trading it in for a Kia Optima... I no longer have any soul to lose to boring cars...

LOL, registering multiple fingers involves thinking ahead. Way to advanced for me ;-)

Fingerprints work great... until you burn/sand/cut/damage your fingerprints. There would need to be a back-up pin entry like the Ford or Subaru system.