I’m sure David hates Trump just as much as the rest of us. And you don’t have to be a liberal to hate him either, just someone who values competence of any kind.

So that’s how they keep their auto industry humming along! Without the TUV I bet most Germans would be frugally driving well maintained 20 year old vehicles.

Thankfully they’ve put most of that behind them!

I was given a V6 3.5L Chrysler 300 by a relative. It sounds like it is powered by farts. I can’t decide if I have an exhaust leak or that’s just how it has always sounded. Leaning towards the latter.

Yes in fact almost all passenger cars, even when lowered, still conform to standards related to bumper height. It’s only trucks that get to completely skirt requirements. And there’s the other factor, that you only have 2”-4” that you can slam most vehicles. But regardless, the lower a vehicle is, the safer it is for…

You’re right. The lack of a standard height bumper isn’t an issue when the other vehicle being hit is another truck or SUV, it is really only a safety issue for lower sedans, sports cars, pedestrians, and everybody on two wheels. I guess that is why so many people only feel safe in an SUV, it feels like a vehicle…

The implication with suede would be that it is real leather, alcantara is synthetic and would more precisely faux-suede. Not that definitions stop anybody. I was given a Chrysler 300 by a relative. It has “full leather” according to the leather care pamphlet with the manual. Unfortunately Chrysler’s understanding of…

Most sports cars are governed by the same regulations as all other cars. I do have a problem with the people in the performance community who run without catalytic converters on a street driven vehicle. But most of the other mods that make a sports car unsafe on public roads are only really a danger to the occupants–…

In many jurisdictions in the US, all or many pickup trucks are subject to different and more lax regulations, being lobbied heavily. Much of the Midwest and South. Of course lax enforcement is also an issue...

Maybe, just maybe- certain vehicle types shouldn’t be allowed to have their bumpers arbitrarily higher than all other vehicles on the road? If we are gonna require most vehicles to follow rules about bumpers for collision and pedestrian safety, at least all the vehicles that can be operated without a CDL should follow…

Birds ARE dinosaurs...

That was my thought a few days ago. Oh well.

My sister has a friend with two moms who are both lawyers named Liz. I think there was asomething odd about their father’s wife’s name as well.

Keep up being pedantic, it’s the key to sounding like a native speaker. Another good thing to practice is being extremely committed to minor rules and whether others follow them. If you have a lake nearby that you can walk or bike around, determine which is the “correct” direction and then inform those you see going…

In this case it might have to do with installed options? I know that many manufacturers put AGM batteries in cars with more electronic options, although MBs are all pretty loaded on that front. Although if some cars were equipped with automatic idle start/stop or a particularly large sunroof or something that might be…

Can you put up a link to the post where it was discussed? I tried to go back through NPoCP posts and couldn’t find it. I don’t read every single day so I must have missed it.

We have a 2014 without a turbo but a respectable 175hp, ginormous sunroof, full leather, nav etc., and a six speed stick. Allegedly it wasn’t possible to get the tech package((the nav, sunroof, and maybe leather?) with a stick. I’m happy with the little thing, just would love to swap out the rear torsion beam for…

The engine is direct injected, so maybe that would be why? But the fuel pump must be electrically driven.

We have a 2014 Hyundai Elantra GT. The automatic climate control is fine, but it will turn up super high in the summer when you first get in the car for a while and sometimes I have to turn the fan down to hear something. In the winter it works nicely, as it slowly increases the fan speed while the coolant warms up.

Agreed. Could not vote... poll is CP all day, sorry to say!