Being in the region, DARCARS has felt a bit scummy. I bought my first brand-new Mazda from them back in the day. I was young and dumb so I probably missed some things on the invoice. After the sale I absolutely never heard from them again and got the car serviced at a more convenient dealer in VA (who had a good…

I have a Focus and I knew of this swap on Foci from 00-11. I suppose it’s possible for 12+ but I haven’t heard of any. The Duratec is a good engine.

I’d appreciate it if carmakers gave a little bit more focus to passive ventilation and use some of the tricks and devices prevalent before A/C was common. Kickpanel vents, crotch coolers, vent windows, and other ways to get good airflow without a fan. Also non-black interiors. One of the reasons I like moonroofs is it…

Thanks for inclusion of MKZ. I always liked the sculptural booty of that car. If you need a roomy comfortable car to eat up miles, I think they’re a steal. I believe a year or two of Buick Lacrosse had the powertrain the Saturn Aura had. In addition to the Milan, the Mariner is another choice that’s still around, and…

Just get another Subaru.

That sounds about right. My first bought-new car was a 2006 Mazda3 and a mid-trim manual was somewhere in the low 20's. Maverick is still “affordable”, but I liked it a lot better when the theoretical pricing was about $27,500 for a XLT Hybrid with a few options. I don’t really need a truck, but at that price having…

doesn’t work for me :-(

I genuinely want to read about the Maverick. It’s been half a business day and apparently no one cares enough to fix this.

I want to read the Maverick article but I keep getting autoloaded to a Root page. I can’t be the only one.

I am starting be stirred by the 4th Gen Firebird. The styling is cheesy and outrageous like a C3 Corvette, but you can get the smoothness and reliability of the 3800 V-6, with T-tops. To me that is appealing as a non-nonsense inexpensive weekend cruiser that should be reliable and probably not abused. A “screaming…

I read this insufferably long article yesterday. I don’t own a PHEV at present, but personally wouldn’t care for the automaker constantly monitoring my usage, (which apparently we’re finding out insurance companies are already mining phone data anyway.) The writer is obviously very pro-EV, therefore anything that…

I spent years trying to teach my mom the basics of contact lists and making voice calls on an Android. We never even graduated to sending texts.

Wtf? Lennon's assassin is considered a hero?

I clicked thinking this had to be 1) Florida, and/or 2) Republican.

and her hair. yikes

Unless you’re law enforcement or a politician.

I long for the day when 24 hours passes without hearing about EM or DJT.

Oops forgot about the price lol.

I'd actually buy the Focus. As long as it doesn't dismember itself. They're very easy to work on and parts are cheap.

there’s a reason mine is named butterface