You get one star for the last line. I’m with you on this.

Ok, I have a little time. Basically the turn signal is integrated into the ‘multifunction switch’ that controls numerous functions on the vehicle. Despite it being a fairly common GM part, the one for my truck was pretty unique and it took me a few weeks to find one used. I couldn’t find my specific version online,…

That brings up a good point. I think the truck was worth about $4k at that point. I’m not sure it was worth putting $800 into. In the end my cost was under $200, plus about 10 hours of my personal labor and a lot of busted knuckles.

I’ve done that on other cars and assumed the S10 would be the same. It is not.

Having been involved in repairs on a 20-year-old Bentley, I would never touch a 10-year-old Bentley.

I looked through those pictures and my first thought was ‘Why did they include a picture of an Astro?’

My dad used to only buy new cars, then I bought a 2-year-old example of a car he bought new. Mine had more options and was half the price of his. Now he wants to buy used. Surprise!

You don’t get the $400k in student loans though.

Great article David. Being in the car business, I’m sure most of those unwinds will continue to straddle month-end since many high pressure sales are made at the end of the month, which will still throw off their numbers. At least this will make it more honest though.

If the people weren’t honest in general, I wouldn’t be working there. I only lasted 4 months at the only place I’ve worked where it was policy to lie to customers.

It was ‘Reasonable and Prudent’ in the late 90's, but they changed that back to standard speed limits in ‘99. Not that it really matters, since nobody goes to Montana.

Highest speed limit in Montana is 80 mph, and Germany is outside the context. The car in the article and my car are both American market cars that are presumed to never be going to Germany when manufactured.

Mine was tested on a closed road in Mexico with a stuntman driver.

Where is that? Montana had a ‘Reasonable and Prudent’ speed limit in the 90's, but I don’t think anyone would ever consider 115 as reasonable or prudent.

The cruise control on my car works at 115 mph, and I’m pretty sure there’s nowhere that is legal besides a racetrack. I don’t see why that means there should be a limit on it.

I’ve worked in dealership service departments, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this discussion:

I can really relate to this. The only problem is that my car just passed 60k miles. I’ve got a 2009 Cobalt SS turbo. My dad says I should get rid of the car because it has too many ‘problems.’ The biggest issues right now are that my turn signal doesn’t cancel occasionally, the bezel around my sunroof switch won’t…

While there was no Paul-on-the-autobahn-to-Damascus kind of moment, I’ll be damned if the little thing didn’t grow on me.

Yeah, I’m not saying it’s required, but obviously the driver had the good sense to put on a helmet. It’s too bad he didn’t care as much about his passenger.

Wow, no helmet and I basically can’t see her seat anymore because that side is so crushed. What a terrible way to go.