Their IT system is awful as well.  Try making a reservation on their website.

Probably because Enterprise is frequently used for body shop rentals, so they’re used to indefinite rental periods.

I’m burning the remaining rewards points with them and then I’m more of a free agent.  Between their IT issues and this, I’m no longer keeping my loyalty to this one company.  The only thing that gives me some comfort is the overwhelming majority of these cases involved extended rentals and/or debit card users (based…

Or the first new year of a powertrain as part of a mid-cycle refresh.  See the 2015 CR-V, which had engine and transmission issues for me.  The engine and transmission weren’t new but it was the first application in an AWD SUV.

Repair shops also need to start instructing their technicians to check the headlight setting before they do any sort of inspection. Almost without fail, my automatic headlights are turned off after a service and I don’t realize they are off until I start driving at dusk.

I’m in the US and did most of my on-road training with my dad in a stick shift car but I took my driver’s test in an automatic. The reason is you would flunk if you stalled. I didn’t want the added pressure.

My dad has one but it is much more complicated to set up than a floor jack, and he couldn’t use it on his one car with accessory running boards (he damaged a piece of it when he tried the first time). Since he really only uses it to change snow tires, it’s faster to use the jack & stands.

The forecast changed significantly in 24 hours. Places that were only supposed to receive a couple of inches as of Saturday night ended up with over half a foot or more.

Rustproofing has become harder and harder to find, even in areas that still see plenty of snow (such as Pittsburgh).  Even in those areas, many dealers that used to sell rustproofing services no longer do because they say newer cars don’t need it or it will negatively impact certain components.  

My grandfather gave me his 1987 Prelude (stick shift, of course) in 2004 when I was in college. It had less than 90k miles on it. I ended up selling it (because my parents wanted me to have a safer car) for just $1,000. I wonder what it would have been worth if I preserved it for all those years instead.

I was going to say a Mitsubishi Mirage (given how laughable they are as vehicles) but I do agree a poorly maintained or messy car would be worse than that any day.

The question becomes whether you need to worry about depreciation then if this is a car you don’t expect to hold onto beyond this crisis.  Maybe leasing is a better option if you’re buying new and you decide to pursue a “hold me over” car?

I had wanted the RAV4 Prime last June but nobody would talk to me because it hadn’t been released yet. I ended up with a RAV4 Hybrid. I toyed with trying to buy a Prime from a dealer charging MSRP, and I ran a value on my current car that came out to $1,200 more than I paid for it. That said, it would still cost me…

I regret my 2015 Honda CR-V. I loved the space and the fuel economy, but I also took the first model year of a new powertrain for the model (direct injected engine and CVT). Both had major issues that made the extended warranty worth it. The engine issue (carbon buildup) wasn’t well documented but the CVT issues were…

If their buggy website is any indication of how reliable their IT is, this isn’t surprising.

In Philly, some of the streets have signs that say the signals are timed for 20 MPH. It does work.

Totally agree AWD and snow tires are a great combination (although not foolproof), but it definitely requires expense and space (because you will likely want a set of separate rims). When I had a 60 mile RT commute, I definitely had snow tires on my AWD CR-V. However, now that we are WFH, I am not spending the money…

Not to mention the person who uses the exit lane to pass other traffic

CarMax does it well. I bought a car out of state from one of their “new car” dealers (since sold). Surprisingly, they couldn’t do the title transaction in-house but they filled out the form as a template for me and calculated taxes/fees to the penny. I received all the documents I needed and a check for the DMV a week…

First gear: I bought a new car from a CarMax dealer (since sold) last year and traded in my old one. I watched the website for my trade-in to appear. They paid me $10k for the car and then listed for $16k. I can believe it when I read they made massive profits, especially with the market the way it is right now.