Yup, and if you see someone making the turn to nose in as you’re pulling through, BACK THE HELL UP!

Only for perpendicular parking.  If the lot is angle parking; you will pull out and be going the wrong way down the aisle.

As long as someone isn’t trying to pull into the spot on the other side it is totally fine.

The lower tailgate is called an “apple stopper”.

I like the Amazon wagon design more.  Adds to the length of the interior space so things can hang outside the vehicle if you have something longer than 6 feet.  The license plate also flips down so you can see it (like the Subaru Baja copied!).  Spare is under the carpet there.  Much more useful use of space, and you…

There’s a reason the term “Design for manufacturing” exists. If your design can’t be built by a moron, it’s not a great design.

I own a japanese-built mazda3. I bought it as a beater with 110k on it and was skeptical to how long it would last. I am religious about maintenance on all of my cars, stemming from my german sedans, and they are all reliable. There are a few main differences. The japanese car is a bit harder to work on but requires…

Dey terk our jerbs?!

It costs more for Ford and Chevy to make each vehicle than the other companies, even though they are using cheaper components, mainly because the employee costs are 44% higher.

His name is oddly appropriate ammirite?

Oddly enough, without the UAW and without being hell-on-Earth for employees.

This is why I don't get the "buy American" crowd. They mean American branded when the foreign branded are nearly more American made and better made. List like these are why I'll never buy an American branded car again.

I *love* my 2008 Highlander. Sure, it’s basically an appliance with no personality, the Nav system is a little outdated, and the 4wd doesn’t have a locking diff, but it is:
Stupidly reliable, comfortable, capable, safe, and can haul all my kids + my camper.
I’m at 181k miles now and my goal is 300k minimum before I…

Immigrant cars doing the work that American cars refuse to do.

with Japanese industrial knowhow and engineering

As much as Ford and Chevy would like to believe otherwise, for utilitarian cars they’re still plagued with quality issues you don’t see in Japanese cars. I don’t get it. It’s almost as if they were run by a mindless board that only wants to maximize profit for as long as they can while under-investing in R&D and…

I think this should include the contingency moments as well. You could be in the “I don’t care what it costs to eat a restaurant” category, but the moment an emergency comes up* and wipes you back down to “paycheck to paycheck” category, I don’t think it makes sense you were high up there to begin with.

Philanthropic freedom: You can give away money that has a profound impact on others.

That “make an appointment” thing has actually worked out well for me. The salesperson has set aside time for me and has a couple of versions of the car I spoke to them over the phone about ready to go.  Nothing fancy either, I was working a couple hours away and my wife’s Saturn was on it’s last legs and she really,…

This doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Just tell them the car you are interested in and negotiate on that one.