I really wish they had kept some of the HD line with cellular connectivity

I really wish they had kept some of the HD line with cellular connectivity

I’ve always been annoyed by the majority of Model X’s out there, seeing the giant uneven panel gaps, the fact that the rear doors don’t line up to the front doors, etc. I want to like them, but it’s such a let down for a vehicle in its price range.

Markup on parts is typically used (at least in our shop) to control costs on warranty repair. No matter how diligent you are in trying to get good parts, we get screwed sometimes, and in most cases, we end up doing the labor all over again, for free (to the client, we still have to pay the employee to do it, plus the…

As a shop owner, I’ve seen some scarily stupid stuff roll in (rotors ground to the vanes, no brake pads, no bolts holding in the caliper, etc.). We’ve never told a customer it’s illegal for them to leave, however we have told them it’s a liability for us, and if they want to leave they would have to do so on a tow…

We went and test drove everything we could think of, looking for comfort and fuel economy. We were set on Nissan Altima or Ford Fusion, when out of the blue someone suggested a VW Passat. Our neighborhood VW dealer was having a sale, $17.5k for a brand spanking new VW Passat TSI, Automatic, Bluetooth, no nav or fancy…

Dashcams save money! Had a lady hit me trying to fit her Lexus SUV into a gap that a smart car couldn't fit into in front of me (traffic coming to a stop mid rush hour in the exit lane). She ended up folding in my mirror. We were stopped, so I rolled down my window, checked my mirror, all good. Waved to her that it…

Who's the wise guy that mounted the virtual tire backwards? (1:36) And did J.J. Abrams do the intro? Kept thinking my screen was dirty, but it was just lens flare.