Hyundai and Kia make competitive cars, offer a strong warranty, and finance anyone with a pulse.

My parents live in a very rural part of VA and their local clinic seems to be doing a good job as well. When they signed up there was a “Do you live close by/can you get here in 30 minutes if we need you?” option. They both said yes, and within a week both got called down since the clinic had vaccine that needed to…

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Cool to see someone your age active on this site, I love the insight brought to the table by the older commentariat. Thank you!!!

One should not underestimate the value of personal experience. I bought my first car in 1965 and my first new car in 1968 and have bought a variety of new and used vehicles since then. I have had my best experiences buying cars new and keeping them for a long time, 10+ years. I am old enough, 74, that I will likely…

Yes, you got some manufacturer finance assistance from FCA to move CPO units.

They don’t have to. They are forced to because every other car is a giant SUV.

Everyone involved in this has forgotten the golden rule: never tweet. 

My bet is the court set a date and didn’t consult him at all - just told him he must be available. So he responded with a bit of an F-U to the court. I get it. Courts used to be collaborative on scheduling. Now they dictate the schedule and basically force you to re-arrange everything you have planned. Sometimes on…

I hear you, I have the advantage of working for a dealer so I get commensurate perks.

Its just like how all of the major car manufacturers said they’d be beating Tesla by 2018. Most of the presentations corporations put out are to prevent their stock prices from tanking.

This is like learning how to web-cam 101 - CLEAN YOUR DAMN CAR BEFORE YOU TAKE PICS.

Easy.  An instrument cluster that is backlit even when headlights are not on.  Because of that, I often see people driving down the freeway with no headlights or taillights on because they have no clue they are off.

The lack of visibility. That seems to be widespread but isn’t really a feature. I have to crane my neck to see around my rear view mirror and all the sensors when going around on-ramps.

I really appreciate your writing, but giving a crackpot former blogger from TTAC (of all places) the title of “Automotive Journalist” is a little much.

What about going to Germany to buy a shit-box van as a goof? Where does that rank in terms of necessity, above or bellow seeing one’s family for the first time in 8 months?

Hasn’t like half of the Jalopnik staff written articles about large trips they’ve taken during the pandemic?

I have always been on the manuals for life side of the fence but....

Speaking for myself and only myself, I’m definitely a fan of some of the modern comforts and conveniences of new cars. Heated/cooled seats, adjustable magride suspension, Android Auto/Apple Carplay, adaptive cruise, bimodal exhaust, etc. Sometimes I want to be engaged, to feel and hear the car. Sometimes I want the…

Some of this is sheer demographics. We don’t have the preponderance of young buyers like we had from the ‘60s through the ‘80s who drove the market for sporty cars. And with tightening emissions/fuel economy regs it’s honestly easier to calibrate an entire driveline when shifting is left to a computer, so we’re…