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Facepalm is for the stupid way they did the fix, not a fix, lost feature you paid for. Totally agree with you. Sorry to hear it was such a bird brain idea by Ford. Wonder if you can reconnect it and replace the bulb that gets hot with a LED version that stays cool and will not cause a fire?

I had a recall done yesterday on my Navigator. The recall was to eliminate the risk of something catching fire due to the under-mirror lighting. The fix was to simply unplug the lights and I lose the feature. This seems pretty ridiculous, right? Like, there wasn't an actual fix. I just lost something I paid for. I had a loaner new Escape for the day though. It was..uhhh...okay...

Happy Friday!

Parts supplier for Nissan and Stellantis? They make junk then, anyway.

Kia...though they already seem to have a bad image at least w/ their cheaper ICE models. Of the list of midsize mainstream sedans, if I had to buy any of them, I'd go with the Accord...built here in Ohio, always had a good reputation and always known to be a pleasant drive.

Be interesting to see what the subprime move to since as I posted above, pretty much all but two are dead after this year. Camry - Yes still in production Accord - Yes still in production K5 - Refreshed 2026 version shown in Korea, but Kia has not following the death of the Stinger in the U.S. stated if after 2025 it will get updated or end of life. Legacy - 2025 last year, end of production this summer Altima - 2025 last year, production ends this summer Sonata - Dead Malibu - Dead

No much left in what used to be the biggest segment of the car market, I think. It's disappointing how much market share has moved to mediocre CUV appliances. And the Altima has a very bad image...car of choice of people w/ subprime credit..

Legacy is going away, as is Malibu. As someone who obsessively makes fun of Subaru, the Legacy is actually nice, not to mention apolitical. Eh on the Altima and the Sonata looks too much like a jelly bean. Cam-cord are good choices but I would have preferred American iron.

Very cool to see a story about this R34 that is here in the PNW. Awesome car that I love. This Nissan Skyline R34 GT-T Looked Good From Afar But Better Up Close

Well TACO has failed again, reset back to what it was before the trade war started. FAILURE as it has exposed how much our Auto Industry and especially as we move to EVs is reliant on specific items that China Totally Controls. For Trump, Resolving US-China Trade Fight Comes at a Cost Magnets, to the smallest transistor if the U.S. is not going to have to rely on China for various materials that they control the global supply on, then U.S. creativity will have to happen to get us to develop parts that do not use them. The auto industry is going to hurt at the incompetence of trade, Tariff Tuesday might be a good update @Drew Dowdell on the long list of auto parts / materials that the U.S. is reliant on from China and outside the U.S. OUCH This Company clearly points the blame at #47 Tariffs. Trump tariffs claim first major victim as auto giant files for bankruptcy

The pool is closing to just a few after this year.

Aren't many choices? Isn't Ford and VW the only ones to have pulled out of a segment of like 10 cars? I feel like 7 vehicles is a pretty good pool of vehicles to choose from. Camry Accord K5 Legacy Altima Sonata Malibu

Some appliances last a long time and some don't. I have a feeling this one will go the distance. There aren't many choices in this segment.

It's just a Toyota appliance, wouldn't expect Lexus quality interiors..

Well all the MB-tex colors are no cost option, going to leather or Nappa leather on a GLC or GLE is an upcharge. So it does give the customer choice and also give Mercedes and opportunity to make extra profit. Even looking at the Escalade and Escalade IQ, there are 2-3 seat color options depending on the trim and the Escalade IQ is only faux leather. An Escalade should have 10+ interior colors to pick from. They have offer more customization, kind of like the Celestiq customization but in Escalade, Vistiq and Lyric. That's what Porsche does.

I had a rental in white like that with a sunroof for 3 weeks in 2017 when I closed on my previous house before moving back to Ohio from AZ..it was quite pleasant.

Scott Pelley delivered the 2025 commencement speech @ Wake University and it is an amazing listen. Just go to the 22 min mark to see his honorary award of doctorate or to 26 min mark for his speech. QUOTE: "Our sacred rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack, and insidious fear is reaching through our schools, our businesses, our homes and into our private thoughts." "Power can rewrite history with grotesque false narratives," Pelley warned, according to the HuffPost. "They can make criminals heroes and heroes criminals. Power can change the definition of the words we use to describe reality. Diversity is now described as illegal. Equity is to be shunned. Inclusion is a dirty word." EDIT: I have been thinking on this since I watched it originally, I have rewatched it a second time with a focus on the audience. It is interesting to me the following observation. I have always believed education is the great equalizer that allows people on both sides of the political spectrum, religious spectrum, legal spectrum to have intelligent conversations and when they do not agree on a point, can at least agree to disagree and still have a meal together. My observation is that 1/3rd of the sitting students who are graduating have a I disagree with this guy 100%, another 1/3rd is I totally agree with this guy and the final 1/3rd is I agree with some, but not all. In this, I see critical thinking skills in about 2/3rds of the kids and about 1/3rd that seem to just be going along with situation as once they get their diploma they are out of there. It is interesting as I feel this speech is a call to action be you agree or not with him, it is a call to action to stand up for what one believes. I hope that more folks stand up for what our constitution stands for and help get us back on the right footing in this global multi-cultural world we live in so that we can get back to our jobs, making money and finding a long-term solution to how folks can immigrate to this great country and work contributing. It is time for folks to stand up and let us get back to the pleasures of our auto driven world imho.

Even this option is gone. This is a white Passat with the light tan interior. I could have very easily seen myself in the Passat in that light metallic sand color with this interior. I really liked their taut roadability combined with a smooth ride. * sigh *

It has been interesting to play with, some AI sites it does make a difference, others no. Just have to play and explore your own creative side.

Considering these are just images, does "EV" or "ICE" make any difference? I can't imagine it should.

What's more silly is Mercedes charges for those different wheels and leathers. It isn't like they're making a ton of no-cost options that make the margins tighter on those vehicles. They're making even MORE when people select the $2500 NAPPA leathers and $2900 wheels. Buuuuut, with that said, the GLC63 has 5 leather options and 3 are blacks, one brown and one grey. They basically have 3 leather colors to choose from. I do really like their trim colors/material choices though. I think that's a great idea.

Home run on the power and performance at that price point too, with the tax credit while it lasts this is a 3.5 second 0-60 car for like $61k. There is lot to like here. 300 miles would have bene nice, I don't know if they could make an eco mode to decouple a motor to increase range. Faster charging would be nice, but I think most people charge at home and won't care about that. Where this car misses, like David said is the interior choices. There are only black and that light gray leather and the dash is the same on all of them. This is a problem with a lot of Cadillacs. Every Cadillac should have 5 leather colors, 5 different dash trim options, 5 different wheel options. You have to give luxury buyers customization choices. The Lyric-V is black interior only, unless you get the Premium trim you have an option or tan. Can't have 2 choices only on an $85,000 car. The Mercedes GLC has 10 wheel options, 6 MB-tex seat options, 7 leather choices, 6 dash trim choices. And that is a bottom end Mercedes, on par with Optiq. Even if the Optiq offered 10 seat covering choices instead of 2 they still have less than the competition.

I like this Eldorado convertible concept image I found a FB Cadillac group.

They do look pretty stupid imho.

Copilot always puts its cars on 32" wheels.