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Well, turns out grandpa’s tires were a combo platter of mismatched brands and a front tire that had gone rogue inside to make the car pull badly. Grandpa always bought cheap tires that were recommended by the tire store and then didn’t rotate often, etc. With the pulling and tire noise and horrible winter traction we upped for a new set of four tires. Goodyear WeatherReady “all weather”. I like snow tires but who knows how long we will have this car. So, the idea of year round tires was more appealing. Normally I avoid Goodyear’s like the plague (yes you will be able to get one good year out of them) but I read enough good reviews from articles and actual owners that I figured I would give them a go. 20 feet with the new tires and it was evident the huge improvement. The old tires still had half tread. The drive home was amazing in comparison. Actual ability to steer and stop. Wow. We’ll have to see if these stay good over time.

Here are some photos of my in showroom investigation of a brand new 2021 Buick Enclave premium last week.... I feel the Enclave has one of the better CUV interiors out there (once price reductions are considered).

I think your review is spot on. I actually sort of like these cars, that said, I look at it as more of a Toyota than a Lexus competing with the BMW and Merc's. I like the showy looks and especially in yellow. Why I wouldn't get one, an interior dash, that is right there in line with the dull blocky Japanese car dashes of the 80's and 90's....it's like not a day moved on since then. The v8 seems to be impressive, even if its hp is down compared to others. At the end of the day, a well loaded v8 Camaro, way more desirable even. I mean, a 2020 Corvette can be had for same money btw.....

friend had something like the Suzuki V-Strom, an 'adventure bike' was a cool bike but he got rid of it and got one of those 6 cylinder Honda Valkerie's now.

a lot of the newer Subarus are having engine issues. Coworker had a new Impreza, waited forever for engine replacement, had loaner for several months. Lots of issues. I hear it is not just those issues. Plus now Subarus have CVT's... wonder how that is going.

Here is my entry for lowest price DVD player of the holiday season, and it has HDMI input even!

Not sure if I had posted anything on the car we inherited from Grandpa last December. 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix. He gave it to us last December and then his health quickly declined and he passed away in January this year. He must have known something was up. He was 93. He had still been driving it occasionally up until about 6 months before he died. we did put a bunch of money into misc things and right now it’s throwing a check engine light. Emissions related, they tell me. It’s the venerable 3800 motor. Runs great! Got a fresh oil change today. So I figured what the heck and got it washed for my daughter as well. A few months ago we got a full interior and exterior detail as well. Somehow, we figured out how to get rid of the many years of cigarette smell. It still looks great, so I thought I would throw up some pictures.

WHAT WILL OUR AMISH FRIENDS DO THOSE NEW BMW GRILLES, I COULD FRY A BIG STEAK ON THOSE GRATES

charge times, inadequate, all the new tehcnologies, you mention, are they AFFORDABLE for the masses yet? embrace change? change is good, if its convenient, cheap, and dependable FOR THE CONSUMER. 263.6 million Overall, there were an estimated 263.6 million registered vehicles in the United States in 2015, most of which were passenger vehicles. This number, along with the average age of vehicles, has increased steadily since 1960 right now if if annual vehicle sales is between 6 and 7% replacement each year, it will be many years before many purchase their next vehicle. Vehicles can often have 15-20 year life. So, in 2020 you cannot legislate a rapid changeover to eliminate fuel vehicles. Especially when the argument you use is thin, and so many vehicles are on the road already. This is what we call, let the market take care of it. Now, the government may provide some subisidies for electric propulsion technology and that is fair due to 'diversity of energy sources'. Ethanol was subsidized (too much) and neither should electric. It all comes back to where does the electricity come from, and anyone who is a realist knows that our country's complete energy needs cannot be reliably provided from -renewable-(cough) energy sources anytime soon. The only way you can force renewable sources on people right now is through forced taxation. And then, just when they pull the plug on gas vehicles, the prices of the electrics will be kept high so THE MASSES cannot have personal mobility. Gas vehicles on the existing infrastructure allow more people the chance at personal freedom and mobility, which is what has always set our country apart. Forcing electric technology and cutting off gas is really a veiled attempt at restricting personal mobility in your own car. Because they can not roll it out conviently and afordable without taxing the crap out of everyone by legislative fiat rather than the market, just yet. And sorry, the cold weather issues are not taken care of yet. won't be for while for the masses. 20-40% range loss quite common. In a northern state and in particular in driving through blizzards, you can't afford to risk it in an electric until the convenient and frequent charge network like gas is built. I'm not opposed to electrics. I almost got a Volt before, but it was too small. Almost no one builds a truly spacious medium priced EV. I like the Bolt, but its a toy, its too small. Malibu and Fusion hybrids I looked at. Hybrid is a great option but they have to start pricing the hybrids as cheap as the gas models if they want them to sell. I would love to have an electric actually, but not as my main vehicle right now. Norway is almost an irrelevant country. They are very small and quite honestly are a pretty homogenous country, culturally. And they have profited most from oil as anyone ever.

One of the best GM vehicles IMO. The interior is nicer than it should be for this cheap of car.

and yet they won't let permits be granted for precious metal mining to make all these kajillion batteries. no charge network, cold weather issues. yes, it will take time for the technology develop for the MASSES. Unless they are trying to get the masses out of their cars and only select few get a car.

ah, so this is what global reset vehicles will look like

My high school car was a chevette scooter. Performance machine!! https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a30468937/toyota-gr-yaris-photos-info/?utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=socialflowFBCD&src=socialflowFBCAD&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2GgAt126IdedS2dNe4t8qKKjDkYJh6TdI5kf-5HlnAFlfq7itW6nKCtFQ ocnblu’s next ride !!!!

Having sold cars at a dealership, those are THE questions

its a premeditated attempt to suck you into believing you don't have -individual- rights, and have no right to your own point of view...Much less act in your own interest. But the nation is founded on emphasizing the right of the individual within the bounds of not infringing in the rights of others. That's why every bullying attempt at forcibly enacting certain things is to sell it as a 'right', and that you are infringing. It's all certain groups have in most arguments but we are played emotionally to believe our 'life/soul/very existence' depends on it. No, --their-- pocketbook depends on it is usually more the case. Cooperating globally is a great concept but we should not bullied into thinking we as a fairly well to do country should be punished and extorted into giving up all sorts of taxes, fines and moneys to global organizations in the interest of 'cooperation' and rights. Until we understand that the nation was founded on the individual, the being bullied into being involved into every social and political issue will continue. The answer is no, people are allowed to care to varying levels about a myriad of issues.

A lot of times it’s the detail guys taking the photos, and they are being ridden to get their other work done. Often times they make minimum wage. Or not much more.

Why in this age of 6, 8, 10, 12 megapixel cameras abounding, do so many dealerships still photograph their cars to 600 and 800 pixel photo sizes, on shit cameras from 2009? Or maybe they just post the photos at that reduced size for space reasons.....when monitors these days are 1900+ pixels.... Those crappy photos on the dealer website do not make me want to go look at your 50,000 dollar car. Even worse, many don't even photo their cars anymore. They leave up those stock animation quality rendered images of the manufacturer. Many photograph their vehicles in a weird space with completely heinous and unflattering fluorescent lighting as well. Vroom's photos are like the vaseline on lens images of penthouse from the 70's and 80's. I realize prepping cars for sale takes work and cost is involved (i have worked at a dealership); but take some more time and care to photograph your inventory well, it makes it more presentable. You don't need 80 pictures.....20-40 will work if they are high quality photos and capture each image to show relevant things.

Just got them set up. got (2) 12's, a 12 Pro for me (i still might want to return for the Pro Max), and an 11. Three of the phones have an 800 trade credit each, and the other was a 350 credit vs the 11. I get that everything is way overpriced to begin with, but if this plays out as sold to me, and the cost of my plan is to drop about 40-50 bucks a month as well, i mean, we'd been stupid to pass all this up, i think.

4 new phones for the family. didn't necessarily want, but all were eligible to trade in and get close to free or free with bill credits and trade in of old devices. the 2020 version of what they did in the early 2000's, incentivize the phones but do it in such a way that you renew your 'plan' and while technically not a contract, your 'free' phone is tied to staying in the plan / service to accumulate all your bill credits to make it free. anyone even slightly thinking of the new iphone, seriously this a good time to upgrade. I put it off for near 5 years and was just fine keeping what i had but these are easily the best iPhone deals i have seen in the last 5 years. Maybe best deals since the iphone 5c era.

I like the Santa Fe but this overdone console is a bit much....sounds like the 25 turbo is only available on that top trim? If it was otherwise available, it might be a good sleeper car.

I read that article. i am glad it sort of Shames BMW for making the new 2 series on a front drive chassis. 2 series is what i equate to Pontiac EXCITEMENT! A German Grand AM!!

yeah, we've done ok with ours front only, except when the OEM crap Michelins wore out early. We put Toyo all weather snow rated tires on it for last winter and it improved it. But to me to provide the buyer a choice and let them decide is the best thing. The sales guy i worked with for this test drive said another woman had purchased the van i did come in to look at first, she saw it had all wheel drive and jumped on it fast. They had had 4 of the AWD in stock and 3 of them got sold fast, right away. People are responding to the AWD availability. I wish the Camaro had AWD available. I totally would be ok with an AWD Camaro as a daily driver, v6+AWD would sell well and help keep the Camaro line profitable in order to keep making the big RWD v8's. Not having that option means it not a daily driver choice for someone like me in winter climes. The van having AWD available makes it a legit option compared to crossovers for many now, I assume.

i don't know if the 8 speed in the Colorado is the same 8 speed in the CT6? but the 8 speed in the CT6 has issues as well, likely similar issues, and that is why my enthusiasm for looking for an early version CT6 was blunted. Also its why CT6's are getting cheaper on the used market. If i look for a CT6 in the future it must have the new 10 speed automatic, which by all accounts has been a great tranny for the Caddies and Camaros.