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Dealerships Suck! Here’s How We Want To Buy Cars

It’s the best thing. It’s the worst thing. Buying a new car is an exhilarating experience. Some get goosebumps thinking about it. That first drive, showing your friends, new car smell, walking into the dealership. Wait, scratch that last one. That’s the worst thing about buying a new car. Dealerships suck. The whole experience inside …
by Thom Taylor
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The 90’s Scandal Consumer Reports Hopes You Forgot About

The automotive world is no stranger to scandals. Some are the result of genuine product flaws or company misrepresentation, such as with Takata’s airbags and Volkswagen’s diesel vehicles. Others, though, like Audi’s unintended acceleration debacle, stemmed from driver error as much as product design. Which begs the question: which category does the Consumer Reports scandal …
by Marc Wiley
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What Your Catalytic Converter Does and Why You Should Replace It Now

The EPA is getting more serious about emissions, especially from heavy-duty trucks. While it’s good news for those who have to suffer smog and coal-rollers, some aftermarket companies and automakers are worried it may affect their business. But there’s a new problem on the horizon. It’s not from the EPA, but emissions and air pollution …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Do #Vanlife Right With a Japanese Van

Overlanding usually features trucks and SUVs, prepped for off-roading and loaded with roof tents or bed campers. Or, if you’re really going off-grid, a specially-prepped Unimog. Equally as popular, though, is “van life”, which sometimes gets reduced—courtesy of Instagram—to be just about decorating an old VW van and sticking to “paved roads and parking lots,” …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Next Nissan 370Z Is Coming And It’s Retro

Let’s face it; the current Nissan 370Z is as old as the pyramids. Almost, anyway. It’s so old that there is concern it can’t meet some safety standards on the horizon. Yeah, that old. Unless Nissan radically updates it the current Z won’t meet the fed’s ever-tightening regulations. So what’s Nissan to do? It’s working …
by Thom Taylor
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Import or Modify: Toyota Tacoma vs Hilux

Part of the Toyota Tacoma’s appeal is its old-school approach to pickup truck design. Its interior may have some flaws, but it has enough modern features, like Android Auto, to make it livable. And apart from some models’ rust problems, the Tacoma is an incredibly reliable truck. But Toyota makes a truck that some consider …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Is Ford Headed For Bankruptcy?

Ford has been on a roll for the last few years with 2020 and 2021 marking a period of many new models debuting. It’s also a time for cleaving away storied sedan brands like the Taurus, Focus, and Fusion. But throughout the last few years, one thing has been consistent. Ford’s share price has been …
by Thom Taylor
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Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs On All Euro Vehicles-Better Buy Them Now

He’s threatened tariffs before but now he’s serious. President Trump has issued a private threat of 25% tariffs on all imported vehicles from Europe unless Britain, France, and Germany formally accused Iran of breaking the 2015 nuclear deal. Officials in all three countries were shocked at the idea of such a threat. “The tariff threat …
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Enormous EPA Fines Could Signal Beginning Of End Of Aftermarket Parts

There are some countries where it is illegal to replace tires with a larger size. That’s where we’re at based on the latest move by the Environmental Protection Agency. Sending fear through the aftermarket industry like nothing before it is going after companies for violating the Clean Air Act.  The announcement today means the EPA …
by Thom Taylor
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Will a 3rd Row SUV Fit in My Garage?

This is it, you have your new three-row SUV, with all sorts of room for activities. You get it home, and try to park it in the garage—but, oh no, it doesn’t fit. With how big SUVs and trucks have gotten, it’s not uncommon to find owners of F-150s and Silverados who can’t park their …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Which 3rd Row SUVs Are the Most Reliable?

While reliability (strangely) doesn’t appear in the top list of brand loyalty factors, it’s undeniably important to consumers. SUV owners wouldn’t hold onto their vehicles for so long if they couldn’t stand up to daily abuse. 3rd row SUVs especially need to be reliable, as they’re often used to transport families, although minivans are arguably …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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700,000 Toyota/Lexus Recalled-Is Yours One Of Them?

Unfortunately, we have more recall news. Almost 700,000 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the US are being recalled. These are 2018 and 2019 models. The vehicles in question have fuel pumps that suddenly stop pumping. This leads to the car stalling according to Toyota.  It affects the following non-hybrid models: 2018-19 Lexus LS 500, GS …
by Thom Taylor
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A Prius To Make You Puke? “Ambivalent RD” Concept

No, this is not Photoshopped and yes, this is an actual Prius created by Toyota. Actually, it’s technically Toyota, but it is from one of its sub-brands known as “Modellista.” It’s a concept called “Ambivalent RD Prius.” Yes, even the name is a bit kooky. Now that you’ve seen a return of fins with the …
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GM Engineers Are Arrested For Drag Racing Two 2020 Corvettes

In many ways it’s surprising we don’t hear about things like this more often. If you’re a vehicle engineer we’re sure they get the urge to test out the fruits of their efforts. It seems that’s exactly what happened not far from the home of the Corvette’s manufacturing plant. Two engineers were arrested in two …
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