5 cars – 5 sticks = 0 Customer Demand I hate looking at that equation. But these days, it’s about as true for the car business as Georgia is hot. An older stickshift vehicle...
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Rookies. All-stars. Hall of Famers. Those were the only three types of baseball cards that I thought were worth the trade when I was a kid. I was eight years old, but that didn’t...
John writes: Hi Sajeev, I’ve had a 2009 Dodge Caliber SRT4 for a few years and it’s coming up to its first all-around brake job at 50,000 miles / 80,000 km (I drive like...
Two hundred thousand miles. It’s a beautiful moment for many a car owner. As for me? Well, I admit that I cheated when I saw that number flash by in my wife’s car back...
Wiley writes: Sajeev: I own a 2006 Audi A3 2.0T with the DSG dual clutch gearbox. I really like the car, and my plan had been to keep it for a long time. As...
Autoblog reports the first several thousand kits meant for repairing a handful of General Motors vehicles affected by the February 2014 ignition switch recall have been shipped off to dealers. In addition, 1.4 million...
Marc writes: Hi, I haven’t seen this addressed anywhere. I have 2006 Lexus RX400H with 106,000 miles. The vehicle is bulletproof never having a repair, it even has it’s original brakes. I traded in...
TTAC commentator Bobby Flashpants writes: Howdy Sajeev, I have an unique issue with my 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. I’ve posted about it at fordfusionforum.com, and no one so far has heard of anyone with...
“Steve, what car should I buy?” “Well, if I give you the real answer, you’ll roll your eyes and buy what you want anyway.” “No really. I’m open to new ideas.” “Okay then! Buy...
Aaron writes: Hey Sajeev, Huge fan of TTAC and the piston slap articles. My problem is that I noticed my car(2007 honda civic)would shudder, under light throttle and low rpms especially when going up...
Frozen in KC writes: Long-time reader, first-time questioner with a 2005 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4×4 question: My local Ford dealer says there is no block heater available to install on my Expedition. As...
Joel writes: My family is a Volvo family. Volvos are from Sweden and they take winter very seriously. There are a number of ‘winter’ climate options that were, at least at one time, available...
TTAC Commentator Thunderjet writes: Hello Sajeev, Last year I picked up a ’91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC for $800. It’s in decent shape for being a Chicago area car and having 153K on...
6:30 P.M. on a Sunday evening… and three more vehicles just pulled up to my car lot. You may think that’s a good thing, and it would be if people didn’t park all over...
People buy with their eyes in this business. Always have and always will. I don’t care if you are a pseudo-sophisticated Yuppie wanna-be who thinks that Subaru is a value brand, (It’s not. They...
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