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I assume it did but I didn’t ask.

Changed my 09 Scion xB today. 153k. Engine was a severe oil burner when I bought it at 146k, but piston soaks and some short interval...

The automakers have a LONG history of reducing or eliminating smaller more fuel efficient cars just in time to get blindsided by the...

I’ll never understand the desire to own a vehicle with no separate lockable storage space. I like having a trunk so my stuff isn’t in...

I can. More comfortable, better handling better gas mileage.

Doesn’t the Prius have an Atkinson cycle engine?

Did you replace the acid electrolyte or just add the Epsom salts to the existing fluid?

Right now there’s really not much of a penalty over buying used unless you’re comparing to a 15+ yo hooptie. MSRP looks reasonable...

My buying criteria is easy. If I buy new I run it 10 years and pay cash. If I buy used I try my best to run the wheels off it and pay...

This thread made me think about my 2017 Nissan Titan because its warranty is expiring in December. It came with a 100k, five year...

10 minutes after Alexander Grahm Bell made the first telephone call, he received his first phone call. He was told that his car warranty...

I have never owned a car with a sunroof and posts like these make me glad I haven’t. My wife bought one and I think she maybe opened it...

^^^^ best post ever. Cant stop laughing

It takes a lot to kill that little 1.5 engine. Your friends SIL sounds like my brother. You could lock him in a bare room with a bowling...

I don’t think I’ve ever gotten less than seven years out of a battery.