Recent content by tombalas

Really? The 3.6L LFX in my 2016 Buick LaCrosse has only been amazing, at least thus far. 5 years, 62k miles, no issues at all.

"The car has 33 safety sensors, sophisticated in-car entertainment with high-quality speakers, and impressive gaming capabilities." What?

I assumed it was for the feared " evil valet driver will steal from you" non-concern. That whole valet-key thing was a bit overdone - did any maker other than Volvo play that up? It was the same with Saab making all of their important components so thoroughly IP theft-proof it made the the cars...

Dang, I forgot about that! Volvo's designers certainly didn't think that through.

Former 2006 S60 owner here. Just pull down the rear seats, crawl into the trunk and pull down on the emergency release to open the trunk.

No, but if Toyota gets away with it, the rest of the manufacturers will follow its lead. Recall that BMW recently proposed this same stunt with heated seats and Apple Carplay, but public reaction was fierce and those nickel and diming stunts were shelved, at least for now. But eventually the...

I always read about young educated people from the mid-western states seeking better opportunities along the coasts; that seems like a real brain drain as compared to just wealthy people leaving higher tax states for better tax consequences.

I went back this morning to just give it another look. Other than 3 new Bolts parked in the side lot, which had "Hold" signs on them and the window stickers removed and placed in the back seats, nothing else on the lot was 2021/new. The few cars that were on the lot were used or customer cars...

I had a pleasant dealership oil change experience at my local North NJ Chevy shop yesterday. But it was jarring not seeing a single new car in inventory. Not one! They usually have their main and backup lots full of new cars. Even the showroom was empty but for 2 used cars they parked inside so...

Is Hyundai the outlier here? I mean, are any of the major car companies still spending big bucks developing new ICE motors?

Most retainer letters allow a lawyer to fire their own client - mine certainly do. One distinction is if there is pending litigation, the assigned trial judge has to let the lawyer out so as not to leave the litigant unrepresented.

I'm a lawyer; what that guy did is a no-no.

"Landru" still gives me the creeps. Something about that dude's face appearing like that. As a kid, it was just terrifying.

I miss the old Kanye. ;-)