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Do most people like the adaptive cruise control? My wife's Santa Fe has that feature and I absolutely hate it. Wish there was a way to override it.

Most people have heated garages where you live? That's interesting. I know a lot of people in Minnesota, but can only think of one with a heated garage.

I don't understand why engine block heaters aren't more popular in areas that get cold winters. I grew up in Minnesota in the 70s and 80s. My dad always ordered his Buicks and Chevys with block heaters, or had them installed by the dealer. On nights when it was forecast to be subzero, it was my...

Free shipping is a red herring. You're paying for the shipping one way or another. Ammoseek is helpful; just make sure you take into account the shipping cost when you compare.

I saw the news story on that. Four locomotives derailed and are on their sides. How much does a 60' concrete beam weigh? Talk about pucker factor for the guys in the lead locomotive that saw it coming!

It's unlikely for moisture to "build up" under the vinyl, but even if it did there's paint to protect the metal, and if the paint fails the metal is aluminum so it's not going to rust. Find something else to worry about.

Yes, you are correct. The Texas grid does have some capability to buy or sell power to the neighboring grids, including Mexico, but for the most part Texas does its own thing.

Companies that sell high speed internet have done a great job marketing, getting people to think they need higher and higher speeds. The fact is, 50/50Mbps is overkill for most users. An HD stream for Netflix/Hulu/etc only requires about 6Mbps. 4K Ultra HD needs less than 20Mbps. A family that...

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Your idea of shutting off the main valve and draining what you can sounds good. Here in Wichita Falls, during that crazy week in Feb 2021 we saw 0 degrees two nights in a row. My power was out for most of that time, but it never got colder than about 50...

Is your house built on a slab, or do you have a crawl space?

Yes, I saw something like that in the 18-60 age group, which is very weird.

I don't know. Normally I would say all of it would be due to their property & casualty lines, because loss rates in life insurance don't tend to change much over time. However, all of this "died suddenly" craziness must be changing that too.

I had USAA auto insurance back in the 90s. Their premiums used to be unbeatable, but not anymore.

How do they do that? State Farm is showing a $8.6 billion loss for January-September of this year.

I'm a Farmers Insurance agent in North Texas. This year has been really frustrating for all involved. Our average auto renewal is seeing a 30% increase. Homeowners policies are seeing similar increases. Farmers has been trying to stay ahead of the crazy inflation by increasing premiums...

I wonder if it's your upper strut mounts? I knew a guy with a Mustang about that old, and his strut mounts needed to be replaced. Ford published a TSB on the subject. Anytime I've had a car over 12 years old that is driven regularly, I've found it beneficial to replace ALL the wear items in the...

I like that one!

I guess 16F might seem like a crisis if you live in the Houston area, but 10W-x synthetic oil will flow just fine down to sub-zero temps. Back in the 1980s when I was a young man in Minnesota, I remember starting my car one morning when it was -42F (actual temp, not wind chill factor). In those...

I've owned exactly one German car; a 2016 BMW 550i X-Drive with the M Sport package. It had a twin scroll turbocharged V-8 with 445 hp and the excellent 8HP70 transmission. I owned it for three years and put 60K miles on it. The performance was fantastic. Terrific acceleration, of course, and it...

A standard Ferrari 812 starts around $400K. The Novitec N-LARGO adds another $350K or so.