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And what's the issue with buying a coyote again?

Can't blame you. Found out recently that car max charges like twice as much for their GM suv warranties compared to most of the competitors bc they are so problematic. Really is a shame what has happened to GM the last 20 years or so.

Fleas are nasty little bugs. I wouldn't mess around too much and go straight to the whole house foggers you can buy at the store. If you want a more natural option you can try Permethrin. I know it works very well for us on sliders and other bugs. Can't comment on it about fleas specifically...

I hung socket rails on the wall in the garage. The rails never worked well for me in a tool box. I so keep some in their original blow mold case until the case fails. If I needed a set for the trunk of the car or something I will just spend $20 on a cheap socket set in a case to get me by.

Carbon edition has a lot for the money. Turbo motor definitely adds some needed oomph. Not sure how that motor will handle boost long term, though. The 50 is more 'offroad ' oriented whereas the 5 is more 'luxury ' That said, there isn't a huge difference. The 50 is like driving a bigger 30...

It is a metro area but rural outside of it . Those miles can easily go either way

Far enough south where salt isn't a huge issue.

Don't be such a Neigh sayer. 😆

It isn't the age so much as how the car was treated during those years along with what platform/model it is. I have a 23 year old grand cherokee with a 4.7. Not known for reliability in nearly any metric. But, it has 250k miles on it everything still works bc the previous owner was constantly...

Same as many others mentioned; pushy, lying, or clueless salespeople. Especially when we haggle and I ask for the price to be put on paper and they start acting all funny. Or when I say I will think about it as I have other cars to look at and they start lying just to keep me there. No. I...

The concern was from another poster stating the current jetta clutches were prone to failure. But agreed that a good clutch , when driven properly, can last a very long time

I found this older BITOG post which, if it (supposed GM engineer) is to be believed, the differences in factory fill oil can be attributed to assembly lube during manufacturing. But again, this debate won't die on this forum. It's like how many licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop...

Hyundai/kia playing it safe after all of those recent engine issues

This looks like the version of oul on M1's website that says "Only available in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, New Zealand and the Philippines"

Catch 22. Clutch will need replacement and will cost north of $1k. The internals should hold up for a very long time, though. The Aisin 8 speed may work forever or may fail just out of warranty. And it costs more than a clutch.

The timing belt is good for the lifetime of ....the timing belt. Lol It should be good to 100k, though.

We had an 04 Honda with the 3.5 and auto trans. Not exactly the same setup as the modern version but it ran like a top for over 200k miles. Motor and trans were still going very strong when we got rid of it. We had to do the timing belt and adjust the valves. That and frequent fluid changes for...

It matters for stoplight to stoplight bragging rights. 60-100 or 40-70 matter far more to me, though. Electronic wizardry can turn an otherwise underwhelming car into a quick 0-60 car.

How do you ever buy a car then? 😆

Can you share some of the more common tactics/tricks dealers use ?