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So the Mrs. drives an Alfa Romeo Tonale, which is a hybrid with a very small (1.3L) ICE engine driving the front wheels when the battery is low. It's actually been a pleasure to lease, comfortable ride, quiet, and very good on gas. The Plug in feature with 120 volts allows us to get about 31...

Hello, all, I sadly got rid of my Acura TL for good reasons which I would rather not get into now.. Now I am the proud owner of a Mazda3 hatch with a manual transmission. For 2023, the car has a 13.1 compression ratio, cylinder deactivation and (I believe) Direct injection. The horsepower went...

With the price of new cars so high, I am thinking that my next car, which is probably two years from purchase, might be a Mercedes wagon. I have always liked the idea of a Euro super wagon and thought that if I could find a low miles example between 3-6 years old it might make more sense than...

So, my CEL started coming on on my 2012 Acura TL. Then an error message on the MM stating check Emissions problem (or words to that effect.) It's annoying because the way Honda designs this every time I scroll through the dashboard menu, a warning comes on that I have to clear repeatedly, even...

So I work near a shop where they restore Italian cars, mainly Alfas and Lancias; every once in a while a Lambo. Saw this beauty and wondered what car it's from. I don't know the answer- sorry so don't get mad at me for not giving it

My kid's Jeep Wrangler could use a set of fresh tires, but prices at the places I frequent, Tire Rack and DTD seem to have gone up. Wouldn't shock me since everything else has gone up; I haven't studied the situation closely, but is that everyone else's experience too...

I'm getting tired of loose cap warnings on my dash after some fill ups, and occasionally randomly. I know it could be a number of issues, but the first thing I will do is replace the fuel cap, which is original. Should I buy an aftermarket, which is $12-$17, depending on whether it is tethered...

I received this ad in my in-box. Castrol offers advice on detailing. Seems to me not to be good advice. Would a company that sells detailing products publish an ad that recommends you put, say, bacon fat, in your crankcase? So why is Castrol offering detailing advice such as using olive oil on...

. Clues: antenna on Driver side a-pillar; it appears to be a wagon, four round dials on dash; there's a rear door "vent" window; headrests are not Volvo-like; steering wheel does not appear to have an airbag.

In deciding whether to put a major expense into a car, what is the value of being the original owner of a car and keeping it, as opposed to buying a used car? If you're the original owner, you generally know every thing about the car's maintenance, something you can never be 100% confident about...

The last three heavy downpours, my car has developed a wet carpet on the passenger side. I plan on having a body shop diagnose the leak after Labor Day. The body guy thought it might be a clogged drain from the sunroof. The forecast is for heavy rains the next couple of days. I don't have a...

Well, at least in Japan. Hopefully they will come here with the six speed manual. https://www.motortrend.com/news/new-acura-integra-type-r-renders-illustrations/

Had an amusing occurrence today. I love my 2012 Acura's infotainment system--it works just great for me, decent Navigation, XM radio, AM-FM, CD player, a hard drive that can hold about 800 songs and a bluetooth set up for podcasts. The stock speakers that came with the Technology package...

I get an occasional error message on my 2012 Acura TL that there is a problem with the TPMS. When the originals got, I replaced with new TPMS from the Tire Rack when I bought a new set of tires. But one of my tires has a slow leak. I had it diagnosed, and supposedly fixed as a bead leak...

I just received some mail from Tire Rack about a new Continental Tire, an upgraded version of the DWS 06 called the Plus. The brochure mentioned an Alignment Verification System. Did a search here and it's only been mentioned once in a thread about winter tires. This seems like a terrific idea...

Thinking about my late Mom on Mother's Day and the cars she drove. My mom passed away almost 30 years ago, and I am reminiscing about her today. Mom was born in Manhattan and then lived in the Bronx, so in the early part of her life she never had a driver's license or a car. Mom and Dad lived in...

A new Ford dealer in my area has some interesting cars in its used car inventory. I want a car with a stick shift and they have a 2017 Audi A4 which has very low miles- under 8k. How can I check what a fair price is? My experience with Edmunds is they make you give them all sorts of personal...

So I was able to replace the MAF on my son's Saab 9-5 and make the check engine light go out quite easily thanks to the modern miracle of you tube and a saab owner's bulletin board. Now what do I do with the old MAF? I hate to just throw it in the garbage, as it probably has some platinum in it...

Rats! It was my own fault for staying late at work and being tired but I bumped into an adjacent vehicle ( a commercial truck.) Now I need to go to a body shop. My car is 7 years old and it makes no financial sense for me to get the bodywork but I can't stand my car having an ugly dent in the...

So I have owned my 2012 Acura TL 3.7 MT since new and been a maintenance fanatic, doing my own oil changes, always within the limits of the MM. Car never used much oil, minimal top up required between changes. Now it has 84k miles on it and I have noticed that I do have to top up more between...