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My poor unoffensive, innocent Jetta. Last night it was minding it's own business, parked unoccupied on the street, was hit hard on the rear/side by what I am guessing was a drunk driver in their beautiful, brand new 2023 Mazda CX-5. Their airbag deployed and apparently the car was unable to...

Inspired by a current project to rehab a narrow three story colonial house, this space was under the ownership of a WWII veteran and calls for a lot of work. Relatively well maintained for it's era, this certainly is not a pushover house, but we're looking at a significant updates for all new...

Wife and I buying a project house. We'll either turn it into our new place, or flip it, but it's going to be a fun year ahead. Probably going to add a truck to help in the effort. A midsize with decent bed is the starting point but fairly open to ideas, suggestions, and recommendations. Not...

I was having a debate with a colleague of mine and we got into tires. He drives for Uber and was commenting he picked up a few more nails/screws than usual the past couple months and was thinking about what to put on his car next time out. I didn't recommend my Nokian WRGs for the kind of...

Going to do the oil in the near future. Not quite sure what's in there now though it was done recently. What does BITOG recommend? Have been Pennzoil/Shell recently and Castrol in the past.

Team, wife may have found her urban commuter and we are weighing the decision. I am not familiar with VW as much as Japanese and Korean cars and wanted to ask the hive mind for any thoughts on what to look for or known issues. In particular engine oil burning and or other known problems. 1. It...

So I'm getting ready to do the brakes on the Rio and was not happy with the last set of rotors. Not thrilled with the last set and trying to figure out best replacement parts. Brembo makes some good looking ceramic pads I'm strongly considering. They also make front rotors that fit and may go...

I'm looking around trying to find a second comfortable car for the wife and I for commuting purposes. Initially thinking something with utilitarian purpose but we're now more focused on comfort for an urban environment, say a couple hours of driving per day. We're re-opening the search to all...

So the wife did end up replacing her beloved Hyundai Accent last year with a newer Hyundai Accent for getting around the urban environment. Frankly we stole it for the price and got a lot more money back for the old car than we ever anticipated. It was doing a great job for what it needed to do...

At long last the wife replaced her much beloved though dearly departed 2003 Hyundai Accent with a now beloved 2015 Hyundai Accent. Same gray paint more or less and this one is a hatchback. She tried SUVs but was too attached to the Accent seats, ride, and parking simplicity. Who am I to argue...

I have been slammed as of late and never quite got around to replacing that Hyundai Accent back in spring. However, as the wife has now officially finished her NP program and the car saw her through all of undergrad and graduate school, it's time for the little gray ghost to retire and we're...

Breaking this out from the subcompact thread as I've noticed there are quite a few current or former Yaris drivers here at BITOG. We are thinking about a Yaris for our secondary/back up car to use for around town a few times a week but probably not a DD, and typically short drives. Wanted to...

Would appreciate advice on best methods to clean the engine bay. I wouldn't say mine is awful but it could certainly use some attention. It strikes me turning the hose on and blasting everything is less than ideal for a series of electrical reasons, but using a smaller brush on every inch also...

Been having some good debates on the future of the wife's Hyundai Accent and the state of the subcompact market (b-segment) here in the United States. By our estimation, it has been on a slow but continuous decline that has coincided with the market recovery from 2008 or thereabouts (by my...

So the wife's car is approaching the end of the road but she refuses to buy a new one. She absolutely loves her Hyundai as it's been a wonderful city car and has gotten her from college through graduate school, and in August she'll begin prescribing medicine. Only is at about 55K with new...

Long story short. I am spending more time driving and it will continue into the summer, so planning to pick a new set of aftermarket wheels for the Rio. Something a bit more sporty, fun, and good looking but aiming to avoid a harsher ride. What does the forum recommend for sizing? I have been...

Hello Folks! While I am a longtime fan of BITOG and greatly appreciate all the insight and comments across the forum, I thought I'd finally come out of the woodwork and raise a question to get some advice from the crowd. My wife and I live in an urban environment where we utilize public...