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I just can't help myself.... I literally wrote "don't quote me" and what does someone do....

I was under the impression that modern Volvos require a different set of tools for many service jobs. Don't quote me, just something to ask your regular mechanic---unless you plan on using the dealership

re. oil change documentation I don't know about Acura off the top of my head, but if you read the warranty document, there likely is an clause saying that all disputes from the warranty (like a claim denial) will head to arbitration. Then it will up to the arbitration judge to decide if XYZ...

So I was looking at the new Santa Fe/Sorento and keep cars well past 150,000 miles. The wet dual clutch transmission on those vehicles are relatively new, so no real information bad or good about reliability at >100,000 miles. Anyone have good or bad anecdotes? (can't believe someone at HQ...

Get the price of a CVT change from your regular mechanic and/or dealer if the extra maintenance might be an issue. I keep nagging my mom to change the CVT oil at her mechanic. Being unreasonably cheap, she keeps insisting that she'll shop around first. I might have to go over one day and just...

Hankook Kinergy. Most of them are made in Tennessee too. https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/hankook-kinergy-st-h735 I was going to try the General Altimax, but a flat tire and low tread in the middle of winter changed those plans, and I bought the Nokian Encompass tires that Discount Tire...

(not definitive, quick search) Looks like a motor costs $7 to 9,000 at a Tesla dealership. I'm just reporting what the article said...>1,000,000 miles in a Tesla S = lots of motors. *IF* I need a new motor at 100,000 miles, there goes all the purported savings for driving electric if I...

Thinking of getting a Tesla Y. All of the new cars I've owned have stayed w/me or within the extended family for >180,000 miles. There is a >1 million mile Tesla out in Europe; the owner says he's gone through 4 batteries and 14 motors over those miles. Sounds like the battery longevity won't...

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At the right price, I would have no problems (but that is my preference)---no one rents a CX-5 to hoon around town. Just assume that the car had a 10, 15, or even 20,000 mile oil change interval on the cheapest bulk filter and oil. I don't know what the standard operating procedure is for...

i like the color scheme of the cruisers. Your sheriff gets my vote!

This article has a rundown on the factors that go into a "Top Pick/TP+" Doesn't address the difference between Palisade and Telluride.... https://www.cars.com/articles/these-71-cars-earned-iihs-top-safety-pick-awards-amid-tougher-criteria-478644/

Geely-Volvo has nothing to do with golden-era Volvo beyond the same name.

with great horsepower comes great need to check your tires for wear

The Hankook Kinergy line. Not a tire for at the limit use, but one of the best on a per dollar basis for "normie," relaxed rivers. And made in their new Tennessee factory https://www.discounttiredirect.com/buy-tires/hankook-kinergy-st-h735/p/44152

The IIHS essentially uses an algorithm to determine the Top Safety Picks: >X crash test results + ABC safety equipment. The actual formula probably is buried somewhere on their website. The knee jerk guess is that the Palisade is lacking some feature that the Telluride has as standard, or...

FYI, the UOA says that the CX'-50's sump = 5 qt. it's actually 5.75 qt if you ever DIY drain the sump on a ramp, you probably will pull out a bit more oil than what the reference sources say (4.75 qt) ...

Coastal California: San Diego all the way up to Carmel (you did say money was no object, lol) Distant second, stay in my neighborhood but buy 2-6 continuous lots to create some excess green space around a brand new house. Distant third, coastal Florida along the A1A highway cuz the kids love...

Also the random "Normie" conceptualizes a car's price as monthly payment, so a car's sticker price is like white noise. people comparison-shop on monthly payment. And not defending or praising Carmax, but so many dealers add line-item surcharges that the difference between Carmax (and their...

Bias against: consumer brands Bias for: store brands...Kirkland, Trader Joe's, Great Value, Target, etc (most of the time) After having seen how much HQ bloat and production outsourcing is at many mega, brand name, consumer products companies. wife gets annoyed by it.....then I point out...