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Reader Question: Which Big Sedan?

Questions eric - September 6, 2018

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Henry asks: My older brother is in the market for a new sedan. He likes the Camry, but I have not heard good things...

Reader Question: When to Chuck Comprehensive?

Questions eric - September 6, 2018

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Danny asks: When does one know the time is right to drop comprehensive insurance coverage on a vehicle? I enjoy reading your work! My...

Reader Question: EVs That Make Sense?

Questions eric - September 6, 2018

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Randy asks: I don’t disagree with your general take on EVs. But do realize that they can make sense. I recently picked up...

Reader Question: Freedom Cars?

Questions eric - September 6, 2018

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Kris asks: Been reading for a few weeks now and love the reviews and the objective commentary is really refreshing. Heard you as...

Reader Question: Saaaaaaafety Up – but so are Deaths?

Questions eric - August 12, 2018

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Dana asks: Car registrations are down and so are miles driven per car, unless I am in error. Yet deaths are skyrocketing. Is it...

Reader Question: Are Volvos Still “Safest”?

Questions eric - August 8, 2018

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Beth asks: Interested in your views on Volvo cars. Are they still considered safest vehicles? My reply: Volvo will get mad at me, probably -...

Reader Question: Accept VW’s Buyback Offer?

Questions eric - July 9, 2018

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Kathleen asks: Eric, I've followed your articles on the VW diesel scam since its beginning. I'm the proud owner of a VW TDI; but...

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Questions eric - December 2, 2017

Here is the latest reader Question, along with my Reply: Darren asks: Long time reader and down under Clover hater here. For some time, car makers have obediently followed the automotive fatwas to...

Latest Reader Q (Sept. 19, 2017)

Questions eric - September 20, 2017

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply: Ray asks: Went to a Walmart today to have new tires put on vehicle. Employee came out to vehicle with a hand held computer...

Putting the Blame Where it Doesn’t Belong

Questions eric - August 10, 2017

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TheBurningTruth: Steve, puny man likes to think he has an oversized effect on this rock we live on. Newsflash, we don’t. Period....
X: What? The Philly cop “only” sodomized young boys? HERE’S a story about a 30-year cop who MURDERED the man he had...
X: Oh, come, now! “Zoophilia” is going to be the next “gay rights” movement. If you’re against it,...
X: Hey, I have an idea to get rid of all those unsold Teslas: give police departments fleet pricing on black-and-white ones! Add a cage...
TheBurningTruth-get right or get left. Behind...: Eric if you still need a washing machine, two words: Speed Queen. All metal and all...
Eli: Yeah, people are safe in Cali, except in Compton. Hilarious.
Jason Flinders: And the Democrats controlled Congress when it was renewed. They’re all a bunch of gangsters. The two parties are...
Jason Flinders: Eric, cleanup in aisle 5! 🙂 Seriously, why is this guy still here?
Libertarian: The US is a police state now. Americans should be out in the streets with pitchforks and torches, but instead they would...
Bin: Hmm, I had a 2014 Jetta TDI that got bought back. 2.0/6 spd manual. I had no complaints. My first tank after break in returned 53...
Bin: I still remember looking this company over when stock was trading around $50/share. I came to the conclusion they wouldn’t...
Eightsouthman: eric, I agree it is bizarre but those who say the Constitution is not binding when it comes to the bill of rights...
Eightsouthman: chip, I hope that’s sarcasm.
MarkyMark: Ah, The Blues Brothers! Now THAT was a good movie. I laughed my ass off after I watched. Plus, there was some good music in it...
Eightsouthman: Having had both kinds, the ISP was heads and tails above the solid axles. My 93 Chevy would turn circles around my 82 with...
Shotgun Chuck: So how many of your codewords refer to the Jews because you’re afraid to show what kind of a person you really are?...
Anonymous: Who do you think put this stuff in PLACE, hmmm? The Republicans controlled Congress when the USAPATRIOT Act was passed, which...
not left handed: I was born/raised in the city but couldn’t wait to leave and have spent most of my life living/working in rural,...
Nunzio: Daaaang! Alex! She sounds just like me! My older sister’s husband is half Jew, and I’m better with money than he is!...
a decent fellow: Only thing I don’t really like about the IFS 4×4 is the HUGE turning circle. I dunno if they fixed that in...
no one of consequence: My buttercup got a credit card in her name, listing ZERO income on the application!
Bill Jones: With Bench seats. Where are kids getting their leg over nowadays?
eric: Hi SB, “AGW” = armed government worker. It’s a term I coined in the interests of editorial honesty as well as to...
Jeremy: Hi SB, AGW stands for armed government worker. Hut! Hut! Hutting! evokes the football command uttered at the beginning of a play...
Jason Flinders: Armed Government “Workers”. (I take issue with the “Workers” part of the acronym since Workers...
Jason Flinders: Don’t forget the wrath that has been awakening and building that will be directed against ((((them)))). Stack your...
tom: Yeah: I’ve decided that I WILL NOT buy a car that has this, and which can’t be turned off. This has to be THE MOST...
BrentP: There are some details to the ‘more you charge the shorter the life’. Battery chemistries without memory issues can...
SB: Forgive me for asking, but what does AGW mean? And Hut! Hut! Hutting! I just want to make sure I get the lingo to fully appreciate...
TheBurningTruth: The Wrath of the Saxon has been awakening and building. When it erupts and is directed at (((them))) and their lackeys,...
Jeremy: Hi Eric, Whatever it is, it’s a troll. It’s like it has some random “libertarian” meme generator that...
electronhauler: Eric, Tesla dropped Model 3 pricing a bit more, now you can get it for $41500.. Still short of $35k. Apparently the $35k...
eric: Hi Rich, Yup! Notice he never comments about anything specifically discussed; just general boilerplate “Libertarian”...
richb: Those are some funny videos.
AlexP712: She grew up very poor in the Philippines. She knows how to squeeze a nickel until the buffalo craps. Ha, the problem is when...
Anonymous: That’s what I do
richb: Ironic to be spamming for a sports site at a website with very few people into sports…….
Vonu: True, all you have to have is a drivers license and a pulse to get a 7-year loan now. There are currently 7 million auto loans in...
Nunzio: Alex, how does that work if she misses a payment? Does she repo the car she doesn’t yet own? (Hey, that could be a REAL...
Sindawe: I’ve half a mind to retrofit my home with steel plate behind the exterior sheathing, replace all windows with hurricane...
Nunzio: Torture, resulting in slow painful death would be the only suitable punishment for such thugs! Cut their dicks off with rusty...
Anonymous: That’s what I do.
Nunzio: I may’ve come from the city, but I’m more country than most of the country folks around here these days (Except I...
no one to be trifled with: There’s no inspections in Montana. As far as I know, only a few counties in Coloradofornia even have...
no one of consequence: There’s a flashing red/yellow in the county seat, and a flashing yellow at the highway junction in the next...
AlexP712: What my wife does is make car payments to herself into a special account for the purpose of buying a car. Once she has enough...
gtc: “others use driving their Lesbarus ” Ahahahaha! That’s pretty damn funny, lol! Of course, that name could could...
gtc: Yep, A Hick with an Orange Trans Am, Now all you need is a Cheesy moustache and a switchblade in your sock, lol!
AMS: Funny thing is that my wife thinks that consulting women for car designs has ruined modern cars.
AlexP712: The new Regal is actually a beautiful car (to me). It’s an Opel made in Germany, but I looked at one a few weeks ago and...
AlexP712: They don’t need “the boot” they need to go to prison, that is actually premeditated murder in my opinion. It...
KeithB: The demise of America, in the story of a car company. GM used to be the world leader and standard bearer with all the variations...
eric: Thanks, Eli! This PC business could end tomorrow if most people would just laugh at it.
eric: Clover, You might try writing a few new posts to use as your medium for attempting to salt this site with links to your...
eric: Hi Dread, Being a “hick” is where it’s at! Me too. I love the lifestyle; am worried about my area becoming...
eric: Hi Paul, I’ve seen it – and it is pretty! And – for all who haven’t heard me say it already – I am...
Shotgun Chuck: My Little Pony in one of your pics. I cannot forgive this.
gtc: Eric, there are actually only 10 States left that have a safety inspection program. Of those 10, 6 are a one-time-only inspection at...
X: EVERY state NEEDS a law like THIS: https://theweek.com/articles/4 74702/indiana-law-that-lets-ci tizens-shoot-cops
paul gilpin: ho lee crap!!! just looked. the buick enspire SUV in china has suicide doors!!!! or that’s what i call them. i...
dread pirate anonymous: The backwards hillbillies around here think I’m a backwards hillbilly. We got to town maybe once or twice a...
Libertarian: You know the US is doomed when Americans would rather attack those who defend freedom instead of criticizing the government...
Nunzio: CCCChhhhildren?! N’oh, Mr. Jin, the blasphemy! Don’t you know that children fart, and consume resources, and for some...
Eli: Oprah butt. So clever, witty and non PC.
Brandonjin: We can’t all be a backwards hillbilly like you Nunz, working on the farm and mowing the lawn all the time. Or whatever...
ReadyKilowatt: 1976 Winnebago Chieftain Turbo LS: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=nEdIuoCus3Q
hafmoonlen: The Donald Scott case comes to mind… http://www.saveourguns.com/sco tt001.htm
not left handed: I meant to include overdrive transmission in the above list.
dread pirate anonymous: Back then practically anyone with a job could go down and sign up for a new car on a three year loan. Can’t...
bg: Most states follow some version of the felony-murder doctrine. In its most Draconian form anyone who commits any felony is guilty of...
PaulTheCabDriver: I have no idea where you got the inflation numbers, Eric, but the situation is far worse than what you are saying....
Scott MacQuarrie: Another take here-> https://blog.simplejustice.us/ 2019/02/18/prickett-is-it-felo ny-murder-when-the-police-do-i t/
chiph: X, If you can predict the future with 100% certainty, I’d like you to recommend some stocks for me to buy.
anarchyst: The “thin blue line” will protect its own. There may be a “grand jury” but a reluctant prosecutor will...
Chris: Sad times for GM for sure. That 3.8L was one of the best. I particularly liked the 3.8 supercharged version that came in the Park...
a decent fellow: I like to imagine what it would be like to take a nice 1950s – 1970s RWD American car, and upgrade it to ~1990...
Vonu: Have you ever pulled a LCV?
Eightsouthman: For years I’ve lamented how Touareg drivers can’t seem to go the speed limit. Get behind one on a two lane...
AlexP712: As soon as you have 15,000 EV’s charging at night “off peak” the total demand on the system will basically go...
eric: Hi Bryce, Amen. I deeply regret selling my ’64 Corvair – which I restored to damned near concours level. White...
Bryce: I’m kicking myself really hard right now for selling my 1968 Oldsmobile. Had I known the car business would end up like this, I...
AlexP712: I’m at a point in my life where I really don’t care about mpg’s or depreciation. At 65, grown kids, no...
Tionico: KEEP THE LEXUS Get the belt done well before specified interval. I’ve done those, they are not bad but could be easier....
Cold Frog: Craigslist and Kijij. Usually a few free or <$50 washers and dryers listed. Often working. I try to pick up the free ones...
no one to be trifled with: More white people murdered by cops and the national media can’t be bothered to make a big deal out of...
eric: Amen, Vonu – I do my best to live cheap. Among the many perks, being debt-free enables me to continue to do this –...
eric: Hi Matt, Yup – big fan of theirs. And they are under attack, too (“de-monetizing,” etc.)
eric: Hi Ken, The big question is… do you like the Lexus? If the answer is yes – and the vehicle is otherwise sound –...
Matt: If anyone doesn’t yet know, The Free Thought Project covers such abuses daily. (I have no affiliation with their site.)
Ken W. Warner: I have a 2003 Lexus RX300 with 241k miles – I know the timing belt has not been changed in the last 75k miles. I am...
Mark in BC: Eric, You mean like this double standard? http://www.fox5ny.com/news/det ective-friendly-fire-death-cha rges Cops shoot and...
Vonu: Debt isn’t a problem f you don’t have any. If you do, when the banks close, all the money you have will be in your...
Vonu: At least Speed Queens are still, reportedly, made in the US, FWIW. There are washing machine and dryer junkyards.
Zane: My gf’s 18 Golf, my ’19 Rebel Hemi w/out the e-torque and manual Challengers as far as I know don’t come with ASS...
Zane: More I read of the abuse of power, the angrier I get Something has to be done to stop, because sooner or later, we’ll do...
Zane: I’m sure there are people and shops who do switches to bypass whatever emissions they can, so like VW, they can cheat the...
Zane: As an author, I am curious what would be recommended for tall folks, since a few of my characters are in the 6’3-4 range with...
polynonymous: [ slaps head ] I could of had a V-8 !
DipShift: Dieselgate you say? “Sadly, there’s no TDI diesel engine – for reasons of federal pedantry and vindictiveness. This is nothing...
Nunzio: Eric! Glad to finally see someone saying what many of us have figured out decades ago. Like everything else in the modern dying...

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