Recent content by duck__dodgers

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