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I think it's worth it to insulate yourself from some of the risk of expensive items like major engine or transmission repairs, LED lights, heater core (dash out), or anything involving a wiring harness (dash out, major disassembly). People are buying warranties that are priced right, from...

Buying from Granger was easy for me, the only car I have bought from a dealer in my life that was not a stressful experience, and I drove away happy. The salesperson was honest via email, the vehicle was what they said, and the price was what they said. Only thing I got grilled on was the...

I was also going to ask on the $40K norm, what do people objectively need on the Lariat and higher trims? A friend of mine was doing the usual complaining about 1/2 ton trucks that are over $50K, but you can still buy a bare bones F-150 with a long bed and a 325HP V6 that will haul loads all day...

It will be interesting to see what the actual prices are for vehicles on the dealer lots are in 6-9 months down the road. The net price of a bare-bone XLT hybrid only went up $500 year to year, but you do objectively get more features (e.g. sync4) for that $500, whether you want them or not...

I know this one gets asked a lot, and I've read through many of the ESP threads. I passed on the 10Y/100K ESP @ Granger because I didn't want to bundle it in the loan, and did want to drive the vehicle for a few months to get a feel for whether it was something I was going to own very long term...

It would be interesting to know how many vehicles are actually sitting out there stuck, but I imagine that compared to what a lot of dealerships are facing now with stale inventory piling up, it won't be hard to sell the 24' models with small discounts. I thought it was curious when I visited...

I'd be perfectly happy with the $19,999.99 XL model and getting my own 17" alloy wheels from discount tire, saving the steelies for winter tires if I move further north. Personally I like sync3 /w physical buttons for most things, none of the driver assist stuff besides auto high beams, and...

My 24' hybrid also does this, but it was reassuring to read on this forum that it's just a minor annoyance and normal. Just figured the hybrid powertrain was a little less refined overall than the Toyota system, but on the same token, it seems to be smoother (with a much more powerful electric...

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance didn't seem to do much besides entrench Mitsubishi as a pretty low rent brand offering sub-par cars to buyers with poor credit, and drag down Nissan to that level too. I guess for that matter Mitsubishi not taking a stab at some sort of pickup on the CMF...

Not really a lot of content on this article, but having just returned from a week long trip to mostly rural Mexico where cheap, mostly regular cab, mostly manual transmissions, and newer ones unibody pickups are EVERYWHERE, the answer is the market for those vehicles in America is not as large...

The UPLUS amazon battery referred to in this thread is currently $112 for cyber Monday. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM3KNG1H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 Although I am generally against firing off the parts cannon trying to solve problems, after reading through all...

I find it interesting how bad the aerodynanics of the vehicle are, but it's still getting upper 30's for me at highway speeds around 60, and low 30's on the interstate around 75. That is about the same as my Prius C which was an aero optimized jelly bean. Matching the Prius C's 42-45 around town...

Granger was the only vehicle I have bought from a dealer where the whole transaction was transparent and I didn't feel pressured or stressed. If they just would have pitched the extended warranty ahead of time so I could have researched it, I probably would have bought that too knowing it's...

That was also my finding when shopping between Long McArthur and Granger (same distance from Nebraska). They both offered 1k off to finance there, but the rate at McArthur was 3% above market (wiping out the discount and more for a 60 month), while Granger was market rate. Just letting people...

I had good luck with the Autosaver88 brand roll up cover. It took around 20 minutes to install, but I did have to re-install the clamps with some scrap rubber because I didn't want them digging straight into the bed in a hidden location where corrosion could start, and use thread locker on the...

What's left of economy cars are all made overseas, either in Mexico or Korea. I test drove a Chevy Trax while shopping for the Maverick and was pretty impressed with what you could get for as little as $21K for a base model with discounts. The Nissan Versa I test drove was also not terrible, and...

This is very true. As someone who does a lot of endurance and gravel cycling (yes, a pedal bike on gravel roads), you get an intimate knowledge of all the different types of material used for rural roads from dirt, very sharp flint (Flint Hills of Kansas), chunky limestone that is bumpy as hell...

Mainly people on the internet (youtube comments, forums), just a generalized everything is too damn expensive now feeling. The hybrid Mav for $20K that never really existed was an extremely compelling vehicle, almost no one could buy it at MSRP, and now that production is meeting demand, Ford...

It would be interesting to see how something like the Michelin Cross Climate 2 stacks up against against a snow tire in just snow, but the snow tire is still going to have better performance on ice with a softer compound optimized for winter, and covered in sipes. I was happy with the Goodyear...

Yep, or the all weather ones that are basically a snow tire that can be driven year round have also become very capable. I would take either of those any day over AWD with standard all season tires for snow and ice.