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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.

Some of the generic stuff like panel clips, cabin air filters, washer fluid tablets can be good money savers, but I generally agree to avoid Amazon and eBay parts like the plague. Aftermarket parts from Rock Auto and local parts stores are often hardly any better though. My big wake up was in...

I've noticed a rattle from somewhere in the passenger area, and where the dash plastic curves around the instrument panel. Thought about just fixing the instrument stuff myself with black foam, but maybe I should have this whole service done. Pretty dumb question as this is the first new...

Sold my last one to Carvana when they gave me a reasonable, come pick it up, I don't have to do any detailing or minor repairs to sell it offer. My last vehicle I sold privately, I sold right after I had done timing chains (CR-V) and knew it had a transmission on borrowed time. Disclosed that...

2014 Prius C that I drove for 7 years / 100,000 miles. It was the best car I had ever owned in that it sipped fuel and needed nothing but fluids and expected wear items, and never once left me in a tough spot. It was the worst car in that it was loud, uncomfortable, had a ton of body roll...

Around $1,700 below MSRP for an XLT hybrid from Granger in Iowa, although that was with their financing that was a 6.1% loan with excellent credit and 10% down, which was about what I was seeing on my own (where at these sub 5% loans coming from?). It was worth the 3 hour drive for me and I...

Anyone have an opinion on how the OE Conti tires perform in light winter conditions on FWD vehicles (say 1-6 inches of snow, some refrozen ice)? I had Goodyear WeatherReady tires on my last vehicle that did really well in the winter, but reduced fuel economy by about 10% overall, even more on...

Interesting information here, I was kinda curious what Granger in particular was up to because they had every other dealer I looked at in the area beat by around $2,000 for an XLT hybrid. That included the $1K finance discount with them, which was no surprises, the same rate I would have got on...