As a former Hyundai Parts Technician in the great land of Canada, they are far and away the worst brand I ever worked for. They attempted constantly to deny warranty claims for the simplest of reasons, constantly were attempting to charge back claims to the dealership for the most asinine reasons, and had some of the… Read more

One thing to note is that the Theta II-i which is found in the Veloster N, Elantra N, and Kona N are unaffected by this. The N engines share very little with their pedestrian counterparts, and are incredibly robust and can handle track days without overheating after 2 laps. They also don’t consume oil like the regular… Read more

now I’m stuck buying $40 five quart bottles of Mobil 1 High Mileage every month or so to keep the car topped up while I figure out what my next steps are. Read more

“It was ultimately found that my Sonata was using a quart every thousand miles. Somehow Hyundai called this normal.” Read more

Sorry your engine is burning that much oil Lawrence. What a crap engine. Read more

This is especially true when talking about businesses that pay full wage, as opposed to tipped wage. If I’m at an order in-line place where no one is delivering food or bussing a table, then I don’t want to see a tip option when I scan my credit card. I certainly don’t want to hear “and now the machine’s going to ask… Read more

I like this one.

Pretty much this. Like, it feels shitty to say ‘If I give you a big tip up front, what’s your incentive to do the job right?’ but that’s kind of what it’s gotten to. I will tip a LOT because I do feel for the delivery people and service people of the world, but you gotta actually like, do your job properly in order to… Read more

I recall a very cold evening the first winter of the pandemic when we ordered sushi and tipped very well (at least 15-20% on a physically small but expensive order) only to have the delivery person leave the delivery wedged in between our mailbox and its post instead of leaving it at our doorstep as instructed.… Read more

If the user doesn’t know that, it can also mean skipping on the tip by accident until the next time they open the app. The time I did it I ended up getting a few random tips almost 3 months later.  Read more

I’m with you.

I’m firmly in the “No tip until delivery” bandwagon. Too often have I had my outright delivered to the wrong apartment because drivers seem to have some difficulty reading building+unit numbers, food being missing, and deliveries not arriving. Sure, I can go through the process of getting a refund, but… Read more

Much like insane dealership markups, it works because there’s a certain number of people (and that number is in the tens or hundreds of thousands) who will willingly fork over such money. There are people for whom $45,000 is pocket change, and they will regard it as if it’s $450. Read more

Williams called him in early July 2020 to say the pricey whip was missing Read more

Lawrence, I think that adds greatly to the absurdity of the story. You should have absolutely included that bit, it wouldn’t have been wordy. Read more

Fails the basic off-roader test.

it’s not an excuse - but as an explanation - the last 3 years have been brutally hard on people. People are anxious, angry, scared, and frustrated. Not just by COVID (although largely it’s been COVID) - but also by increasingly violent weather and natural disasters, and now the specter of war in Europe that could… Read more

Has the Forgotten Cars series covered the Pontiac G3? It was introduced in the USA in 2009 as a re-badged Chevy Aveo, just before the Pontiac brand was killed.

Wait...you are telling me this happened at a Nissan dealer? No way!🤣 Read more

The people with Subaru Bajas love them too, there just weren’t that many to begin with, and most other people who would buy the GT could be talked into a X3/4. Read more

aron eisenberg had one of the best arcs in all of trek. Read more