Weekend QOTD Roundup February 10, 2024

Cars: They cost too much. Big cars, little cars, fast cars, slow cars — the only things they all share are that they’re too expensive to buy, too expensive to own, and never worth enough when you’re trying to sell yours. Earlier this week, we asked you for the most overpriced new cars, and you gave us a wealth of answers. Here are some of the best. - Steve DaSilva Read More

Right now, the average new car price in the U.S. is approaching $50,000. That’s before taxes, insurance, interest on your payments — it’s all just too much. What’re you even getting for all that money now? - Steve DaSilva Read More

People buy new cars for lots of reasons, but among them is mainly the belief that a new car will be reliable. A new car ought to avoid the pitfalls of a used one, and if it was designed recently, it should be dependable and trouble-free. But that’s not always the case, as recall after recall across the industry shows. What new car do you think looks like a reliability nightmare? - José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

Volkswagen recently announced that even though it had initially planned to build the Arteon through the 2024 model year, it would actually end production early. On the one hand, that’s disappointing news because we actually generally liked the Arteon. On the other hand, though, after delays bringing the Arteon to market and then the subsequent slow sales numbers, it kind of felt like it was at least half-canceled the entire time it was on sale. - Collin Woodard Read More

Earlier this week we asked readers to tell us what new cars look most suspect as far as reliability goes. The usual cars from historically (or anecdotally) unreliable brands, including Jaguar, Land Rover and Fiat made the list, but there were some surprises, too. - José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

There’s nothing specifically wrong with the Chevrolet Malibu. It may not be on par with the new Honda Accord, but that doesn’t mean it’s a terrible family sedan. Heck, if you’re in the market for a midsize car, you can probably get an incredible deal on a Malibu while everyone else is fighting over new Camrys and Accords. At the same time, though, it’s easy to forget that Chevrolet still makes the Malibu. - Collin Woodard Read More

Passing through the world’s airports should be an exciting affair as it usually means you’re on the way to somewhere new and exciting. Instead, airports are places that suck any excitement out of air travel with massive queues, aggressive staff and rubbish coffee. - Owen Bellwood Read More

When you’re a true car enthusiast, you learn to appreciate every part of a vehicle. From the window switches to the seatbelts, sometimes the best things are in the small details. But when you’re looking over these small details on a car, sometimes you come across things that seem to have been unnecessarily designed by a whole engineering team. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

Door handles. Most people probably never think about them, but we aren’t most people, are we amigo? We’re car enthusiasts, which means the most minute details catch our attention. Because of that, we’ve decided to dedicate today’s question to one very specific design detail: door handles. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More