Teslas Lose Value And Parts In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup Depreciation is the number one consumer cost when it comes to buying a new car fresh from the factory. This has always been the case, as vehicles tend to lose a significant chunk of their value from the moment you take possession. That’s even more true in the world of luxury cars and doubly (trebly?) so when it comes… Read more…

Tesla Hits Deer Without Stopping, Toyota SEMAs A 4Runner And Scout Unveils EV Trucks In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup Tesla’s approach to automotive autonomy is a unique one: Rather than using pesky sensors, which cost money, the company has instead decided to rely only on the output from the car’s cameras. Its computers analyze every pixel, crunch through tons of data, and then apparently decide to just plow into deer and keep on… Read more…

Replacing a totaled car before end of year Got into a bad accident a few hours ago. PD said insurance will definitely total the car. It was paid in full, a 2008, and I’ll only get the blue book value, which is maybe 7k. I started working for myself this past year and it’s slowly picking up but am in a HCOL area. Crying because I just replaced AC, tires, cabin filters, tune up, etc. I’d b…

Visiting Denver & Rocky Mountains without car Hi all! I’ll be in Denver for a conference in March. I am thinking of staying there a few extra days before coming back to Europe where I live, and I’m wondering if it’s worth it/doable. I know the Rocky Mountains are just breathtaking and I would really like to see them, but I can’t rent a car. Is public transport to the mountains available or…

How to handle my car loan? Hello! Context: I have no financially savvy or successful people in my family to ask for advice and am just looking for some advice on my car loan. I’m wondering if I should just stop paying my loan all together!!! It’s a high monthly payment and what I owe on the car is higher than what I can sell it for… so even if I sold it Id still owe on t…

Canon EOS 60D, 70D or 700D for car photography? Yes, I know that this kind of question gets asked all the time but I want to know specifically between these 3 models. I am a beginner photographer and I have an interest in car photography, both during the day and at the night. I currently use my iPhone camera as that it all I have available. I have a basic understaning of other things I may n…

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Buying a car from family — Personal loan or car loan? My car just got totaled in an accident. (Everyone is okay.) My insurance payout is $0 because I only have minimum/liability coverage. I’m going to buy my mom’s car from her for approximately $10,000. The car is really worth closer to $14,000 according to Kelley Blue Book. I will need to take out a $10,000 loan to pay her. I am a student right no…

Car is dying. Best options for getting value at the end? 2011 Subaru Legacy has 160k miles. Replaced the engine after overheating with 105k, torque converter is going so I stall if I brake too quickly, fuel pump is going so it doesn’t start sometimes, already put $2k into it this year and last year. All this to say it’s probably about that time to start thinking about a new car. Carvana says current c…

Hyundai knows how to make a good-looking hydrogen concept car Image: HyundaiHyundai is one of several automakers working to make hydrogen-powered electric vehicles a thing, and a good first step is making sure they’re not ugly. I think the designers hit the target with the “Art of Steel” design language used in the Initium concept SUV revealed this week at an event in Korea. It seems to borrow some of the …

Finance safer newer car at slightly more than current ownership cost? My wife drives 25,000 miles / 40,000 km per year. She has a 2011 prius that has 197,000 miles. It gets 40 miles/gal. We’ll say 3 oil changes per year at ~$90 each =$270. No major issues. Assuming like $3.10/gal it’s $1900 for gas for an annual cost of ownership of $2170. I’m well-versed in EVs and we’re realizing we could sell the prius for like…

Car industry experts stripped down and examined Chinese electric vehicles made by BYD and Nio, in Nagoya, Japan. American and Japanese experts are shocked by China’s advance car manufacturing. submitted by /u/yuritopiaposadism

Should I refinance my car loan? Hello, I’m looking to refinance my car loan. I got this loan Nov 2021 it is at a 11% my current amount I owe is at 25,000 with a monthly payment of 649. As of this Nov I have 49 payments left aka 4 years. I’m looking to refinance my loan with credit union. I heard it was cheaper. They offered me: -4 years 625.07 monthly payment, 5.85% interest -…

Buying a used car vs new car Conflicted between buying a used vs new Mazda. Used 2023 model with cpo: 22.5k USD with 23k miles. Original MSRP: 26.6k USD New car 2024 model would cost approx 27k The car has depreciated by almost 20 percent but does seem to have a lot of miles for a year of usage. Does it make sense to go for used or spend 5k and go for a new one. submit…

What Car Has The Coolest Logo Or Badge? The logos that represent car brands and models often act as a proxy for an otherwise ever-evolving and amorphous concept, so they had better be good ones. When someone thinks about Mercedes-Benz, what do they envision in their head? One of the first things that comes to mind is likely the brand’s iconic three-pointed… Read more…

Here’s How To Protect Your Car From Halloween Shenanigans Halloween is always fun for the kids who don’t get run over, but the “trick” part of trick-or-treating isn’t always so fun for the parents who come out to find their car has been vandalized. Those rascals. Instead of being the kind of loser who calls the cops over a little silly string, why not be prepared? Here’s the… Read more…

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South Africa, by car – solo female traveler Hey, I’m going for the first time to SA, I’d appreciate any advice and if you could take a look at my schedule. I’m going in the middle of January til middle of February, after I’ll fly to Sri Lanka. Cape town 3 nights Mossel 3 nights Wilderness 3 nights Tsitsikamma 3 nights Amakhala 3 nights Umhlanga 1 night Drakensberg Mountains 4 nights Val…

What to do about another car? Apologies for the long post! Thank you in advance if you’re able to provide any insight! Recently, my car was destroyed in an accident. It was a total loss; the car was crumpled. I was found not at fault, and now I’ve got to figure out what to do about a new car. The other person’s insurance is offering about $9.5k as a settlement. Looking at l…

Would it be foolish to spend 20k on a car in my situation? I am 21 years old and about to graduate from university in May. I’ve been fortunate enough to have my family pay for my tuition minus scholarships. So from the jobs and internships i’ve worked minus rent, food and misc costs, I have about 21k in a Roth IRA, 2.5k in a 401k, and about 10k between high yield savings and checking accounts. After I g…