LPT: If you’re a scooter, motorbike or light car that gets stuck at traffic lights this may help you. A lot of traffic lights use induction loops to detect a hunk of metal. Not all but the ones that do usually have a hash type of marking on the ground similar in color to the tarmac. Once you see it you will know.. position your vehicle over it. Lighter vehicles probably won’t be picked up on this and that’s why the lights don’t change for you, m…

Google Introduces Structured Data For Car Dealership Inventory via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google simplifies displaying car dealership inventory with new structured data markup. The post Google Introduces Structured Data For Car Dealership Inventory appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Dealership told m girl bring the car back after deal didn’t go through. So my girl was told to bring her car back after he deal didn’t go through and trying another co signer. Salesman let us know after trying number of times it didn’t get approved by the bank. We end up driving back to take it back and supposedly they were still working on deals, after about an hour of my girl saying she doesn’t want the car and ga…

Solar-Powered Car Drives Across Morocco To The Sahara Without Using Charging Stations A solar-powered car made by students in the Netherlands completed a 1,000- kilometer (621-mile) journey through some of the toughest terrain EVs have faced so far, let alone EVs powered by nothing but the sun. The Stella Terra went from the northern coast of Morocco to the Sahara Desert without stopping at a charging… Read more…

Toyota Will Unveil Aggressive Electric Sports Car Concept At Japan Mobility Toyota has been waffling on battery electric vehicles for around a decade. Finally joining the party this year with the absurdly-named bZ4X, Toyota has an electric car on the market, and soon could have a few more. Ahead of the 2023 Japan Mobility Show (formerly the Tokyo Motor Show), Toyota has teased a couple of… Read more…

Stodgy, ICE-Focused Toyota Teases Sports Car That Is Neither Of Those Things Toyota has not exactly been paving the way when it comes to EVs. The company has prioritized hybrids, pushed fully electric vehicles to the back burner, and only released one mediocre EV thus far. Sure, it has that fancy new buttplug tech now, but the company is still deeply behind in the EV race — and what better way… Read more…

How do you go about mentioning your trade in car at the dealership? Do you wait until after the car price has been settled to mention you have a trade in? I would ask in r/askcarsales but they’re more inclined to tell me what’s best for the salesman. Which is not the best for me most likely submitted by /u/eng2725

You’ve Got To Stop Keeping Your Gun In Your Car You’re just popping in to the grocery store for one little thing, surely it’ll be fine to leave your bang bang toy in the glove box and walk away without locking it. Nobody would think to check there. It’ll probably definitely still be there when you get back. No criminal mastermind would ever take your gun, a gun… Read more…

Talk me out of selling my car for newer model I own a 2015 Tahoe with 90k miles and it’s fully paid off. Zero problems and I love the car. Problem is I keep seeing the new body style Tahoes everywhere I look and I’m slowly becoming obsessed (may be a bit strong) with them. On one hand I’m thinking I can get a huge trade in for my current Tahoe and 90k seems like a good mileage to trade it…

Received a check for my totaled car from my insurance company… Received a check for my totaled car from my insurance company. Deposited check and said it would take a few days which changed to a week and now it says return item chargeback for the amount of the check. What could have caused this? I called the bank so it’s not on their end and I’m just wondering why they wouldn’t accept the check or the insur…

Can I afford a new used car? (US) Current car is a 2002 Camry and my friend says it’s hurting my dating prospects. I’m 34 y/o. Current situation: Income – $7,500 month after taxes. Rent – $2,000/ month. Savings – $42,000. Robinhood – $37,000. The cars I’m looking at would cost about $17,000 after taxes, so it would bring my savings down to about $26,000. Any advice is appreciate…

Pay Cash or Finance Car Looking to replace my 2000 Toyota with a new Toyota for approximately $26K after taxes/fees. CU approved an $18,000 loan (putting $8000 for down payment) for either 4.98% APR 29 Months or 5.49% APR 36 Months. First payment can be deferred for up to 90 days for both 29 months or 36 months. I pushed off buying a new car for a few years and have s…

I’m 19 years old and I need a car I’m a 19 year old community college student, work part-time (24 hrs per week), make $650 biweekly and with a 690 credit score, I was thinking about financing a 2020 toyota corolla (since older models are at the same price in my area) for $22,000 including tax and paperwork. their are very reliable and it has a small engine thus doesn’t require …

Should I sell my car if I’m moving to a downtown chicago neighborhood if I might need a car in 2 years? Accepted a Job in downtown chicago and won’t need my current car (and likely won’t want one since parking is insane and painful and expensive) and I’m living near the blue line, but I don’t see myself living downtown forever, maybe for 2ish years and once I move out of there, I’d need a car to get around I currently have like a 2008 Mazda with …

Car Buyers Are Taking Out 17% – 22% APR Car Loans It’s expensive to be poor, especially if you’re a victim of America’s capricious, inscrutable credit rating system. But, in most places, you still need a car and that has forced some car buyers into situations where they sign paper work for 17 – 22 percent car loans. Is that usury? Apparently not. Read more…

Is it better to sell the car with some life or drive it until it dies? I have a 2016 Cruze with about 115k miles on it. It has not been reliable and I’m used to the check engine light turning on and off without noticing any driving issues. I work from home so I didn’t notice anything wrong until I took it on a long drive for a trip. Afterward, I discovered that it has an issue with the turbo that would take thousan…

A $3.8bn deal points to the future of car-parts suppliers A merger between Schaeffler and Vitesco will create a global components champion

LPT Request: Advice for a car coming off lease? We’re coming up on the end of our car’s lease and going to the dealership tomorrow to see what our options are. This the first car I’ve ever had / leased so any advice on what to negotiate for or just make sure I’m not getting ripped off would be great. Car is 2021 Grand Cherokee Limited, ~30k miles (lease is for 36k miles) and is in great shape…

LPT Learn basic car maintenance so you don’t have your ride destroyed by incompetent amateurs. I’m was reading the Midas post over on r/mechanicadvice and the horror stories there was really sad. Changing your own oil is not hard. Learning how to find a reputable mechanic to do work for you is a requirement unless you just want shoddy work and like being scammed. Read your car’s owner’s manual to know when maintenance is due is a part of …

What’s The Ugliest American Car Ever Made? Over the years, American automakers have churned out some spectacular cars. Things like the 1960s Corvette Stingray, the Ford GT or the classic Lincoln Continental are all class, but not every American car was so lucky when they were dishing out looks. Instead, some American cars are pretty damn ugly, but what’s the… Read more…