Busted Ride

This reeks of the old automotive adage of not wanting to be first, but a close second.

This design was so damn fresh it they still stand out in a is that a new X. But then brain is like yea no... That is older than the average verhile on the road.

Detroit Automakers Want To Bring Back Sedans. Will They Last This Time? The Big Three seem to all be coming around to small cars again at the same time. But will they commit, or will this be another passing fad?

Comments by yours truly. Fun fact: more than a third of all the consumers we surveyed in our latest AutoPacific FADS Study told us they'd consider buying a sedan.

www.thedrive.com/news/detroit...

After hooning the Escalade IQ to death, yes that is so much HP, and for most drivers absolutely too much HP.

Lol for our personally owned Bolt EUV, yea just normal stuff like wiper blades, and tires (OEM ones were not great).

Blazer EV... Seems to have gremlins. But great when it works.

Big fan of driving our EV to get gas for the occasional portable gas tank refills for generator and snow blower. Our hold out ICE equipment.

One of our biggest gripes with $GM's strategy was rolling out charger infrastructure to dealerships to handle.

But the absolute last place we want to spend an extra minute let alone 45+ minutes is a dealership.

Many also actively block, or make it near impossible to use these chargers.

The Car World Is Going Electric, Without America After $50 billion in squandered investments, will U.S. auto companies finally get serious—or just watch while China wins, asks Michael Dunne.

"There is also an awkward truth Detroit executives will only whisper: Many dealers actively sabotaged EV sales. Car dealerships make most of their money on parts and service. EVs need far less maintenance...For a dealer, every EV sold represents years of lost...income." www.thefp.com/p/the-car-wo...

Laughs at quote for over $15k.

Yup, yup, yup, yup, nope, nope, are you fucking kidding me, nope, nope, nope.

For this week, expansion tank, water pump, and motor mounts became the "while you're in there." $4.5k

No more enlightening to keep pouring caffeine.

Lol caffeine not hitting hard enough this Presidents Day.

1988 Honda Civic DX The fourth generation of Honda's Civic appeared on the US market as a 1988 model. It was available as a sedan, a five door wagon, or a three...

Almost forty years old, this #bustedride Civic DX hatchback was still out getting groceries.

#carsky #oldcarBS

carsgoneby.blogspot.com/2026/02/1988...

Shortages perhaps in the cheaper trim levels?

Same. A but fearful we missed our window do achieve this feat at home. But prices seem to keep falling on panels and batteries.

Going to happen in my lifetime, just hope I'm around to see the ROI.

used EVs are some of the best deals in automotive history, in terms of the delta between what they cost and what they cost to make

Certainly a risk factor. And one we've been keeping our eyes on as well.

But the EV drivers will be the ones to bring solar power to homes first for all of the obvious reasons.

I agree with this. And ironically it will take some ICE hold outs full psychological breakdown after looking in their mirror and looking at finances.

Going to be a future ICE marketing sales point to keep BEVs from gaining momentum in USA.

Going to be a future ICE marketing sales point to keep BEVs from gaining momentum in USA.

Did you go to Wallys Rest Stop?

This took me a couple minutes before I realized this wasn’t “Dark Jerk Off Instructions”

A sign of things to come.

🇨🇳 EV Inc in Detroit.
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An @unlovedcars.bsky.social @bustedride.bsky.social longroof combo for the #weirdcarBS #carspotter faithful

Makes you wonder how much time Ford executives spent at the Lions Commanders game lobbying for this.

It sure does explain the constant Democrat Senators from MI voting in line with the other party.

Figures that they'd lobby to have this be the cost of entry. It basically mirrors what access many USA based companies can get when entering China, a minority, or non-controlling stake in a JV.

seismic stuff, if it comes to pass

Looking more real by the day isn't it.

I’m still convinced this will happen.

Which automaker will be the first to offer a catalytic converter delete?