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I'm surprised "supply and demand" isn't being referenced more often in this thread. When people want less of something, it becomes more expensive to produce and therefore more expensive to sell, it's that simple. I never thought a Honda CRV or Toyota RAV4 would be basically the same price as an...

There's a pretty clear consensus here, even though I've only read through two pages of responses. Here is my two cents in case I can offer a unique perspective: For some background, I'm a millenial who only fairly recently became financially "stable" in that I'm now making a lot more money per...

Fortunately with the US being a free market, anyone can create an alternative product and sell it for any price that he or she would like to, provided that doing so doesn't break any laws such as trademark infringement, counterfeiting, or fraud. It will be interesting to see if anyone is able to...

I didn't say that things made overseas can't have good quality. While that is sometimes the case, it is, in fact, not the case most of the time. Most Apple iPhones are assembled in China and function perfectly fine. My point was that it often cheaper to import parts than to make them...

I wouldn't say necessarily that Ford doesn't care to be precise in their work. Before assembling the cars, Ford imports A LOT of components from overseas, and the reason they do that is because those parts are a fraction of the cost of being made in the US. If all those components were made in...

I plasti-dipped the front pony emblem and that worked fine. Here's the tutorial I followed, although there are a ton of videos similar to this on YouTube from other people doing the same thing. The cost of the alternative emblems didn't bother me as much as how long it would take to have to...

I got Llumar Valor PPF for basically the whole front end of my car: bumper, hood, fenders, mirrors, and A-frame. Costed about $2,500 installed. My car is shadow black, and you can't even tell the PPF is there without getting super close to the car, like within a foot or two, and looking...

Whether it's the pistons or the rods (or both), this is consistent with what an "old timer" told me when I asked his thoughts on supercharging my vert GT. He said it it can be done, and will be done by many, but a factory motor isn't properly engineered to accommodate a supercharger (because...

Mostly because 95% of the time I drive it, it's in traffic, when using the clutch and manually shifting all the time would be more of an inconvenience than a feature. Also when/if I want to go fast, apparently the "auto shifting" is optimized to do it better than I ever could, and as an added...

Past Consumer Reports member surveys showed that car owners typically paid more for the coverage than they got back in direct benefits. This isn’t surprising, because extended warranties make a lot of money for those who sell them. “The fact is, extended warranties are overpriced. That’s the...

That's called a Dodge 😛

Did you have it shipped directly to the dealership, and were they OK with that? Would seem like an unnecessary hassle to order a 200 pound part to your house and then have to transport it to an installer. Is the warranty from the vehicle's purchase date and original mileage, or from the date of...

Hi TJ, what would you suggest for those of us with S650 convertibles and/or with brembo brakes, since that kit isn't compatible?

No performance package, but it was configured with red brembo's, 3.55 limited slip, and happened to have a front strut bar (stock with all GTs?). I actually preferred to have all-weather tires instead of the summer tires that come with the performance pack. Also, I bought separately a set of...

Right, this was my first V8 car, so I was probably a little uncomfortable the first few weeks of driving it because I wasn't used to just giving the gas half throttle and the car jumping forward so much. On the acceleration side, I have to be careful when it's wet outside because I've lost...

I got the Chicco NextFit Zip car seat since it was rated the highest by Consumer Reports. It's massive in size, and after installing it rear-facing, there's probably no way I could get my 2-year old daughter in-and-out of it without putting the convertible top down haha.

When you hear the phrase "family car", a mustang probably isn't the first car thst comes to mind, but for my wife, my 2-year old, and I, we made it work this weekend, and we did it in style! Mustangs aren't known for their spacious back seats, but I was able to fit our toddler seat in the back...

Any ideas for what suspension you want to swap for? I have a 24 GT and love it, but i don't like that when you turn the steering wheel there's not an immediate response from the wheels. Makes it feel more like a "comfort" car than a sports car. Also not a fan of how when you hit the gas the...

Admittedly, I'm not as familiar with the camaro's suspension as the mustang's, although my understanding, and correct me if I'm wrong, is that both have MacPherson struts in the front and a multi-link rear suspension, both have advanced damping systems, and both have electronic steering assist...

We're getting off topic, although I'll give the camaro with the 1LE track package this: It has more aggressive suspension tuning and better grip, making it superior for the track. If you're not primarily driving it at the track though, I would suggest that the mustang GT has a better balance...