Auto sales: Worst August since 1983
The nation’s top automakers reported disappointing sales Wednesday, resulting in the worst August for industrywide auto sales in 27 years.
Auto sales: Worst August since 1983
The nation’s top automakers reported disappointing sales Wednesday, resulting in the worst August for industrywide auto sales in 27 years.
Thread of the Day: What’s The Worst Design Feature On Your Vehicle?
Let’s face it: few, if any, vehicles are absolutely, 100-percent perfect. There’s always going to be some little niggle, whether it’s the dinky cupholders, difficult-to-reach spark plugs, or a side window that mysteriously stops working at the most inopportune moments. What is the worst design feature on your vehicle?Among MT posters, all sorts of different complaints surfaced, including but not limited to headlight problems and difficult maintenance-related issues. Let’s hear yours in the comments below…
Study Finds Adult Drivers Are the Worst Text Messaging Offenders
A new poll by the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that adults are more likely than teenagers to text or talk on their cellphones while driving.
Thread of the Day: What’s the Worst Vehicle Available in 2010?
Thankfully, most of what is available in today’s auto market completely trumps what was available 10, 20, and especially 30 years ago in terms of performance, value, and safety. Occasionally, however, some automakers can come up with a stinker or two that few consumers seem to enjoy, and those vehicles get universally panned and ridiculed for years to come. While we won’t single out any particular model, we are interested in hearing what you believe is the worst vehicle available in 2010 in today’s Threa…
The worst car modifications in the world?
We all like to personalize our vehicles, a little mascot hanging from the rear view mirror, bumper sticker, perhaps a spray job; but some people just take the whole theme to an extreme, spending huge amounts of cash on turning regular cars into monstrous beasts on four wheels.Any modifications made to your vehicle should be disclosed to your insurer – and whilst some modifications, such as the reduction of exhaust emissions, are positively welcomed, others, including cherry bomb exhausts, super wide w…
Thread of the Day: Your Worst Driving Experience?
We once asked in our daily Thread of the Day what your idea of a fun drive was. Today, we want to hear about your worst driving experience.To start the thread off, forums user LFA-Laff At stated “ive never driven so i cant answer.” Enthusiast esand003 then follows up with a laugh-out-loud post involving a relative’s 1993 Ford Aerostar and a driveway. Further into the thread, guru westys_4_ever posts about an incident with a 1987 Plymouth Voyager and a U-Haul trailer. We are sensing a minivan theme here…..
Top 10 Worst Crash Tests
While some concerning things have been happening in the automotive industry, good developments are occurring too – and a lot of those are occurring in the area of automotive safety. It is no doubt that the overall safety of our cars is much higher than ever before.
Anti-lock brake systems, traction control, electronic stability control – those are are just a few of the ubiquitous systems that help to prevent accidents from happening.
Other life-saving features like side airbags, curtain ai…
Top 10 Worst Crash Tests
While some concerning things have been happening in the automotive industry, good developments are occurring too – and a lot of those are occurring in the area of automotive safety. It is no doubt that the overall safety of our cars is much higher than ever before.
Anti-lock brake systems, traction control, electronic stability control – those are are just a few of the ubiquitous systems that help to prevent accidents from happening.
Other life-saving features like side airbags, curtain ai…