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2018 Ford F-150 XLT 2.7 EcoBoost, about 117,500 miles. After owning the car for a while, tires, insurance and service pricing mattered more than the MPG difference I obsessed over before buying. What…
This started as a small annoyance and I finally decided to track it down. 2021 Nissan Rogue SV, about 76,000 miles. I am doing my first beginner track day and do not care about lap records. Besides f…
This started as a small annoyance and I finally decided to track it down. 2023 Mercedes-AMG C43, about 21,500 miles. There is a low hum that rises with road speed regardless of engine RPM. Turning sl…
This started as a small annoyance and I finally decided to track it down. 2022 Volvo XC90 Recharge, about 29,500 miles. There is a light buzz from the dash at one narrow RPM range. It disappears abov…
2019 Lexus GS 350, about 69,500 miles. The A/C works well with road speed but gets noticeably warmer at long lights, then cools again almost immediately once moving. Does that point more toward airfl…
This started as a small annoyance and I finally decided to track it down. 2022 BMW X3 M40i, about 90,000 miles. I am financing most of the purchase and depreciation could be steep early on. How do yo…
This started as a small annoyance and I finally decided to track it down. 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander SE, about 119,000 miles. A catalyst efficiency code came back after clearing once. The car drives n…
2024 Tesla Model Y Long Range, about 19,500 miles. I am financing most of the purchase and depreciation could be steep early on. How do you decide whether GAP is worthwhile versus a larger down payme…
