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A Transmission Problem Costs 14% of the Car. An Airbag Problem Costs Nothing.
A Car With 11 Open Recall Campaigns Sells for the Same as One With None
Thirteen Car Brands Died in America and the Total Never Changed
Two-Year-Old Hybrids Have 24% More Miles Than Petrol Cars the Same Age
A Lamborghini Urus Scores 8 out of 10 for Climate and 2 out of 10 for Air Quality
Washington Fell 12 Places in the Insurance Rankings While Its Bill Went Up
Cars Stop Losing Value at About Sixteen Years Old. Then They Start Gaining.
One in Five Subaru Crosstreks for Sale Has Been Written Off and Rebuilt
Brands With 10-Year Warranties Get Four Times More Complaints Than Brands With 4-Year Ones
Silver Was the Colour of the 2000s. It's Now the Oldest Paint on the Market.
By Its VIN Codes, Chrysler Is a Mexican Brand
The Nissan GT-R Went 15 Years Without a New Generation
BMW Sells 104 Different Models. RAM Sells 10. Both Get Checked the Same Amount.
One Vehicle on Sale Today Has a One-Star Rollover Rating. It's a Van People Buy for Work.
Every State's Insurance Whipsawed Through the Pandemic. Hawaii Didn't Notice.
In 2015 the GMC Badge Was Worth Nothing. By 2025 It Was Worth 75%.
Crossing 100,000 Miles Costs $882. The Next 10,000 Cost Nothing.
Motorcycles Get 2 Recalls per Model. Cars Get 30. Triumph Gets 8.8.
The Cadillac Escalade Sells From $4,900 to $84,500. Good Luck Pricing One.
Cars Got Longer and Their Overhangs Got Shorter. The Wheels Moved to the Corners.
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