Hey, this taught me how to merge my two kinja accounts too — never knew that was possible. Thanks, Bob. Read more

net net it is not as special as the seller on BaT wants it to be....
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Doesn’t matter what the picture says, I’m going try to find a way to fit more crap in it than that. Read more

Volvo always has cool little Easter eggs like this. In the current XC90 for example, if you open the storage compartment beside the third row, the have a spider and spider web cast into the under-side of the lid. Gotta love their sense of humor!  Read more

My father bought the first VW Rabbit Diesel at the local dealer in the 1970s and my mother was on the receiving end of my dads rage more than once but she always managed to realize what she’d done before she started it up. We took the tank off once at 14 degrees with no shelter from the wicked Kansas wind as my frugal… Read more

I work at a chevy dealer (technician), this happens about twice a month, its usually the DEF fluid that gets installed in the fuel tank and vise-versa, its clearly marked but....it happens alot. The husband usually blames the wife (yea, right). The insurance company usually pays. Read more

I amost had the opposite experience once, with an Opel Corsa rental. The engine was so rough, and had so little top end power, that I was dead set sure it was a Diesel, as no gas engine this side of a lawnmower could be that rough. Read more

pretty cool article actually.. most would never admit to this. really interesting insight into how well this cadillac engine is made. good stuff.  Read more

I am actually very surprised by GM not installing a protection from using a smaller diameter gasoline fueling nozzles! I have a 2011 BMW X5 3.5D and I will not be able to push the gasoline pump nozzle inside without a special “wider” diameter plastic adapter, included with the vehicle (in case someone at a gas station… Read more

You’ve never made a mistake at your job? Maybe you should look for a more challenging job. Read more

When you think about it, it is a bit surprising that modern auto engines are so delicate (especially the injectors, fuel pumps, etc.) that putting in just the wrong type of petroleum fuel can do this much damage. In Europe in the 1940s, during a time when gasoline and diesel were unavailable, cars were adapted to run… Read more

In the late 1980s a good friend had an Olds 98 sedan with the 350 Diesel V8. He put the car in the paper for sale, listed the engine as a 350 Diesel, and a guy came out to buy the car. They did the obligatory test drive, and the guy bought the car. A few days later he was calling my friend all sorts of bad names… Read more

Brett - I empathize. I switch between gas and diesel vehicles - often not my own. Every time I go to the pump I have a panic attack that I chose the wrong fuel 20 seconds into the process. I’ve taken to reading the sticker on the fuel cap/door 3x before I even put my card into the reader.... Read more

That is a really good testament to modern engineering and to the powertrain engineers at GM, that the car did not destroy itself. Read more

*he was reviewing Read more

At gas stations, diesel fuel nozzles are a larger diameter than petrol ones, to stop customers from inadvertently filling a gas-powered car with diesel Read more

As a test driver, I am extremely paranoid about doing this so I make it a point to triple check the car and the pump...That said I would have definitely pulled up to a gas pump, paid, saw the green filler cap and said huh? (as I had no idea the Escalade came with this option) But 700$ isn’t bad, shout out to that shop… Read more

counterpoint: it takes extreme courage to admit such a mistake in a public forum like this, with your writing reputation on the line. do you think you have that much courage? Read more

How do you comment without reading the article” Read more