The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 16, 2023

If you owned a car that had traveled more than 400,000 miles during its life, could you bear to send it into the cold steel jaws of The Crusher ? 417,046 miles is about the same as traveling 16-¾ times around Earth (using a great circle route, of course), and that distance is impressive even by Mercedes-Benz diesel standards.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 9, 2024

With electric vehicle prices down, this summer may be the time to buy. Ford, GM, Hyundai, Kia, Rivian, Volkswagen, Honda, Toyota, and several others have all slashed lease EV prices this year. For example, the 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 5 SEL (with up to 303 miles range) is cheaper to lease than the Venue, its most affordable SUV.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 4, 2024

Today's Junkyard Find is an example of the sporty coupe version of the first-generation Saturn S , found in a Denver-area boneyard recently. We're here to praise this SC2 for staying on the road for close to three decades and well over 250,000 miles. But we're not here to mourn Saturn. This car has neither.

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