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That could be a problem for myself but the Vancouver fellow says his car is presumably off loaded and in the rail yard in Vancouver, i.e. the rail journey is finished and it just needs picking up by the truck. That said, if the yard is being picketed, no union driver will cross that picket line.

I have a GT Premium Convertible that has supposedly been sitting in the Flat Rock yard since the end of January waiting on a rail car. That was as of the first week in March. I have not checked/heard from the dealer since then. In my case, the the vehicle is railed to Calgary and then put on an...

I would expect some of the lowest volume production GTs, e.g. the GT350 and GT500, will be (and should be) the ones holding their value the most. I just think sales of new V8 models will continue to decrease each year going forward, taken over by performance EVs of various makes and models. That...

I spent a career in the O&G industry. Oil is a global commodity so world price is actually set by supply/demand balances by commodity traders on a global basis. No one 'controls' actual oil prices. It is simply a function of how much do I (as an oil trader) have to pay A, B or C for oil that...

I agree all or most stock systems are now stainless. Just didn't know about these aftermarket ones. My '07 Infiniti's system was still good shape when I sold it recently.

Naive question: Are all these systems including mufflers stainless (or high alloy) steel to last 10 years from corrosion and burn out? Especially important in northern and humid environments.

I am biased but I have ordered one that looks exactly like this one. I am expecting it to arrive before the end of March.

Not for the song necessarily but one can't let this thread go by without.......

There is apparently talk at Ford about spinning off their EV business into a new subsidiary in some way, likely a separately incorporated company. That would allow them to do direct sales to the customer like Tesla and Rivian, bypassing the dealership sales force entirely. That would mean the...

Can identify with that! I am in my '70s and have decided after a lifetime of nice but more pedestrian cars, I must have one last hurrah before I throw in the towel. The new Vette was too impractical and too hard to get into, or out of, so I recently ordered a '22 GT Premium vert. Expect it to...

It is messy but other than SE Asia, including China and India where coal is still be a big component to electrical generation, and will be for some time, there is substantial investment being made in renewable power, and if not renewable, at least natural gas through LNG. Oil fired generation...

I agree people will generally continue to hold on to an ICE until people see more charging infrastructure and/or become more comfortable with range. Most vehicles don't travel more than 100km per day anyway so if they have Level 2 chargers at home, their BEVs will always be fully charged each...

I agree there needs to be co-existence but I do see that happening in our local region here in Canada. I am seeing more EV charging points and even some now at gas stations along major highways. Where there is charging demand, capitalism will respond. This will be many years in the making...

This is not really about Biden. America is already behind many well developed countries moving to EVs in terms of percentage of EVs on the road. They are flying off the assembly lines in China and Europe in particular and auto manufacturers want (have) to be part of that shift. They will be...

You have been given very sound advice. Don't even think about it. Pay off some of that sump sum of the loan. Auto loans, in my opinion, are a travesty. I've never borrowed to buy a depreciating asset. At some point, the vehicle can become worth less than the outstanding balance of the loan.

There will be a tsunami of EVs once all the brands get their 3-10 EV models coming off the assembly lines. If one follows EV blogs and websites at all, there are dozens of brands/makes about to burst out of the woodwork. I think we may be very surprised what the EV volume will be by 2025.

Not sure I would want a vehicle assembled between about Dec 15 and Jan 6th. Some of those hung over assembly line workers may not be up to their A game?

I agree with post #59. It is inevitable the V8 is going to give way in ALL cars though not necessarily all light trucks and it may all happen within 3-5 years. There is little doubt in my mind that most OECD countries will eventually ban the registration of NEW ICE vehicles relegating them to...

If the whine goes away, it was an oil issue. It wouldn't hurt to have the old oil analyzed for contaminants to reinforce that was the issue. https://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/07/symptoms-of-bad-or-failing-differential-gear-oil/

Wheel bearings are more likely to growl so I suspect that is not the case. A high pitched whine is often more associated with gears, such as the differential. There should never be an issue with the differential in a vehicle with standard use, but as a starting point, I would have the...