My transmission went out on my 2014 Nissan maxima. I applied for a car loan for another car but was denied (632 credit score). I have $1400 saved and $7000 left on my auto loan. I have liability insurance. No Gap insurance. What should I do? Suggestions please.

I have a 2012 CRV that is nearing the end of it's road and we are considering what's next. The mileage on a 3 row SUV is going to be considerably more than what we've been used to, but we're considering it because it holds a lot more stuff for when we go camping. Our CRV is definitely overloaded. So we were looking at a RAV4 and from the manufacturer specs I calculated (GVWR - curb weight) a payload (occupants and cargo) of about 1100 lbs. But then when I looked at the driver door sticker, it lists a max weight of about 900 lbs.

Can anyone explain why they calculation and sticker rating are different?

I need a car but can wait for some time. With incoming tariffs, I am not sure if I should hurry up and buy now or wait. Any thoughts? Planning to buy 2025 Platinum

If anyone has experienced this/something similar and knows the solution please let me know! I’ll take any advice/help. Just replaced the Ignition Coils and Spark plugs, noise still happening. Sounds like rattling/bubbling/blowing bubbles in oil.

Ford is making me crazy!! Back in Aug 2024 the 2019 EcoSports engine stalls while D is on assignment (traveling healthcare worker) some 350+ miles north of us. Turns out there was a recall on his car but Ford isn’t notifying people till later this year since they don’t have the part. He had it towed to the Heritage Ford Modesto location, I got a sitter and made the drive to pick him up. The next day we called hoping to arrange a rental and get an update, nothing. They didn’t return a call for a week only to say they hadn’t even checked it yet. It took Ford several weeks to confirm it was their fault and they would replace the engine. In the mean time I was driving him up there where he would have to uber around for 6 days, then driving him home where he would rent a car for the 8 that he was home. It took 6 weeks of unreturned calls and escalating to Fords corporate to get them to provide a rental. Im sure you can imagine that rentals started to add up, not to mention the inconvenience of arranging a sitting for a 10-11hr round trip or taking the kids and having to make so many stops it turns a 10-11 hr drive into a 12 hour one. They had his car for 5 months! We got it back this month, supposedly with a new engine and 2 year warranty(still has a recall though as that part isn’t available), and it’s a bigger mess than it was before. He drove it back down here with the AC and cruise control suddenly not working, the next morning there is oil all over my garage! Not I’m not trying to be that “irate woman” and keep my mouth shut. He calls Ford manufacturing who says take it to the local dealer. We do, they say the AC isn’t working because the Freon was drained but not filled after repairs. They contact the Modesto location to get the ok to do that and then figure out what else is going on. Modesto denied and stated it had to go back to them. It’s leaking oil! I’m not comfortable with him driving it that far like that. So now I get involved and reach out to Ford and social media. Fords social media people of course respond quickly not liking the bad press, especially given D is a disabled US veteran. In the end it was the same result, they won’t pay to have it towed, every dealer is different and one dealer can’t just trust the word of another dealer even if they are both Ford. So he makes the drive, and when he is a couple hours out calls to confirm they will get him in and out quickly and have a rental waiting as he works at the hospital that evening. They said no. He will have to drop it off, pay a diagnostic fee, arrange and pay for his own rental and they will contact him with a repair quote. What?! When he gets back up there his dashboard looks like a Christmas tree! He can’t take it, nap and make it to work on time if they aren’t going to make it a smooth transition so he says he’ll bring it the next morning, goes to his Airbnb’s naps and works. Yesterday (being the “next morning”) he takes it in and somehow no one is there to receive it and he has to come back. Fearing breaking down he goes to a local oil change place to have his oil checked. He only had 1.5qt. It’s been driven less than 1000miles since that “new engine” was put in. Now I’m ready to be that irate woman. I’ve reached out to their local news station with no luck, I filed a complaint with DCA but not heard back. The dealer isn’t registered with BBB and the car is just outside the lemon law cutoff.

Is there anyone out there that has news connections in Modesto, or knows what options we have?

My city’s hazardous waste facility is only open during normal business hours but I’m looking for somewhere to responsibly dispose of my old brake fluid this weekend.

Do retail stores like AutoZone, Advance Auto, Pep Boys, etc. accept used brake fluid? If not, are there any other common places that do?

Nikola continues to roll out fuel cell trucks and expand hydrogen infrastructure, although discussions often center around financial struggles.

https://invezz.com/news/2025/01/29/nikola-stock-price-forecast-could-it-file-for-bankruptcy-by-march-31/

So my college has a few vehicles that were donated to them by their respective manufacturers, most of these vehicles have been inspected (by me) and are road safe and pass any kind of safety test, they are perfectly good cars. Then I find out that once the school is done with them they are going to crush them! And they can't sell them or repair them to sell or even to give to someone and the VIN number is not in any manufacturer database.

My question is why? Why just throw away these perfectly good cars? Why not allow them to be on the road? Why can't I hypothetically buy them from the manufacturer or the school? It just doesn't make any sense to me. Is it because the company doesn't make a profit from the school selling them? Is it because they have the intelligence of a tardigrade and can't see that they can be repaired and can drive on the streets just fine? I know that their 5 mansions are expensive to upkeep but I don't see the point in throwing away good cars.

Just got my 2012 forester’s oil change & inspection: she only needed some strange LED hardwired light in hatchback luckily!! It was 300$!! I really need to learn how to change my own oil geeez. How much are you all paying for these services ? Also please share any hacks to DIY this better for next time

Say you were driving 100 miles or more a day…

Long story short I moved to the USA from Canada with my 21 Bronco and planned to import it.

They issued the valve recall in August 24 and now the rear suspension recall. Issue with both these is they have no identified remedy so I can't close them.

Ford CS says Q3 2025 is the expected remedy date, but that puts me into September which is beyond the 1 year.

I'm stuck here with a Bronco I can't make legally importable because Ford recalled things they can't fix. Has anyone else dealt with this or is my only option send it back to Canada?

It's a crazy project I have I want to take a car as basic and simple as a Nissan b13 and turn it into a unique car

The technical part is not a problem, what I want is for you to recommend body kits or other adaptations/parts/ or alternative fiberglass bodies to put on it, since I had never wanted to leave so much for the appearance as this time

I am building a car, lots and lots of hand made parts for this project, hand made body kit, interior, custom designed, engineered and built components etc. All done by myself and mostly by hand making this a truly unique car when it's going to be finished. What I wanted to put is an emblem with "built not bought" in the small indent on the rims where the brands' logo was, its about 3" long so I could make a decent emblem and put it in. The problem I am seeing is that this term is used to showboat and mock those who may not build their own cars etc. From my perspective it means exactly what it says, that I have built this car myself and I am proud of it and would like others to k ow this wasn't just an off the shelf component car.. i have zero judgement to others on how they do their vehicle and I don't really care if someone does it one way or another. It's just my own personal pride towards this car..

Any outside thoughts on this? Thanks

I’ve never owned either of these vehicles before. The lease payments for both are nearly identical. Which one would you recommend in terms of fuel efficiency, low maintenance, and comfort?

I'm not sure you'll be interested... but I'll try ;)
My job is to monitoring the cars market. Now it's about youngtimers, oldtimers, and freshtimers in my country - Poland. My site (www.zdzis.com) make a everyday reports whats new in polish adverts - that my main product. I 2 days after, I check what ad is unavailable.
That quick sold cars are quite hepfull... becouse you know what are the reala prices.
So, that a list of quick sold cars i Poland in last week:
- Nissan GT-R - 119 000 pln
- BMW E30 - 79 500 - probably 320 low milage from Japan
- BMW E60 550 - 47 500 pln
- Mercedes 190b '61 - 44 900 pln
- Volkswagen Golf GTi - 44 900 pln
- Chrysler New Yorker - 43 900 pln
- BMW Z3 Coupe - 40 000 pln
- Fiat 126 Black - 32 500 pln
- BMW E30 320 - 30 000 pln
- Mercedes W126 350SE - 29 999 pln
- BMW E60 545 - 28 500 pln
- Ford Mondeo - 25 000 pln - 2.5l low milage
- BMW E30 325 - 23 500 pln
- Mercedes W220 S500L - 23 000 pln
- GAZ 24 - 22 000 pln
- Mercedes CLK500 - 19 900 pln
- Audi Coupe GT - 19 000 pln
- BMW E38 728 - 18 900 pln
- Lexus RX300 - 16 500 pln
- Toyota Camry 3l - 12 900 pln
- Audi Cabrio - 10 000 pln
- Volkswagen New Beetle 1.8 Turbo - 10 000 pln
- Fiat Panda Young - 9 900 pln
- Opel Astra GTC - 6 000 pln
- FSO Polonez Truck - 5 000 pln
- Fiat Seicento Sporting - 4 999 pln
- Opel Kadett '65 - 4 998 pln
- Saab 9-3 - 3 990 pln - turbo, 210hp
- Volvo 740 - 3 300 pln
- Fiat Multipla - 2 900 pln
- Rover 75 - 1 600 pln - 2.5l

What do You think about this? :)

And before you wonder, no I am not talking about the game Gran Turismo

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Dear r/Autos Community, My mother in law is looking for a replacement for her VW Sharan (2007 Model). Actually, she is very happy with the car, but it has too many problems and became unreliable. Do any of you have a good recommendation for a replacement regarding size, loading capacity, trunk size, 5 (or more) seats and reasonable prize? We are located in Germany. Thank you all for any recommendations!

Hey there, I hope someone can help me out. I‘m looking for a gift for my boyfriend who is really into cars but I am absolutely clueless what I could get him. He drives an Audi and cares a lot about his car looking neat and perfect. I know he is also into car detailing and I’ve already gifted him a special bucket for Christmas. I would really appreciate any help, just wondering what you (as a car enthusiast) would be happy about:). Also my budget is around 50€.

Edit: thank you all for all the comments and ideas, I will definitely look into everything you comment :D!