Questions of the Day: 'why Cant You Put General Altimax Rt 43 All Saeson Tirres on a 2007 Bmw 328i 2 Door Coupe?'

Jack Baruth
by Jack Baruth

Welcome back my friends, to the show that has yet to end! In this episode of QOTD, I answer the questions that you, the people, have entered into search engine-queries that landed you at TTAC. Let’s get the show on the road:

why cant you put general altimax rt 43 all saeson tirres on a 2007 bmw 328i 2 door coupe? Well, they might tell you that there’s no reason, but there’s a reason, my friend, oh yes there is. And that reason is called… the Illuminati.

what does it mean when they flash high beams? It means they are on to you.

diplomat sales munich scam? Oh yes, I remember this one. It was 1978, the German people were hungry for M-body Mopars, and they didn’t much care what they had to do in order to get them. An unscrupulous man named Qvell Kjale opened up an office in Munich, taking 50 percent deposits for “grey-market” Diplomats with the 318 V8 and velour trim. He took hundreds of deposits before vanishing into the night, leaving heartbreak and sorrow in his wake. The elite group “GSG-9” tracked him to Geneva, where Kjale was seen behind the wheel of an optioned-up 1980 LeBaron. But, despite their best efforts to kill him, the massive power of the de-smogged Chrysler V8 kept him easily ahead of their BMW 520i sedans. Recent rumors have placed Kjale in China, where he is attempting without success to convince the Chinese elite that “Avenir” is a real brand.

what transmission will fit my 1998 grand prix gtp? The one you just removed, you moron! Put it back!

why are jeep patriots so cheap? It’s the Illuminati.

144 payments for auto? Ed Bolian, is that you?

the howling rx7? I saw the best rotaries of my generation / blowing their apex seals, and crying with joy

how much does it cost to repair deployed airbags on the passenger side of a 2016 dodge ram? $1,812.46.

test drove a z71 truck and sugned lease papers dealership brings me an lt double cab truck do i have to take it? You should have thought about that before you sugned the lease papers, pal.

can cold temperatures make dents on body of a f_150? I hate to be the one to tell you this, my friend, but your wife did that at Lowe’s. She’s just telling you stories because it’s worked in the past.

anybody running g force tires on c4 corvette? Anybody? Bueller? Fry?

has porshe corrected the ims issues on the 996? Yup, and they paid for all of them to be fixed out of the goodness of their hearts. Just kidding! You’re screwed.

how did the 4 wheel drive work on a ww2 jeep? Not as well as you’d think. It was open diff city, pal.

curbside classic? Nice try, Paul, but last I heard your requested $50,000 was about $49,900 more than our parent company wanted to spend.

irv gordon’s secret to reaching nearly 3 million miles? Performance enhancing drugs.

cars people own after 10 years? Usually it’s the same car they owned after 9 years.

do street outlaws get paid? No, they usually rely on the revenue from their Los Angeles thrift shop.

pontiac sunbird wagon? You know, it’s not a bad idea, but they didn’t do it past the first restyle.

2011 third row mash up? Right here.

2009 gmc yukon denali transmission won’t shift? Have you tried swapping it for the transmission from a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP?

That’s all, folks! See you next time!

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  • DJM DJM on Jan 13, 2018

    I'm driving a rental Camry like an a$$hole right now. It's really confusing the hell out of the other drivers...

    • JohnTaurus JohnTaurus on Jan 13, 2018

      I'm not sure how that makes you different from most Camry drivers I see. I would be confused to see a Camry using its turn signals, not hogging the left lane, and not attempting to bumper-kiss the car in front of it at 75 mph.

  • JohnTaurus JohnTaurus on Jan 13, 2018

    Somewhat serious question, and remember I was a teenager at the time with limited knowledge, but.... Was I the only one who thought the Cadillac Catera was a RWD variant of the period Corsica-replacing Malibu? To the untrained eye, the Caddy looks like a badge-and-grille job.

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    • JohnTaurus JohnTaurus on Jan 14, 2018

      @Middle-Aged (Ex-Miata) Man Yep, I knew one was RWD and the other FWD, but I guess i must've thought it was some kind of modular platform. In related news, Ford is supposedly working on a modular platform to accommodate FWD, RWD or AWD. Not sure how the decision to indefinitely postpone the Fusion redesign has played into its development. Stands to reason the next gen would have been on the platform, along with replacements for Explorer, Continental, MKZ, Nautilus, Edge and MKT.

  • SCE to AUX All that lift makes for an easy rollover of your $70k truck.
  • SCE to AUX My son cross-shopped the RAV4 and Model Y, then bought the Y. To their surprise, they hated the RAV4.
  • SCE to AUX I'm already driving the cheap EV (19 Ioniq EV).$30k MSRP in late 2018, $23k after subsidy at lease (no tax hassle)$549/year insurance$40 in electricity to drive 1000 miles/month66k miles, no range lossAffordable 16" tiresVirtually no maintenance expensesHyundai (for example) has dramatically cut prices on their EVs, so you can get a 361-mile Ioniq 6 in the high 30s right now.But ask me if I'd go to the Subaru brand if one was affordable, and the answer is no.
  • David Murilee Martin, These Toyota Vans were absolute garbage. As the labor even basic service cost 400% as much as servicing a VW Vanagon or American minivan. A skilled Toyota tech would take about 2.5 hours just to change the air cleaner. Also they also broke often, as they overheated and warped the engine and boiled the automatic transmission...
  • Marcr My wife and I mostly work from home (or use public transit), the kid is grown, and we no longer do road trips of more than 150 miles or so. Our one car mostly gets used for local errands and the occasional airport pickup. The first non-Tesla, non-Mini, non-Fiat, non-Kia/Hyundai, non-GM (I do have my biases) small fun-to-drive hatchback EV with 200+ mile range, instrument display behind the wheel where it belongs and actual knobs for oft-used functions for under $35K will get our money. What we really want is a proper 21st century equivalent of the original Honda Civic. The Volvo EX30 is close and may end up being the compromise choice.
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