We are an opinion a lot here at auto expertand in addition to discussions between offices and within the office, we will use the keyboard to write comments.
While we don’t write as many op-eds as we write reviews or news, the ones we do tend to get our loyal readers talking.
Here are the top five opinion pieces of 2022 that generated the most heated discussions.
10 driver behaviors that make us angry
Mike Costello asked the rest of the auto expert Team what we think are the angst things motorists do.
There’s too much profanity for us to publish as a live recording, but Mike has summed up the 10 worst driver behaviors – everything from rough tailgaters to Drivers are confused by the concepts of roundabouts and consolidation.
FULL ARTICLE: 10 driver behaviors that make us angry
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What the CarExpert team would buy for the price of a RAV4 Hybrid
A lot of cars have had significant price hikes at the end of the year, but $50,000 can still buy you a decent car – mid-range Toyota RAV4 XSE Hybrid just an example.
But what if you want to live a little? While automobiles are our domain, auto expert The team looked through the classifieds to see what great used cars we could buy for $50,000.
The answer is a rather interesting range of vehicles, although most of our findings are powered by V8s and even V10s and are therefore less affordable than the RAV4 Hybrid in many ways.
FULL ARTICLE: What the CarExpert team would buy for the price of a RAV4 Hybrid
Guilty Pleasures About Cars: The Cars We’re Almost Shame We Like
We all have our guilty pleasures, cars that we probably don’t objectively like but nonetheless have an uncanny appeal. The Alborz Fallah alone seems to have a bunch, and it all seems to be convertibles.
Here, auto expert the group shared their guilty pleasures, ranging from the rather respectable (BMW Z3, Volvo 240) to the downright shameful (Suzuki X-90).
FULL ARTICLE: Guilty Pleasures About Cars: The Cars We’re Almost Shame We Like
Why 230km/h for the police is not reckless driving
Should a police officer be exempt from a penalty for speeding up to 230km/h if they are rushing to help an injured colleague?
That’s the question Paul Maric asked after Senior Sheriff Bradley Beecroft did it and faced 10 years in prison for reckless endangerment of life.
The officer was later dropped on two of the four charges against him, although the 16-year Victoria Police veteran and gold license holder still faces dangerous driving charges. and speeding will be on trial next year.
FULL ARTICLE: Why 230km/h for the police is not reckless driving
The joy of driving a clutch again
Scott Collie wrote a tribute to the manual transmission after spending more than a week driving three-pedal versions of the manual transmission. Hyundai i30 N and Subaru WRX face off against each other.
The number of manually equipped cars sold continues to decline, and many of us auto expert the team no longer owns the manual vehicle. But even though automatics have made leaps and bounds over the years, there’s still a sense of cohesion that a new manual index can provide.
FULL ARTICLE: The joy of driving a clutch again
