Let’s be honest — buying a new car just isn’t what it used to be.
Not too long ago, you could grab a new ride for a decent price, pay it off in three to four years, and maybe trade it in for something fresh before the manufacturer’s warranty expired. These days? A semi-nice new car can easily set you back $50K or more, and people are financing them for 6, 7, even 8 years just to make the monthly payments manageable.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned after years of driving my Dodge RAM 1500 4WD with the 5.7L Hemi, it’s that this truck is a true workhorse. I rely on it every single day for my landscaping business here in the Los Angeles area – hauling interlocking pavers, trees, shrubs, and sometimes towing trailers weighing 10,000 pounds!
I’ve got a 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk 4WD, and let me tell you, this thing has been my pride and joy since the day I drove it off the lot. The black metallic paint still shines like new, and yeah, I baby it. But I also use it the way Jeep intended – dirt, trails, rocks, and the occasional mud bath.
If you’ve ever spent a few late-night hours diagnosing a car issue, you’ll know how it goes—you go from mild curiosity to full-blown YouTube-certified mechanic in the span of an evening. That was me a few weeks ago, sitting in the garage with my 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk, trying to figure out why it had started acting possessed.
If you own a 2013 Infiniti QX56, you already know it’s a beast of an SUV – massive (read heavy) presence, comfortable, powerful, and built to last. But when the front suspension nears its end of life, starting to feel loose or wobbly, things can go downhill fast.