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This feller also seems to be living his best life: https://youtube.com/shorts/9W3cQasGbSE

I think like half of them are closing in Colorado, I should go see if I can find one, because I'll have to change the coolant and transmission fluid in my car soon.

Yeah we've been taking a break from the show but we're coming back soon. And I sometimes lurk around here.

No, narrower steel wheels are fine as long as they don't touch the brakes. You can ask the seller if you can test-fit one of the wheels on the front, you'll just have to jack up the car and unbolt the factory wheel. But any wheels that came on a Cruze, Sonic, or Trax should fit yours. You can also buy brand-new steel wheels from a tire shop, but they're more expensive. I'd suggest buying your own TPMS sensors because tire shops charge a big markup on them.

For tires, I've heard good things about the Michelin CrossClimate2 if you live in a snowy place. You can go on tire shops' websites to find what else is available to fit your wheels (put in the information for the vehicle that you got the wheels from). I'd suggest dropping off the wheels at the shop and going to pick them up later, so you don't have to wait as long.

I actually just put 16" Chevy Cruze wheels on my car, they look like this: "

There's a couple different designs that Chevy used for 16" and 17" wheels over the years that would also fit. The Cruze is a bit of an oddball in that it uses a 5x105 bolt pattern that's only shared with a few General Motors brands, so your selection is somewhat limited.

However, there are a lot of Cruzes in junkyards, so you should be able to find a set pretty easily (not sure what this says about the reliability of the Cruze, but that's another conversation). I paid about $250 for four wheels at a junkyard, but I had to find the car, unbolt the wheels, take them to the front where they have a tire machine, and pay $5 each to get the old tires taken off. You might be able to find someone on craigslist or facebook marketplace selling a full set for cheaper, or you can buy wheels on eBay for about $100 each plus shipping. You'll also need new tire pressure (TPMS) sensors which are about $30 for a set of four on Amazon (make sure you get the ones that are compatible with your year of Chevy Cruze). You can ask the tire shop to install them on the wheels and connect them with your car's computer; they shouldn't charge much extra for that.

As others have said, you can get new tires that match the diameter of your old tires so the speedometer is still accurate, or you can get smaller (usually cheaper) tires and get the speedometer recalibrated. Larger tires will have more "cushion" against potholes and bumps, but you might not like the floaty balloon ride.

Yes, but the new Charger is a POS from what I've heard

I kinda like the look of a Camry with champagne paint and the gold plated badges

I've only had to replace the transmission on mine twice!

We did a podcast episode about this: https://rss.com/podcasts/carsandcomrades/833444/

I knew someone who more or less said this unironically. When I called him out on it, he blocked me.

Petrosexual Racing soon became known for their puzzling Spaghettios-based bribes to the Lemons Supreme Court; the first took the form of a shopping bag full of loose Spaghettios, and then there was the WTF-o-riffic Suitcase-O-Spaghettios soon after.

I'm investing in SpaghettiOs

Yeah it's pretty damn expensive, like at least $500 per person per weekend if you're doing an arrive-and-drive, and already have the fire suit and helmet. If you have a sporty car already, it would be cheaper and easier to do a track day or autocross. Or a "run what you brung" night at a drag strip.