Sajeev Mehta

4 days ago | hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta

Larry writes: Over the last many years, I have noticed the size of tires on cars the public is offered just keeps increasing. When I was a teen, the most common [wheel and] tire size was 14” with some 13” and 15” tires. Now it seems like it most tires are in the 18” – 21” tires. Aside from giving the driver a higher elevation, I keep wondering if there is an advantage to this size increase. These tires are expensive, and I don’t see that they last any longer, especially on electric cars.

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta

We have reported regularly on the collector-car-market slowdown in the last few years, and that it has entered flat territory of late. Despite that, and the fact that in the last quarter nearly 65% of vehicles in the Hagerty Price Guide have retained steady values, some vehicles are still on the move—down and up. Take this selection of six collectible Fords, as they are packed with surprises, disappointments, and perhaps even outright shockers for the first quarter (Q1) of 2025.

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta

Jay writes: Sajeev,A neighbor’s son was having car trouble and I was tasked with the diagnosis. I walked over and found the teen sitting in the driver’s seat of the dead vehicle. I said, “Pop the hood and we will have a look.” His response: “I don’t know how to do that.”It seems that society is moving further and further away from even a rudimentary understanding of automotive mechanicals.

2 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta

Automotive journalists are a curious bunch, to put it mildly. Many drive new vehicles on a weekly basis, getting insider access to manufacturers for better, or occasionally worse, ends. I lost access to that gravy train four months into my 19-year career in automotive journalism, which forced a different perspective in both my car reviews and purchases.

2 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Sajeev Mehta

Hagerty Media commentator DUB6 writes: Some discussions in the past have mentioned how far some folks have to drive to get to their workplace. In those, the term “commute” has been used, with at least one person indicating that a shorter distance is not really a commute. I wonder how far one has to travel to and from work to consider themselves commuting?