LR is trying to eliminate the competition because they can't compete.  YouTube has tons of video's of LR fails and their horrible reliability.  But people keep buying them.  Go figure.   ... View more

Not to beat up the author of this story, but China is notorious for stealing others designs without any regard for proper licensing.  I can't help but wonder how GM feels about this.  Throw in China's current political reputation in the world, this was probably an article for another time.   ... View more

I consider myself a car guy, but frankly, I have zero interest in super cars.  I would rather look at a chrome bespoked American classic from the 50's and 60's and maybe a touch of the 70's.  Back when can design was actually a thing and not designed in a wind tunnel.  Today's cars insulate you from the driving experience (and in some ways that's a good thing) and takes some of the fun out of driving a car.  But I would take a car with the interior of a mid 60's Riviera or early 60's Thunderbird over most anything available today. I see those fancy ipad screens in the middle of the dash and all I can think about is 1.  That's going to be super expensive when it quits working and it is going to quit working.  2.  Will I even be able to get that part in 10 years?  And if you think I am being fatalistic, try taking one GM radio out of a wrecked car and put it in your car and see how far you get.   But I digress.  He sounds like he enjoys go karting and biking.  Go with what he likes and quit trying to push what you like on him.   ... View more

I love my Grand Am.  It’s a work in progress but I’m excited to put some miles on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxzKdveTMvw ... View more

Except this "Ferrari" won't break down.  🙂 ... View more

One of the cons not listed is this....if you do upgrade your vehicle to something with some modern conveniences, there are those out there that will cry that you ruined the car.  Fuel injection and brakes are the 2 biggest upgrades you can do to an old car that can improve the driving dynamics significantly.  But take that old quadrajet off the car and someone will say you ruined the authenticity of the car and that they can make a quad sing.  Maybe, but it still wouldn't match the drivability of a fuel injection unit.    ... View more

Couldn’t agree more.  I upgraded the alternator in my 74 Grand Am to a modern 140 amp unit out of Chevy and essentially doubled the available amperage and increased the ability for replacement about 1000%. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB-W3ibqZYo&list=PLDVMZI_3FDreUgeiihv4nG8KWDXGh2eti&index=4&t=888s ... View more

Jeep Wrangler: Win!   Ford Bronco: Win!   Chevy Blazer: Fail! ... View more

Frankly, anytime I have to deal with the DMV I get sick to my stomach.   ... View more

A Camaro you can actually see out of.   ... View more

I bought a 74 Pontiac Grand Am, that "ran and drove".  It ran for about a mile to the place I ultimately had to have it towed and eventually trailered home.  But I digress.  It's a solid car that came with a typical Grand Am problem of that era.  No nose piece.  The famous endure nose had rotted away.  While the car was solid, the little things just kept on coming.  Bent power steering pulley, bad water pump, rotted tires, bad alternator, stuck float, wore through plug wires.  I have had it a year and am just getting comfortable driving it a couple miles.  https://youtu.be/0wp-GCkXY74 ... View more

Great advice.  If you are a newbie, unless you have someone knowledgeable helping you, do NOT tear the car down to the frame as a starting point.  I'm putting a new nose piece on my 74 Grand Am and repairing some rust holes on my front fenders and cleaning up the paint on my front clip.  When I began, I thought 2 weeks.  It's going to be closer to 4 and I could make it 8 weeks easily, if I wanted to.  Make it drivable, then do little things until you are sure of what you have got yourself into.  But if you make it drivable, at least you can have some fun with it.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD4pRrRFoQU ... View more

No mention of The Love Bug!?   ... View more

Such beautiful cars.  I'm liking that Buick Wildcat.  I bought a 74 Pontiac Grand Am as a project car last year.  It's a A body car, but the proportions hide how truly big these cars are.  My Grand Am is a tighter fit in my garage around the perimeter than my 2005 Chevy Tahoe.   Watch enough of the video to hear that wonderful V-8 rumble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_lsuJ3xkwg&list=PLDVMZI_3FDreUgeiihv4nG8KWDXGh2eti&index=9&t=95s ... View more