Favorite "stuff" hauler has to be our pickup truck, have always had one in our family fleet for over 10 years...before that I was one of those friends that borrowed someone's or worse, had to rent one...Finally drank the KoolAid and started out with an ex-rental Bow Tie 1/2 ton extended cab 4x4 that towed small trailers, hauled you name it, mulch, garbage, snowboards, snowblowers, motorcycles, construction supplies, furniture for house moves to kids going off to university...traded up to a 3/4 ton crew cab HD Silverado LTZ (6.0 litre gas) with all the goodies that did all that and more but in a much more comfortable way. As great a truck as it was, just felt she was too hard on fuel and underpowered for it's size.  We now have a Silverado LTZ 2500HD Diesel crew that is an absolute pleasure to drive...handles incredible for it's size, great fuel economy, absolute comfort and will easily haul whatever and tow the car hauler...which hopefully will get used to go to Carlisle next year (fingers crossed) if we are permitted to cross the border into the US. Loaded down or empty bed, I will happily drive it anywhere. Must admit hearing the diesel fire up in the morning is an AWESOME feeling! My Better Half (who has a sports car mentality) appreciates the practicality and convenience. If there is a clearance sale at the garden centre, furniture store, Costco, Home Depot or her favorite tile place, she's gone with it. I am repeating myself from an earlier Hagerty Community Post but Joe Diffie's "Pickup Man" says it all.   ... View more

Listen to (the late and great) Joe Diffie's "Pickup Man"...'nuff said.      ... View more

Okay guys...if you had to pick one...would you go C8 2LT as you have spec'd out here or would you choose a C7 Z06 manual? Are you in the same $$$ ballpark anyways with a fair amount of new or slightly used C7's out there?  Because you are going to have to trade/sell your much cherished C4 Grand Sport and your Beloved will only let you have one. And her position is firm on this. Asking for a friend... ... View more

So if it's only 3...and living where we get all 4 seasons, sometimes in the same day...they gotta be fun and practical at same time... 1) Porsche 911 Carrera S4 Cabriolet...manual to keep things interesting...hope the roof is well insulated for 6 months of the year! Great for date nights, spontaneous touring and beating others into parking spots at the mall;) Seeing as how my Better Half would always have the keys to this, I would also want... 2) Dodge Durango R/T 6 Passenger, with a 6.4 Hemi Upgrade...cannot make good use of all the other Durango SRT features here in the GTA so just more power please...for hauling people or stuff, this daily driver can't be beat...tows great too! And to finish... 3) Chev/GMC 3/4 Ton Diesel 4WD CrewCab PickUp...no household should be without one...they last forever with next to no headaches...they get WHATEVER job needs to be done DONE...plain and simple.   Now...back to work...thanks for the mental break Hagerty! ... View more

Great article Jack! Always enjoy reading your take on things... Although not a Charger, I had a brutal 3 year relationship with a 2006 Dodge Magnum R/T AWD...her name was Bertha...by the end of our fling, she had more names than that. Understanding Grisha likes to tinker, with that generation of LX platform, you will do more than that (read blood, sweat, tears, rust, marriage counselling, oh and a hard hit to your savings).  When she ran right, she was awesome. She spent the same amount of time being repaired than she did giving me miles of smiles. More often than not, she was a nasty heartbreaker. Earlier this year, after much mental anguish and admitted defeat, I traded her in on a gently used '18 Dodge Durango R/T with the 5.7 and a s--t ton of warranty... Like Hagerty always recommends, buy the best you can buy with the $$$ you have.  You will love the 5.7...plenty of power, likes the gas stations if you do a lot of stop and go. That was the only thing on the Magnum that did not give me headaches, I could average under 10 litres/per 100km on highway trips and mine had over 180,000km when we parted ways.  There's so many aftermarket goodies available to put your own stank on the newer models too, my two cents says go that way. Best of luck Grisha! ... View more

The sun is shining outside my office window but it sure is misty inside today...   Larry, from one Corvette guy to another, I wish you many smiles and happy miles in your new C8...keep 'er going!   To All who made this incredible act of kindness happen, THANK YOU! You make us car people proud!   ... View more