My rule of thumb has always been to be able to sell a car for about half of what I've invested in the project. Follow me for more sound financial tips. ... View more

I'm with Eddy on this one. My 2013 Boxster S never fails to bring satisfaction to every single drive, whether it's down to Trader Joe's for provisions or up Highway 1 for a weekend tour or half way across the country. It tics every single box every single time. ... View more

I have discover that, conveniently, buying a pre-1967 MG, Jaguar, or Austin Healey is essentially owning the same car over and over again. ... View more

Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Carroll Smith's "Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook" for automotive reference. You don't have to read the whole thing but it has all of the information that you could ever want regarding the use of and identification of fasteners. Quite an asset to my garage. ... View more

Those wheels in the final photo make my head hurt. ... View more

Nice event but at the current ticket price, O'Neil is going to find it impossible to turn a profit. Both the Sonoma Raceway and the Laguna Seca events were priced for the $20,000 wrist-watch crowd. The cheapest $100 one day gate ticket plus $$$ parking will keep many enthusiasts away. A 2-day pass plus parking would have cost well over $300. That needs to come down by over half for this to work. ... View more

After owning two BMWs I will never own another. I agree with Jack that the company seems determined to carve an entirely new constituency from thin air, having abandoned it's core base of owners. Puzzling but not that surprising. BMW has always had a quirky product. It just that they never before hated their customers so much. ... View more

For more than 40 years, VW of America hasn't been able to successfully figure out how to sell Volkswagens in the US. Reliability, cost of repair, lack of design appeal, dealer experience. All have been a sad end to what was once an innovative, value positive and attractive brand. This is what happens when a brand builds a product based on what the customer wants, rather than "I have a crazy but interesting idea". The ID4 is yet another meh VW. They might have had some success with the ID3 but, nope; "American's will only buy crossovers". So we end up with just one more crossover in a crowded market. Sorry VW. ... View more

"No tire kickers. I know what I've got" ... View more

As I'm often heard to say, "no good deed goes unpunished". ... View more

A group of British cars of any marque can accurately be referred to as a "puddle" or, possibly, as a "drip". "A drip of Wolseleys" seems about right... ... View more