Ah, to have so much wealth that I couldn't even be bothered to take 5 minutes to do an internet search for the value of my car. Or perhaps he did and determined that a couple of hours to buy and a few more to sell wasn't worth a Possible $26,000. I place said customer's earnings at $4,500 per hour. He was probably adding up the losses with how long it was taking just to turn the car in. 😁 ... View more

The model T can't win because that was the only color available. The Grand National has the best blacked-out look of these choices, probably because a regular Regal was rarely seen in black. But the Trans Am pulls off the look best here, by getting the wheels black. That said, none of these would be in my garage. Black is too high maintenance. ... View more

Great idea and well-executed by LiftMaster. Commercials like these are actually worth watching.  ... View more

I wonder if the wheels weren't the majority of the problem. Even the new tires and road force balancing didn't resolve the issue until the wheels were repaired. What if the "crappy" tires and regular balancing would have been fine if the wheels had been better to begin with?   There was a lesson to be learned here, but what if the right lesson wasn't learned? 🙂 ... View more

Wow, those are scorching 0-60 and quarter mile times for a brick on wheels. This version of the Jeep is welcome news to Jeep fans who want it (and can afford it) and also to Bronco fans that want Ford to put as much power as possible in its upcoming Bronco "Raptor" (Warthog maybe?). Competition makes for better products all around, though Ford fans while have to wait a while for the Bronco answer to this version.   I'm opting for the on-road manners of a Bronco over the Jeep and I think the 310 hp and 410 lb. ft. of the V6 will be more than enough for my needs.   ... View more

@hyperv6 Correction: there were people who wanted a Dino in the '80s. I was one. At the time, I recall that $15K was just out of reach. By the time $15K was affordable, they were $25K. Then $35K. Then $100K. Now, $200K +/-. This car has always just sprinted ahead just out of my grasp. Somewhere around the $100K mark, I determined it wasn't meant to be. ... View more

I'm beginning to think SEMA is not my cup of tea. 🙂 ... View more

Anyone who has used a "modern" gas can with the new spouts can sure appreciate how progress isn't always in a forward direction. I appreciate that gas cans need to be made to prevent vapors from escaping since unburned fuel vapors cause much pollution, but holding a 5-gallon can for 10 minutes while fuel ever-so-slowly dispenses through these poorly-designed spouts is not fun. ... View more

There's an episode of Wheeler Dealers where they restored one of these. If you watch it, you'll be shocked at what the bought (and sold) it for. Would make you wish you had been the buyer. ... View more

Que será is Spanish, not French.   I actually thought someone else would have mentioned this before me. ... View more

I thought that excess oil would end up flowing through the exhaust and eventually clogging the catalytic converter (assuming the engine would otherwise last that long). Technically, that wouldn't stop the engine from running, but would just be another reason why running that engine is a bad idea.  ... View more

If I connect a driveshaft to my 400 watt amplifier, how fast could it do 0-60? 😄   ... View more

I've long known that horsepower was a weird measurement, but I thought it at least had some basis in reality--that some kind of testing had been done to determine the power a horse could produce. Who would have thought it was nothing more than a guess. Then, to make metric horsepower an inaccurate number based on the inaccurate American horsepower seems even dumber.   None of it really makes any sense in reality, anyway. Would it really require 5 horses to mow my lawn? If I could tie 400 horses to my auto chassis, I still could never get them to pull it to 150 miles per hour. ... View more

It might just be (mis?)perception or confirmation bias, but I thought the fast car syndrome affected military helicopter pilots as well. Maybe I just never noticed the "regular" cars. ... View more

I’m still on the fence between an Outer Banks and a Badlands. The Sasquatch is overkill for our needs. Even the disconnecting sway bar of the Badlands (and probably also the front locker) is a bit more than we’d use. But the AT 33s are perfect for off-reading. The OB’s street tires are great for daily driver use. I’ve been trying to verify whether the OB can accept 33s with the stock suspension. If so, I’d choose it and get an extra set of 17” wheels with BFG K03 33s.  ... View more

Well, it's not going to sway me from a Bronco. Not the least because I could buy two well-equipped Broncos and still have a five year supply of gas (for both!). One hopes GM plans to monetize the R&D money spent on this niche product and bring the technology to other models in its lineup. An inter ... View more

The Giulietta, Nash-Healey and 124 are works of art with beautiful lines and graceful curves. These and several of the Ferrari models of the '60s really evoke "Pininfarina" with me. ... View more

The upcoming Ford Bronco beats them at this game with doors that have real windows that roll down, mirrors that aren't attached to the doors and doors that are more easily stored in the back. I would have thought Jeep would at least have copied Ford here. ... View more

I was interested until the $25,000-$35,000 part. 😄   ... View more

My friend and I actually hosted a short film night where we showed all of the BMW films along with some comedy shorts. ... View more

It's seems like it soon won't be impossible to define the value. ... View more

I've never seen a gear pattern like that before--with 4th over 3rd. I wonder how many times I would shift 1, 2, 4 before getting the muscle memory right. 🙂   ... View more

AMC pairing with Jensen speaks volumes about why AMC was on death's doorstep at the time. While other brands were partnering with brands that consumers associated with high quality, AMC was offering K-Mart $69 Jensen units usually only purchased by high-school kids who couldn't afford anything better. That AMC thought it was a good idea to advertise this explains a lot. ... View more

"...that would be like me reading a biography of Mike Tyson to help my weekend boxing and coming away from said perusal with nothing but the determination to get a face tattoo."   This alone was worth the read. 🙂     I've had to special-order several cars because dealers tend to only want to stock white, black and silver cars and then only with weird option mixes. It makes me wonder how many people  absolutely have to drive home with a new car the same day they go to the dealer? What if the dealer had stock of just a couple of models to show what was available and allow for a test drive and people just ordered exactly what they wanted? And manufacturers filled those special orders quickly because they weren't busy making tens of thousands of vehicles that will languish on dealer lots for months. I'd bet a lot of people would wait two weeks to get exactly what they wanted. The problem is a special order can take three months (or more). ... View more

Back in the day, I thought these were kit cars based on the Datsun Z. Every time I look at one, I can't help but see a Z car in disguise. ... View more

I will never be a future buyer of an ordinary vehicle at inflated prices. A 1990 Suburban was never a coveted vehicle when new. Makes me think I should hold onto my Ford Escape, as it could be worth $100k in 20+ years! 😂 ... View more

Link is broken. I clicked the link for "9 tantalizing cars" and I got this page. 😆 ... View more

Not going to get into a "my SUV is better" contest. I say the best SUV is the one that takes you to places like Moab. I've been to Moab and Arches in a couple of different SUVs and what I remember most isn't the SUV. 🙂     5 stars to the author for an excellent article and inspiration to check out new areas. ... View more

I'm guessing they classified Opels as "pop up headlights," though I'd argue they should get an exception waiver since they are "rollover" headlights and special and unique. ... View more

I'm a proponent of competition--it breeds better products. On that note, I say, "Welcome, TRX." I'm a customer of either truck (TRX or Raptor) only in fantasy land, though. It will be interesting to read about the head-to-head comparisons soon. ... View more