Back in 1999 we didn’t think crossovers could get any weirder than the Isuzu VehiCross. Boy were we wrong. If you want an idea of how messed up car styling has become, I’ve had more than one person mistake my 2001 VX as new. And most people would not be able to date it to 2001.
I spent a week in Japan which is still very much a smoking country. The first restaurant we went to, we could smell it. That was the first thing I noticed. I have very vague memories of smoking sections and after going to Japan, I am really glad of the laws in America.
For 7 grand, I’d lower it, cage it, swap the trunk fuel cell for an under chassis one, and do some track days. Watch the Porsche guys shit bricks when you pass them in a Jeep box.
I hadn’t seen my girlfriend in over a week and wouldn’t be able to see her again until the next weekend because of her work and my school/work schedules. The day we were supposed to meet up, a hurricane swept through the area and flooded a number of roads: rare for our area, but when you get something like 8" of rain…
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You’d never do that in a road car though. It would cause way too much wear on the engine. On a racecar yes, because those engines see very short service intervals. Road cars don’t see full rebuilds every few thousand miles though. You’d have warranty claims out the wazoo.
Neutral: Some kind of truck. I need to tow and haul stuff. My Isuzu is just getting too old to keep as a daily, though I love it.
For performance cars, yes CVTs are terrible choices. For fuel economy? Far better than the million speed gearboxes OEMs are currently working on.
They were just about perfect. People keep them forever because they’re so damn good. I always wanted to try a K24 swap in mine, but it was my daily and that would have taken a looooong time to figure out.
A great battle on track can make for some wonderful stories. I was in a 3-hour enduro with a team of 3 and I had the last stint. The team behind us in the order ended up behind me on the track and for 20 solid minutes we battled it out. I ended up beating him and when we got out of the car, we high-fived and were…
The new CR-V makes me sad. I had a ‘97 CR-V and loved it: I threw it into all sorts of situations and it never once faltered. Tow a go kart? Done. Mud-bog? Done. 10" of snow? Piece of cake. Backroads thrashing? Little tipsy, but hilariously fun. Drive 4 people 1200 miles over 24 hours? Let’s do it again! …
According to Ford it was a little Trump, and a little slumping small car sales. Also, the dropping Peso would have persuaded Ford to stay in the US, though officially they did not claim the Peso as a reason to drop the plant.
This decision was made to safeguard Ford against any possible Trump policies. Ford could risk building the plant, but if mid-build Trump and the GOP raise tariffs, Ford ends up stuck with a money pit. Clearly Ford expected better profit margins with the Mexico plant, but the risk of raised tariffs would wipe that out…
If everything was perfectly polished and finished, yes. But there’s way too many details left untouched to justify 25K. Sorry, not an investment in any way, shape, or form.
You’re only allowed to see the real thing if you shit gold. And considering the number of actual food items you can buy with gold in them, I’m not kidding either.
If you retweet it to Trump, it might happen.
Nothing about this new movie is encouraging. The Zords are weird, the costumes are weird, the trailer was weird, the toys are weird...I don’t know who’s pulling the strings on this movie but it needs to just stop. I’m not opposed to a new take on Power Rangers and I’m not even opposed to a darker, grittier Power…
The ND Miata is a big improvement over the NC. But the NA Miata was 300 lbs lighter despite an iron block engine. The FR-S would be a car for me...if they offered it as a liftback. Seriously, that is the only reason I have not looked at them. I use my car for everything and liftbacks are the only way to really…
2700 lbs is pretty light. Not Honda CRX light, but still light. 2700 is around what my 240SX weighs (though I’m expecting to drop at least 100 lbs if not more. Need to finish putting it back together and weigh it). I have a 1st gen MS3 and my cousin has a supercharged Mini S. While the MS3 can handle him in a straight…
It’s so much more badass than a crossover. It has real low range and locking diffs. It’s a short Trooper with a cooler body and interior. I’ve really come to like it, I wish Isuzu was still around.
