Most insurance companies allow you to “park” a vehicle for a heavily reduced rate.  As long as you have permanent parking for a car, it covers it under theft and loss, but not for driving.  I do this with my Cappuccino.  Due to the lack of rust proofing from the factory, it gets parked between November and March (or…

I’m well aware of CAFE and the weird hoops OEMs have to jump through to meet those standards. But the Tacoma tune is really awful and it’s not as much the engine as it is the transmission. The shift points and load maps are very weird and poorly set. One major example, is the transmission calibrations have no…

FOR CHRIST’S SAKE PUT THIS ENGINE IN THE TACOMA NOW!!!

It’s not fuel mileage tuning. It’s just plain bad tuning. Based on my 50,000 miles of driving, and the information I’ve seen on the Tacoma’s transmission maps, I believe Toyota rushed out the 3rd gen Tacoma in order to head off the Colorado/Canyon competition. I don’t think the calibration maps were complete when they…

As a 3rd gen Tacoma owner, I desperately hope there has been some adjustment in the engine and transmission tuning.  They are utterly awful.  If the transmission has been recalibrated to be usable in the real world, then I’d trade in my ‘17 for a ‘20, but if the transmission has zero calibration changes, this was…

It’s really easy to say that sitting at a computer, but sadly not all people are that calm and collected curing a panic situation. When adrenaline kicks in, some people freeze up and forget reason. It’s one of those things you can practice over and over again in your head, but when it actually happens, your brain…

OP’s problem is a fundamental misunderstanding of how the SAE determines motor oil ratings. To be fair, the SAE definition is a bit confusing, but the weight rating isn’t a direct measurement of viscosity, i.e. 0W doesn’t mean the oil is “0 weight” like water.  If your oil is as thin as water when it’s freezing cold…

Considering nearly every single Morgan is custom built to order, surely they will do this for anyone who asks.

ESPN got reamed by FOM for that broadcast. ESPN pays no fee to FOM for their broadcast and Sky Sports was doing all of the production work. The cost of broadcasting F1 to the United States was minimal to ESPN, but they decided to try and milk the hell out of that already sweet deal. When fans got (rightfully) angry…

Well Graham and Courtney just got back from a romantic vacation for Graham’s birthday, and Graham was sporting a pimp ‘stache so...pretty easy to figure out what went down.

I like how this car comes with not one, but THREE different screens (two of which are presumably touch screens). I mean really, what is the passenger going to be doing? Looking at the g-readout and the laptime or pulling those grab straps through the doors while not trying to fear shit him or herself into the next…

If it had ski attachments and a pot leaf sticker, this car would be peak Colorado.

If it was a manual, 6K would be a good price, but my personal history with Honda automatics tells me this one is going to be due for a rebuild fairly soon, no matter how well it’s been taken care of.

You’ve forgotten the Suzuki Cappuccino. This is the only car I have ever owned where everyone loves it. Import guys? Obviously. Muscle car guys? They want to know if an LS fits. BMW bros? They like it better than the Z3. Bro truckers? Want to know if I can drive under them like it’s the Fast and the Furious. Nobody…

Clearly the best thing to do with this shell is make the ULTIMATE home simulator.

Vaughn runs a modified Ford Alluminator engine and the same G-Force transmission every other FD car out there runs.  NASCAR still uses a 4-speed H-pattern box, but the G-Force is a 6-speed sequential transmission.  That drivetrain would make a hell of a lot more sense in NASCAR than the iron block V8s and 4-speed…

Is it sad that the Formula drift car has more power, more grip more gears, is better looking, is more relatable to the common man, and is cheaperto build than the “stock car”?

Which is my point exactly.  If a shop did it then at least you know who to go back to when it starts leaking.  If it was built by someone in their backyard, then HELL NO  it’s not worth 15 grand!

Old school mopeds are the best. They’re designed to be simple and easy to work on. They’re cheap in the sense that there’s not a lot to break (some of the plastics aren’t too great but the running gear is usually very stout), and everything that will break is usually a 5-minute fix. I know it’s a running joke that…

If the owner has the receipts from a pro shop building up this conversion then maybe.  Even then nearly $15K for the crappiest of Tundras with a bag on its lid is CP.