What you described was what I imagined I'd see in the video. :)

Thank you. :) Station wagons may or may not be better for camping than the 9000. When we were car shopping, one of the requirements was to be able to sleep in it. With the seats folded and partially removed, a person up to 6'2" should be alright. The floor is nearly level, with the bulkhead (the bit where the trunk…

Eheheheh :D I wonder if they come with several exhaust tip diameters.

Well I did write up a nice long post about camping, then hit the back button, lost it all and now I'm just too tired and beat from work to do it again. Have an illustrated manual on cooking during a rainstorm in the French Alps.

In Europe picking your spot very much depends on the country. I've travelled a fair bit with my ex- in our SAAB 9000. In Germany, no problems, just sleep wherever. Autobahn rest stops are still the best, prolly. Austria, very much similar - camped for 3 days after we broke down and even though police cruise the rest…

Maybe "as well" would be more appropriate :D :D

Reminds me of the Ford SYNus/Gorilla concept from a while back: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_SYNus

This is the exact image I was going to post. :D Remember it from a while back. Škodas have an affinity for roofs... My mom's Fabia seems to be firmly planted on the ground. May it stay that way.

Massive bong, on the right. :> Cool stuff, otherwise.

Emotional attachment aside, I'd go for the Tatra T613 V8. Ass engined goodness. :) And putting the two together, for a while now I've had the idea of powering the Škoda Favorit with the Tatra V8, turbo'd, mid-rear placement via rear bench removal and RWD. Sounds like a hoot. Pic of Tatra for reference, styling by…

My favorite has to be the Škoda Favorit. Granted, it is borderline communist, with first examples rolling out of Czechoslovakia in 1987. My family owned one and it was the first car I drove on my own. Never let me down and many an adventure was had within its modest confines and some even on the front hood. :>

"Naturally, I was interested since so much of my high school years were sacrificed to onanism and bold projects that always managed to avoid completion."

Coasting 1/2 a mile before a red light is a bit much, but a more sensible amount I have no problem with. If the light is red, you wouldn't have gotten past it anyway, so why rush. The idea is to still be moving and as close to the light as possible when it turns green. Of course, one has to make sure to get back up to…

Sign me up! :D The AZ-1 needs more love.

I nominate this Hyundai Green...thing. It looks better here, but in person it's just blegh, especially on a cloudy day.

What always completely kills these things is that they try to get rid of as much ground clearance as possible with the body kit, leaving the thing looking sorely width-challenged.

Amen. :D

Any tutorials you can link us to in regards to doing what you've described with the light and glimmers? :) Thanks.

Yep, there's two of them. Driven by Andy Scott and Samuel Hubinette. Have a pic.

Here's some soobie hoonage in a field from some local-ish lads. :) Guy went on to jump it a couple more times, fubaring the radiator and finally grinding to a halt. Cleared an alleged 25 meters / 82 feet.