I thought about this one too, but I think I’d argue that there was a bigger leap between the 4th and 5th generations. While the 4th gen car was an improvement on the 3rd gen car overall, I’d argue that that’s pretty much all it was: a heavily improved 3rd gen. The 5th gen car was completely redesigned and critically…

I purchased my first truck at the age of 35 after a lifetime of driving sports cars and hot hatches. To say that this was an entire lifestyle change for me would be an understatement. Having owned a Nissan Frontier for a few years now, I can say that though it does not compare to the fun of the kinds of cars I used to…

We thought about selling my wife’s Outback and replacing it with a newer one before car prices started inflating. Instead, we sold our house at an inflated price, kept the old Outback, and bought a camper. Now, we just need a little patience to ride these markets out. Our cars are fine, even with the higher mileage…

Man, that’s sick.

I keep hoping Subaru takes another stab at the small truck market. The Baja, unfortunately, had a nearly useless bed and was too small for most truck users’ needs. I think if they’d make one based off the Ascent, it might have the potential to be a real winner in the currently-growing market. 

The Mustang II. This car is often looked at as a response to the ‘73 oil crisis, but the truth is its development began as early as ‘71. Though it launched in late ‘73 as a ‘74 year model, Ford couldn’t have known what was about to about to hit the automotive world at the time. Lots of people like to hate on it, but…

I went from a Camaro to a 5 door Focus. I ended up loving that little car. I replaced it with a Mazdaspeed 3 after a few years (loved that one too). Now I have a four door truck, because despite what people in comment sections want you to think they’re super convenient and it got harder and harder to make the case…

I don’t think old cars are better, but I will argue that they are easier to connect with. Part of this has to do with the fact that older cars tend to be less complex than their modern counterparts, and, therefore, more approachable when it comes to maintenance and restoration. 

It always seemed that this was the advice given to me regardless of how the car was actually doing. Which, if I’m being honest, was just fine most of the time. The throttle body was literally never an issue.

My first car was a third generation Camaro with a throttle body injected 305. If I had been paid every time someone told me the car would run better/get better gas mileage/have more power if I would just replace the throttle body with a carburetor, I wouldn’t have had to take out student loans. I know the old GM TBI…

I’m going to stick my neck out for the 2nd generation Nissan Frontier. While obviously not the most powerful, and definitely not without its own issues (then again, what truck is without these?), it came in several different configurations and offered plenty of power and even modest reliability for a…

I was 18. I’m not proud of it. To be fair, others have done it and done it well. I was nowhere in the ballpark. I'm closer to 40 now and cringe when I think about being seen in that thing.

Oh, boy. Fresh out of high school, I bought a new Cavalier and went to town with cheap and tacky “mods”: Fifteen inch chrome wheels straight from Sears. A dual fart can Magnaflow catback. Illegal window tint. Neon lights from Autozone. Really stupid stickers.

As a teacher, I can tell you it is (unfortunately) remarkably easy for parents to get around schools’ vaccine requirements.

Seems like I remember reading way back in the day that the designers didn’t know they were going to be called Chargers when the car was in development. That’s why the initial batch didn’t really have any styling cues that screamed “Charger” and the refreshed version tried it’s best to add things like the side styling…

Sure. But the reality is that everyone is NOT going to be going electric overnight. Even when all new cars are suddenly electric, there will still be lots of ICE cars roaming the streets.

Something, something, something...OuR pOwEr GrId CaN’t HaNdLe ElEcTrIc CaRs...something.

We just sold our house and the market is crazy. We made bank selling it and are riding this market out in a camper. Hopefully, it all pans out. Thankfully, our cars are paid off and in good shape (knocks on wood).

The list of much better convertibles for this much money is staggeringly long. No dice.

I came here to post this some thing. I wish we could recommit to the classic, squared-off hatchback shape instead of this "sleek" roofline.