One time I was in my A8 and I saw this guy all dressed up in a suit with sunglasses in his A4 or A6 and I was thinking “that guy looks like such a tool in his lame, entry level Audi”. Then I realized it wasn’t an A4 and it was my reflection in a window.

The current one is no looker but this is awe inspiringly ugly.

Great article and definetly addresses issues no one ever thinks about. I almost got caught out buying a hardly used low milage car. Took it to the shop to get it checked over. Leaks every where due to seals perishing. Suspension needed doing. All because it hardly ever got driven. Luckily I found something with low…

Got a (1990) 6000LE from my Grandma too. First car I ever had in my own name. It caught fire on the way to trading it in.

You’re not disagreeing with me. My premise was these are not the cars to buy if you want to actually drive them. If your purpose is to lock them away and get paid to wait, then by all means, go for it.

My first car was a 1982 Pontiac 6000LE. It was a hand-me-down from my grandmother, who put just under 25k miles on it in 10 years. Within the first year of driving it regularly, I had to replace nearly the entire front end for the reasons you explained.

Replace Step 1’s “Old Junker” with “any European Car outside of its Warranty” to get the same effect.

Oops- unlike OUR king, he didn’t bring them- most (if not all) are rentals with U. S. plates, according to my source.

I originally didn’t reply to this question because I was thinking things that I tried, but I was unable to succeed with. There have been a few repairs that have gone that way in my life, but I couldn’t remember one ... until now.

The R129 had both a soft top and a removable hard top.

too hot out with the top down? psh, just drive faster

Totally different car, like entirely.

The back seat of that car is going to be no worse with the top up than the regular S Class coupe. Unless you’re putting Patrick Ewing back there, I think your passengers will be fine.

500 Days of Miata

So you’re saying that the one with a lot less power let you do stupid shit with fewer consequences? I’m shocked.

I feel like the Miata and ATS-V are the only 2 cars being continually tested week after week here in Jalop land.

Thank you for the article. My reply isn’t directly related to it, but it’s about Katrina at least.

I partially agree. Check the video, the truck was there when they left and the road is open. He clearly wasn’t looking far ahead enough and going too fast. He should’ve had hat in mind.
There’s an undeniable fact to remember: there are very few car collectors whose driving skills are up to their respective collections.

It’s stated because it’s true. It was his truck in the way, so one would assume he knew it was there. However, you’re going too fast for the environment if you can’t correct for things that occur. If lifting causes oversteer, then it was too fast for the environment. Lifting mid corner means too much speed.