I wouldn't call that black ice... You can see the road surface is wet/slick. True black ice is completely invisible. It looks like dry tarmac. And it is terrifying when you hit it.

Rear drive is fun in parking lots, but you should try FWD too. It's fun to pitch them around using left-foot braking and the handbrake. I used to spin around lamposts - with the nose facing the post - by left footing it with small taps on the handbrake when it started to straighten out.

Is it wrong that this makes me want to buy a beater and do the same thing?

It ain't a party in Canada unless you have at least two 24s and a key or two to round out the evening.

I regularly drive (or ride my motorbike) on a 12 hour jaunt between Montreal and my hometown in New Brunswick. It's mind numbingly boring highway the whole damn way (I tried the sideroads once, but they were painfully slow and not much more exciting), so I have gotten used to it with some small tricks.

I work in the watch industry. In the last 10 years vintage watches have become the in-thing and prices have soared. Stuff that went for 3-5 grand 10-15 years ago now hits six digits. As the popularity grows, so does the demand for original patina.

Rule # 632 of hoonage - Quit while you are ahead.

That dead eyed smiling maw reminds me of something.

Chuck Norris has driven 3.5 million miles in a Lancia Beta, with no breakdowns and zero maintenance - because it doesn't have an engine or drivetrain. It is powered solely by Chuck Norris' will.

1987 baby. You'll have to wait a few years to get the 16V.

Sometimes it works (the last two systems I had in Nissans were quite good for OEM setups).

I hate to say it, but that white quilted leather is actually quite nice. Miami Vice yes, but somehow appealing. The gold trim I could do without though - I'm just tasteless, not stupid.

If it does turn out to be a complete turkey ... well, it wouldn't be the first time.

Back in university we had a sweet shopping cart ghetto-q. Rusty cart with an ancient Coleman grill in the kid basket and a propane tank in the main basket. Toss a cooler on top of the tank and you've got a mobile party rig. That thing made up for its lack of class with pure charm. And rust.

I don't deny that it is suprising. What I object to is the fact we are glorifying it as such - before it has even been released.

Maybe it was the cracked header combined with an oil leak... But more likely it's worn valve guides and/or pistons rings. And neither of those were dealt with (certainly not if they planned on turning a quick profit)

They are used car flippers. One is a fast talking cockney right out of a Guy Ritchie movie. The whole premise of the show is to buy a tired old car cheap, throw some minor work at it on the cheap, then sell it at a profit. OF COURSE they are sketchy.

I humbly ask that we place a moratorium on calling the GT86 the greatest car evaaarr zomg holy shit woooow UNTIL the damn thing comes out and somebody has a chance to roadtest it. With this kind of hype before anyone has driven it, I think there is a good chance we are going to be seriously disappointed.

Considering my dear ol dad just picked up a decent running, relatively rust-free 280ZX for 600$ (for a quick restoration project) I'm gonna say that price is crack pipe allll the way. A clean example can be had for less money without the hideous doors.

I wonder what happened to that ominous smoking under acceleration. I didn't see any evidence of an engine rebuild... So I would say it got a dose of stop-smoke snake oil. Pity the next owner.