Hmm... I don't know about that. I mean, the 20V comes to life around 4k and pulls hard up to 7k (though it does taper off a bit after 6 or 6500rpm, but still strong). It's been more than 4 months since I sold mine, but while there was definitely a point where it came to life, I never really thought of it as a "sudden…

Very possible with Audis, haha. The way I saw mine is that it had two modes. Under 4k RPM is just cruising around mode, doing whatever. It typically hung out around 2-3k rpm unless I was really going for it. Then above 4k RPM, things got magical. And the gearing was such that it tended to go from redline to 4-5k with…

Great story. And as a former Audi 90 Quattro 20V owner, I can relate with a lot of it.

The eventual faceplant into asphalt is probably a lot more visceral too.

I think you mean Plato. ;)

Even as someone who works on his own cars, I don't think one has to work on a car to be a respectable enthusiast or editor of a car blog. Perhaps he's just not that interested in car repair. Or from a practical standpoint, I think back on the times I was learning (and still am learning) to do new repairs. I usually…

I have swapped power steering pumps, CV axles, done brakes, worked on a Model T and a '52 straight-eight, swapped fuel injectors, replaced throttle bodies, replaced fuel pumps, and much more. But I have done very little wiring, and absolutely none of the cut/splice/solder sort. I drove my first car past its limits and…

Targas of old weren't particularly difficult to operate. A couple of clips and it folds up and goes under the hood. Easy, cheap, and lightweight. As it should be.

@#1: You had me until diesel.

Interesting! As the owner of a '52 Super, I just assumed that only Roadmasters (or era-specific top of the line car) ever had the four portholes. Prior to '55, I'm pretty sure that was the case anyway.

I think I was thinking "almost 6" not "almost 5." But I don't remember, because this thread is 14 months old, lol. Either that, or I was ignoring what I had just said about 22mpg and said "almost 5" because if I did the trip all in one shot, that would actually be my fuel consumption. I average about 22 in the winter,…

I still think the Monte Carlo fits what the OP originally said about "roughly a decade." "Roughly" means "more or less," and yeah, 7 years is about a year too soon to say "roughly a decade," but once you consider that the car didn't debut, but instead went out of production then, it fits into his description just fine…

Nah, there are far douchier things out there. Don't give yourself so much (or so little? I'm confused) credit!

Using the word rape to describe a car being better than others: Douche Level 7/10.

Hilarious article.

Just to be difficult, wouldn't a targa top be one step better? Or maybe even a convertible?

I love how the Bronco is the only one on either poll which specifies a specific generation of the vehicle.

Oh yes, definitely. Plenty of people swap C4 Corvette brakes onto it. The '88 GTs and Formulas had upgraded suspension components (often known as Lotus suspension, but probably more likely just inspired by Lotus). The stock manual transmission was pretty stout and is known to take a fair amount more power than stock,…

Right, but the great thing about Fiero swaps is that you can get huge power in a tiny package, all without even having to open up the engine or do anything but swap it in. Take it to any garage in town to have it worked on if you want, or do it yourself.

Meh!