Very nice!

My ‘74 X1/9 showed up late in its life. By 1986, it had life a hard life. Short on power, but long on smiles whenever in a curve.

As one who probably grew up a lot like the way you grew up: I’d love it if you took your impressions of that event - and published them anyway.

My favorite Neoplan is a Spaceliner (yes, a double-decker!) that was redone by some travel bloggers I follow. They’ve since sold the bus and moved on to other adventures, but if you Google “Video Tour of Odyssey”, you’ll find a series of short videos they did on the bus and their conversion work. A simply amazing…

As a somewhat-classic working person with lots of Unix background: Is this really a sudo-classic, or a pseudo-classic? Because I can use all the privileges I can get. Either way, in today’s market, this isn’t a pseudo-deal; I say Nice Price.

A 1987 Chevy Sprint. No, this one didn’t have the turbo. Yes, this is the car that later became the Geo Metro. My experience has been that most any manual transmission car can be fun by simply winding out the gears just a bit higher in the RPM range. Not true for this car, with its 50-or-so HP Suzuki-designed three…

I purchased an ‘06 Element manual AWD last year, for my son to take to school out of town. I paid well under this asking price - though it had even more miles than this one, and needed some work to get through my state’s inspection process. I was ready to pounce on the NP button for this Element until I realized it is…

Yes, it’s possible that a higher capacity charger would require a service upgrade to your home. But most residential EV scenarios involve overnight charging (longer charge time means a smaller instantaneous power requirement), so the need for fast charging at home won’t be as critical in most cases. That said: I don’t…

Wait: Offering “...reservations for a limited series of only 499...” isn’t the same as having “...created 499...” cars. I suspect that Charge has only built one of these so far. And, given that they’re starting at £350K ($460-ishK), I doubt they’ll get to the 499th delivery. Don’t get me wrong: It’s really cool, but…

True. But just the fuel costs - for 40K to 50K miles a year also add up. For fun (the following are just modest guesses; fill in better numbers if you’ve got them), let’s say he does 45K miles in a 25mpg vehicle (likely the top end of a reasonably new, efficient minivan or something like it) that handles trips and…

The real killer with all of these suggestions: Deval drives 40K to 50K miles a year. The real solution may end up being something comfortable for the driver and really fuel efficient - and a rental for situations where he needs more passenger or cargo capacity.

If it was just “dam = clean energy”, this would be easy. Clean energy isn’t the only goal. Dams of any type (most dams in the US have their historic roots in flood control) have proven to create lots of environmental challenges that often weren’t understood when they were built. Sorry, I don’t have nice, neat…

Note to those who want to replicate Norway’s huge dependence on hydro power: Hydro power only works well in very specific situations; Norway’s geography is very helpful in this regard. And given the long-term environmental problems that have shown up in some large-scale dam projects in the US, I doubt we’ll see much…

My current daily driver is an ‘00 Legacy wagon like this, though with a stick. Honestly, $2.5K is on the high side - but if it doesn’t have serious rust issues, it likely has more miles left to go. I vote NP, but with a warning for a careful inspection and review of service records. 

Also: Why do *new* cars seem to have such overly-tight oil filters? I’m mostly a used car person, so I haven’t done very many very-first-oil-changes. But every one of them has been a hassle due to oil filter removal difficulty. If the filter manufacturer specifies a reasonably-tight specification, why don’t OEM’s seem…

Wow: That sounds pretty crazy. Can you share more of the story with us? Is this an unusual/difficult repair, or a situation where the techs know the warranty pay won’t actually cover their time? Is the dealer not making any effort to fix the situation?

Quick Googling claims that 1994 Isuzu Pickup was the last new vehicle sold in the US with a carburetor.

The durability of vintage Detroit Diesel engines - and some old bus structures - has proven to be startlingly impressive, when they get the care they need.

Reasons I’ve given up on cars in the last few years:

Not too obscure for me. Arizona Parking Solutions was the source of much entertainment!