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As others have pointed out, the title is misleading (but hey, it got our attention, right?). In reality, this is a no-brainer for any Jalop. What really wins most races? Tires. But, all things being equal and the loose nut behind the wheel has some skills, AWD\4WD will give better performance in the crap than either…

Ok, so they chopped up a $1500 car that NO ONE here would have bought on a good day unless they wanted to throw another $15,000 at it to make a $7500 car.

First car I bought was a '72 Superbeetle, baby blue with a mild 1776 in it. Unfortunately, the previous owner had wanted a Renault for her first car and didn't get it, so she had 'LeBug' pinstriped on the hood, quarters and decklid. Fun little car to bomb around with. Where is it now? Probably in someone's recycle…

If you go over to Bangshift.com, they have the whole story. They were delivered to the dealer who mothballed them because the expected them to eventually be collectible. There is no vehicle history because they've never been titled and only have about 25 miles each.

Smokey is one of the few owners where this would have real provenance for a LUV. Don't be dumping too much on the LUV, the mini trucks of the 70s are starting to hit their stride on the collectible market. That being said, I wish it included this:

'85 Mustang GT with a 420hp 302 and drag radials. Had to be in court at 8am, my DD wouldn't start (diesel) because I forgot to plug it in overnight and it was -37F when I rolled out of bed. Fired up the 'stang and headed out. Merged onto the turnpike and hit second gear a little too hard for the cold tires. Ended up…

I have to say I am right there with you. I've owned 2 of them, first one I thought maybe I got something wrong so a few cars later I got another one...and was let down again. Good car. Solid. Handled well. Well put-together. Just like a Japanese car and for most that is a compliment of the highest order, but I've…

You just got bonus points for the Typhoon reference, to make it perfect all that is needed is the Stuka.

My favorite tow vehicle was my old Suburban 2500 TD, damn that thing towed an implement trailer loaded with 2 VW buses through the Poconos without breaking a sweat (about 9000lbs total), had seating for 8 with still plenty of room in the back for all the gear needing protection from the elements. The look on the face…

Did mine more 'in the spirit of' instead of a tribute. Damn fun car and cheap to build:)

Also the family that 'invented' the baja bug. The Emory baja is legendary, when I built mine, it was the inspiration for the build.

Another point, if you have a halo car (and please, next time they do this don't have it look like a mildly cleaned up 350z), you have to have something else in the showroom that is worth buying for someone that would be attracted to the halo car. The R8 works because the A-series aren't bad performers. The NSX might…

Like several others, I've had no major quality issues with my Mopars over the years.
Ok.
Wait.
I lied.
I had a Volare.
Outside of that, no major quality issues over 25 years of Rams, Neons, and a Journey. The worst cars I've had for quality (and just in general) definitely was an Accord and a Camry. Both were in the…

Other key notable differences, on the VW the shifting and hand brake hardware go through the 'tunnel' where on the Standard they are outboard. It also appears (hard to tell for sure from the pic), the transaxle is a stressed member of the chassis, on the VW it is not. The suspension on the Standard, although swing…

Jump forward 6 months: NEWSFLASH - The Hellers have completed their art project. Drawing on the fame of the Corvette Museum, they have dug a hole in the middle of the Bronx and dropped 36 Corvettes into it.

If you do the math, 9 gallons left is about 1/4 of a tank since it's a 35gal tank, which is when my light comes on. I replaced the fuel pump at 262,000 miles, which is 62,000 miles beyond the life expectancy of the OEM pump (only major repair on the truck btw, so much for unreliable Dodges). Before I replaced the…

You do realize that if you pump less than you prepay, they give you the change back, right? Seriously, you don't know your own vehicle well enough to have a ballpark idea of how much gas it's going to take when it hits 1/4 or 1/2 or E??? WOW. I know when my truck hits the level when the light comes on, I have 9…

It's a car. It has pistons. Rings. Electronics. Cams. Etc. Any car can be worked on by yourself if you have patience and a basic understanding of mechanics. There's no special smoke that will escape, no need for the tears of an Italian virgin. Is it as easy to wrench on as a 68 Beetle? No. But with the right tools,…

I've owned RAMs since the late 80's. Yes, they had a bad rap for transmission issues starting with the Gen2 RAM ('94-up). Most common issue to sideline a RAM was bad transmission. I can still find ones now on CL that are great trucks once you rebuild or replace the transmission so on one hand I would say the rep is…