I owned almost the same exact car, save it was a little newer. Right down to the color and M package. It was very unreliable, and didn’t have the practical package of the ‘09 Rabbit I replaced it with. Needless to say, although it looks sharp, and is fun to drive, it was a money pit, and I would have rather had the…
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Back 13 years ago, I bought a 1993 Lightning and used it as the perfect work truck in San Diego. It was cheaper than any compact Toyota or Nissan, had way more power to haul chips and loam, a low liftover to load the bed, and it looked sweet! I do miss that thing, but I don’t miss feeding it. 9-12mpg is about all I…
Neutral: The Japanese have been trying to unseat BMW, now the Koreans. All this effort for such a small wedge of business. Hyundai needs to get the Santa Cruz in production immediately, then start concentrating on fleet work trucks and vans. Roll out big numbers of high profit, durable work trucks. It’s not that hard…
I had one, and it was a riot to drive. Sold it to a friend of mine, and he ran it through his college years until the head gasket popped. Fond memories.
This sounds like corporate culture meets lackluster leadership. Honda has to seriously regroup its efforts, and decide what they want to do. It could boil down to where the board chooses to put the money, and there might not be enough to go around. Either way, it’s a shame to see Honda fall flat after a longstanding…
I second the beater truck. Got more important things to do than blow a big wad on a Taco, which aren’t all that. S10 is a little old; I’d go for a first gen, after 2006 Colorado/Canyon. They can be had very cheap, the newer trucks are very reliable, and they are common. Parts are easy to find, and they’re cheap. Skip…
When you land nose first with a rental H2, the embossed logo on the skid plate reads H2 in Swahili. Also, the windshield cracks. And you’ll probably wind up throwing away the running boards.
So much multiplexing, so many strange Germans. The slick back one is my fav-o-rite.
Not desperate, but necessary, I had to get a Tacoma into 4HI or be very stuck in sand. Fortunately, I found a rock that was perfect for the task. A couple wraps on the solenoid and she went right in.
That sounds a lot like a turbo living under there. Hard to hear, but there was a whooshing sound coming from the black one when he got on the power.
Nope, never been there. Only thing better than Del’s is Del’s and vodka. Nothing says Newport jazzfest like that treat.
I didn’t even know there was a knockoff Del’s. I could see that being shoved off the sea wall by a genuine Del’s truck. Don’t muscle in on our turf!
Pepperidge Farms remembers...
The day mom took me out to teach me how to drive stick. Her car was an 89 SHO, and it was pretty cool. She was a calm teacher, and was surprised how smooth I was. I lived to have a crack at that car, and I was very glad to have confidence driving that rig. Thanks Mom!
12. Any Camry in Quincy is going to try to either 1) cut you off, 2) stop suddenly, or 3) pull out from a dead stop, necessitating boat anchor brakes.
Once they can master these things:
According to the dog, the headrest, seatbelt, and center console lid are best.
Dunno about that.