I will point out that the opposite seems true for my Fiat (And I would imagine for other turbo cars as well). If I leave the car in 3rd at 40mph, the turbo is spooled and the engine is approaching the top of the torque curve, making speeding much easier than if I upshift to 4th.

How about Porsche?

“Either way, a car with a cat will release far more carbon monoxide as that is what it converts all the dangerous gases into.”

Gotta disagree with you on this part - one of the primary functions of a catalytic converter is oxidation of carbon monoxide - 2CO+O2=CO2

Jason, you may know more about “Catalytic Converters” and V6's, but this guy is clearly an expert when it comes to high-performance Turbo Encabulators.

The Dunning–Kruger effect

In order of ownership, Make, Model and Factory Color
1. 1977 Chevy Malibu Coupe: Light Metallic Blue
2. 1981 Toyota Corolla Coupe: Gloss Black
3. 1979 Toyota Celica: Light Green Metallic
4. 1986 Nissan 200SX Turbo: Thunder Black
5. 1977 Volvo 242 DL: Mojave Beige
6. 1991 Dodge Spirit: Radiant Fire
7. 1994 Ford Escort: Sand…

I got a little excited, because there was ONE DeLorean that was painted red, not by the factory, but by a subcontractor that was hired by the carmaker. Unfortunately, the VIN’s don’t match, and therefore this is CP, because there’s probably something unfortunate hiding under that glossy red.

Fiat 500 Turbo or Abarth. You can get a VERY nice one for half your budget (or less) with a manual transmission so your daughter can learn a very important life skill. They’re quick and fun to drive, but not so fast as to get her into trouble when she starts driving it.

I’m reading this series as validation of my decision to extract myself from Project-Car-Hell. About 5 years ago, I inherited a pair of Volvo 145 wagons that had been sitting out in a farm field for 20+ years. I stupidly brought them to my house (no garage) with the intention of restoring one of them and using the…

I voted CP due to the body panels, but it looks like replacements can be had for a decent price:

I’m no math surgeon, but it seems like there are a thousand cars missing... (6,505 + 1,873 = 8,378).

Wow!

Aside from the fact that I prefer the Blue-Black Metallic paint option to the Smoke Silver example here, I really love this car. Perhaps if it were in near perfect original or restored condition, this price would make sense. But nearly $20k for a high-mileage 30 year old car with several known issues (one of which is…

Hmmm...rubber floor mat next to an electric vehicle with battery problems? “Just make sure you’re standing on this mat before you touch the truck...”

My 1973 C107 had loads of quirks. When signaling left, half of the gauge cluster lights (on the tachometer) would blink off as the signal light blinked on. The rear quarter glass windows would bind up when rolling down, requiring a helping hand to rock them forward. Reverse would take a few seconds to engage…

Put it in “H!”

I just sold mine late last year, but I still miss it.

The Washington State Patrol office in my area had an unmarked Volvo for a while, which was completely impossible to identify as a patrol car until the lights flicked on.

Now if they would offer an online, on-demand package for viewing races, a la MotoGP’s VideoPass...

I had a similar, albeit not car related idea years ago. I had wondered why they never used Vinyl to encode digital data. After discussing w/ a computer scientist friend, he mentioned that the cost, data transfer rate, total storage capacity, and lack of re-writability would have rendered such a technology all but…