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8:07 AM

Sadly, a clean fox body shell is worth $10k these days. If it’s actually rust free this is a good price, spend a bit returning it to stock and sell for $25k. Read more

9/15/21

That’s not true at all, and it takes 6 seconds when not moving to select to the single huge digital speedometer in the middle of the gauge cluster.

9/15/21

Jam an iPad on the dash of the Neon and it’s close.

9/15/21

Are you serious??? “it’s associated with people and a culture that espouses fascism, racism, jingoism, xenaphobia-ism, anti-vaxism, etc.” It’s a dang late model muscle car. BTW I am also (see previous poster) a blue spot in a red state, not racist, not fascist etc AND I'm fully vaccinated. It's just a car.

9/15/21

I do *understand* the appeal, but I also think that with just a 5.7, this thing doesn’t offer enough whatsoever, and even he, six years ago, admitted it was already outdated. Time has made it worse. Read more

9/15/21

I really liked the article and the writing is talented, but it does go off the rails in the final 1/4 (no pun intended). Read more

9/15/21

Im getting strong Gen 1 Neon vibes

9/15/21

It’d never fly in the “aspirational” US car market, but I’d like to see a cheap car that embraces its cheapness. Skip the door panels and lets see a painted door frame. Let’s get more creative with materials. Cork for flooring and sound insulation.
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9/15/21

Then you better hold on to your hat, because here’s the Beijing-BAIC B40.

9/15/21

https://jalopnik.com/dodge-challenger-scat-pack-american-muscle-that-will-s-1645979083 Read more

9/15/21

If anything, and I think you hit on this at the end, the Challenger represents faded glory. Read more

9/15/21

America’s Ego - a 2010 Chevy Equinox where the back seats haven’t been cleaned in 10 years and it smells like Mcdonalds french fry grease, melted trail mix and wet dog but otherwise runs pretty good.
America’s Superego - Ford F150 Lightning with an American flag rear window tint and a lift kit.

9/15/21

I wish ... it’s about 7$/gallon (1.55€/l) today for E95.

9/15/21

“1995 Camry V6.” Rated at 188 hp. Read more

9/15/21

Didn’t experience this a month ago when I was there at all to be honest. We were cruising at 110 to 120 and the left 2 lanes were only the fastest moving cars. Read more

9/15/21

Current new cars will be a nightmare to repair when stuff starts to go wrong.
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9/15/21

“I daily a 2001 BMW and I bet its a lot more dependable (an easier to repair) than your average 2011 BMW.” Read more

9/15/21

That’s really the same issue on the Autobahn. You can be doing 220k+ and some truck stuck doing 65 will pull in front of you in the left lane. combined with fuel economy reduction, it’s usually just not worth it to be cruising at anything higher. Not to mention, high speed driving is extremely tiresome for anything… Read more

9/15/21

Not even close. New cars are better in basically every single way. Read more

9/15/21

Just owning a car that can comfortably go 100mph is a luxury.

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