That’s why it says “Full self driving capability”, it has the capability to be fully self driving, but it doesn’t have the ability. Kind of like David Tracy has the capability of buying a non rusty Jeep, but lacks the ability :-P 

I’d do the Dave Ramsey thing - Make the $400/mo car payment, or whatever you have budgeted, to your savings account. Since he already has a car, I’d just do that until either something major on the car breaks, or I had like $10k saved up. And then you either 1) Use the car as a trade in plus the $10k cash to get…

why, your approved exclamation point, of course!

My inner grammar nazi wants to find that dealership and correct their sign :-P 

The JDM model had a twin turbo 2.0 DOHC mill, they left the scoop on the USDM GT and Outback to make it look sporty I guess. 123k isn’t bad, and if the head gaskets were done with quality parts they probably won’t leak again, and it’s in pretty good shape. Probably not 9k good, but close. And for the trim, I’d just…

SVX + manual trans swap = definite smiles per gallon

When I was hunting for a replacement transmission for my 2005 Corolla that I got for $250 with a bad clutch (Input shaft bearing was hosed) there was a GT-S in the junkyard with a six speed transmission, and I still have to ask myself why the FUCK I didn’t get the engine, transmission, wiring, and ECU and swap it into…

Yeah, but CA = dealing with smog nazis on anything newer than ‘75, at least in Washington you can get away with it if you don’t live in Clark County or Seattle :-P

Dollars to donuts I could probably find serviceable interior for my 1968 Dodge Polara convertible in there... Mine sat in Colorado with the top down for 20 years so the interior is nonexistent :-( 

I want that Corolla All-trac 

It’s a good thing nobody told him he can just take the coil springs out for moar lowz 

My parents had the Ferrari F-40 one, it played “Ode to Joy” when it was done rewinding. After we got a VCR with a turbo rewind that’d rewind a tape in like, 90 seconds, it sat on top of the entertainment center collecting dust. I think it finally made it to Goodwill about a year ago. 

The S/C All-trac was a right nightmare to check the supercharger oil on, since the diff is in the way of the dipstick on the supercharger, and you pretty much have to contort your hand around the axle to check it. You can also get to it from under the hood, but there’s a bunch of crap in the way. If it’s low, the…

There is something to be said about the fact he’s gotten over 300,000 miles out of each engine though! And it makes me wonder if those engines were replaced because of an actual mechanical failure, or if it was like the Previa with 380k that came into the shop I used to work at, it was leaking oil out of every gasket…

If you get a Liberty, get the four cylinder with a stick shift, unless you like changing head gaskets :-P Or just get a Subaru, my winter beater is an Outback, did the head gaskets on it once and it’s good to go. Come out of the rust belt, get one for dirt and get it undercoated :-P my brother’s 01 just rolled over to…

I like the “Also available in automatic” in the tiny fine print :-P 

My folks used to have one of these, was 4WD but slushbox and had the puny V6 that was a 318 with two of its cylinders chopped off. Slow, but it handled hunting and mountain roads pretty well. Folks sold it and kept their Jeep Liberty that they had bought at the same time, and regretted it when the Jeep’s transmission…

When I was in college one of our shop cars was a 95 Olds Achieva with a 5 speed and the high output Quad4. It did pretty massive burnouts. 

I’m running it this year, but I haven’t made up my mind if I want to do a 1st gen Explorer painted in Jurassic Park livery, a V8 swapped Volvo 245 (Guess that would make it a 285?), a Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, a Crown Vic, or a Smart :-P But the GF says I gotta stick to the $500 car rule so I think finding a Smart…

PLEASE come run the Gambler 500 in Oregon this year :-P You’ll definitely one-up the Prius that ran 2 years ago!