Yes, agreed. I was thinking particularly of my Moke. They are not a common sight anymore any I am a bit tired of repeating the following:

I have no issue with that. If you have something oddball it saves answering the same questions twenty times over.

I also loved the Charade - especially the GTTI with this three pot twin cam turbo.

It's basically already been done by the British. It was called "Scrapheap Challenge."

We build excrement!

So what? The current model Land Rover Defender has 8hp less. Now, before anyone says "slow old Rover engine", that engine is also used in the Ford Transit. These engines is designed to do mega miles economically. Not drag race. Regardless, it does 15 sec 0-60mph in the Defender which is not bad really for a…

Mercedes 230GE. You know you want it. EIt's in an dealer asking $18,500 Australian "Buy It Now". At current exchange rate $15,000 USD = $18,100 AUD. I'm sure a little negotitation would suffice and nobody said the car has to be in the USA?

Screech, rattle, seize. I feel ripped off. I wanted it to throw a rod.

It took some digging but I found where I read it:

The Chinese made MG6. Around 300 imported into Australia. Only 12 sold as of July!

The Moke Ambulance. Yes it is real and a legal ambulance still in use! The stretcher goes in the passenger side and it has two seats on the drivers side only.

I've never seen these automatic belts in action, ever. Mind blown. I think it would be deeply cool to find one of those bugs. The static belts flopping all over the place in my 74 Bug drive me nuts. (I could fit retractables, but I want to keep it original.)

Holden themselves said it was a big factor. That's good enough for me. Personally I can't stand Commodores. But I'm glad the Americans like them.

Or buy something even older and expect to spend a little on maintenance. Driving an old car is not a social burden provided you are driving it by choice. I drive a tidy 74 Bug daily and nobody sneers at it. I paid $2,500 AU for it five years ago and it's now worth about $6K. I've probably spent $2K on maintenance…

The GM company execs come out to Australia and half the Commodores are wearing Chev badges. So they say, if the Aussies want Chevs then let's sell them Chevs. So all those bogans who fitted Chev badges are the reason the Holden nameplate will die.

My first car was a 1968 Morris Mini Deluxe (Sydney, Australia). I sold it after about a year (in 1991) as my parents reckoned I needed something larger and more reliable. It went to a girl in Manly, on the other side of town. I cried and thought I'd never see it again.

I'd nominate the Mini Moke. Now hear me out. Nothing combines so much practicality with so much fun!

I missed the article on the Hanomag the other day. (Sorry, one thousand lashes with a wet noodle for me.)

Torch, have to disagree on this one. The original HR-V looked awful. Like some ghastly, gaudy Reebok cross-trainer shoe and not a hiking boot.

Yes, it certainly is a shame. It's been a downhill slide for years so no matter who you blame it was inevitable. On the plus side I'm looking forward to being able to buy a new Mustang for the first time! (Excluding paying $100k+ for a US spec one converted to RHD.)