We have a winner!

Ha, no. From the people I know driving them they financed them for 7 years (or longer) and spend the majority of their take-home pay on the note. All just to have a fancy vehicle.

I only came down here to point this out. My take-away was that the smart investment today is luxury cars with dubious records for reliability.

I know you proclaim yourself not to be mechanically inclined but did you attempt to ascertain what the problem was and fix it yourself? Guess #1 would be debris between the brake rotor and the dust/heat shield, #2 would be between the caliper and rotor.

Burning oil? Big deal. My wife’s 08 outback leaks more than a quart every 7,500 miles. The dealer’s recommendation: Remove the engine and replace every seal for a few thousand dollars. Evidently it’s pretty commonplace with the 2.8s of that vintage. I’d be happy with burning a little oil. That doesn’t stain my garage…

In Texas and Oklahoma its affecting all areas of the economy. Oklahoma is facing a significant state budget shortfall related mostly to the loss of jobs in the energy industry. That lack of jobs is also causing other markets to decline as well whether directly or indirectly connected to energy. I’m in construction and…

My best buddy had the previous Ridgeline. He told me he wished he’d bought a toyota tacoma crew cab or a pre-owned full-sized pickup. Even though it may have theoretically been capable of hauling more, he never felt comfortable hauling much with it.

Not exactly. That’s 5,000 lbs total. My 16' car hauler trailer weights somewhere around 1,750 lbs so you’re down to 3,250 which is slightly less than the weight of my daily driver car. Any proper race car should be fine, though.

The only redeeming quality of any Sonnet is the neat shape. Front wheel drive, severe lack of power, and wierd-as-hell engine all completely disqualify it from any consideration in my book. This particular example, which is more show with no additional go, is a complete NO GO in my book.

Hmmm. Now that you mention it, there could be a red square photoshopped over the location where the E should be. It is especially noticable where the glare stops at the top.

Just so you know, a 383 isn’t a big block. It’s a stroked 350 small block.

The issue with the GT was the price. There’s not a person alive who wouldn’t want one, but they were just too expensive. The fact that they’re climbing in value and they’re only a few years old speaks to the popularity.

They’re definitely undervalued and unknown but I have to think that will eventually change. My uncle had a black ‘62 Buick Special convertible until he sold it to buy a metallic pink ‘62 Skylark Convertible with the aluminum V8. I’ve driven it and it was one of the more memorable drives I’ve taken. (Mostly because the…

You’re spot-on. The bubble is constantly changing and it’s mostly tied to what was cool when the current generation of old, recently retired men were kids. In 20 years the Lamborghini Countach and the 80’s Ferrari Testarossa are going to be $2M cars or more (with inflation). If I were wealthy right now I wouldn’t be…

I'm sure people will argue over this just like people argue over Ford vs Chevy but at the end of the day it's a tool and as long as it does its job that's all that matters. Nobody can argue that they don't work. Who cares what brand it is.

They make larger calibers in the same package if you want something different. I believe .357 sig and .40 can be had in that package.

It sure was easy to spot the Glock-hating Sig fanboy here.

Here in OK I’ve never heard anyone say “if only that car had a front license plate”. No highway patrolman or police officer has called for them here. They ruin the look of a car. Surprisingly there are clowns here who voluntarily ruin their cars with front plates saying things like “Cat Lover” or “____ Ford Dealer”

I think you mean I-40.