We had a version of the Nissan 1200/1400 here in the US, it was the Datsun 1200 (1.2L) but it only came in coupe or sedan form, not in truck form. It got the 1.4L engine in its second generation as the Datsun B210 and by the 1980s it was in its third generation as the Datsun 210 where they added a wagon body…

I had a Saturn ION Redline for 10 years, that car walked so the Cobalt SS could run. The LSJ and LNF engines weren’t world beaters by any measure, but they were fun to drive. They were light cars that had cheap plastic interiors with forced induction engines and zero traction control except for the optional mechanical…

As a B210 owner I can confirm that odometer rolls over after 99999.9 miles

I tried to buy this same B210 like 4 years ago in Nebraska, I saw it for sale in Des Moines, IA a few months ago and now its in Missouri for like $4,000 more? Its making its way around the Midwest, don’t believe any story you hear about it, each time I see the listing it says its originally from a different place. Its…

In Nebraska we change our license plates every 5 years, but my favorites are the ones from the late 80s and 90s. Maybe its just nostalgia from when I was a kid though. I also like the simplicity of the mid 70s “The Cornhusker State” plates.

Link to all of Nebraska’s plates

My daily driver is a Cadillac ATS 6 speed manual. Of the 4 cars in my household the only one that doesn’t have 3 pedals is a hybrid. I want to say that my next car will be a manual, but with less and less cars being offered with a stick shift its hard to say, maybe I buy something that’s electrified, or maybe I take…

I also had a 1986 Cutlass Supreme in high school and I loved that, I had it all through college and a few years later, and strangely enough after that the next car I bought worth any amount of money was a 5-speed Saturn, a Saturn Ion Redline with a 2.0L Supercharged engine. I never regretted owning that car, the…

Ford isn’t being singled out, this is based on a letter from Ford employees, which only have leverage inside of Ford, not GM or FCA.

I’m a millennial and a Cadillac ATS owner, but the reasons I bought the ATS don’t make the CT4 appealing to me. My ATS is a coupe and its equipped with a 6 speed manual, had I wanted a sedan and an automatic I probably would have went out and bought a Kia Stinger. Both cars were near the top of my price limit when I…

Love to see the B210 get a shout out

Coincidentally, this is the same setup as my 1977 Datsun.

I’m here to say, this take is bad

Yeah, I rented an Impala for a road trip with some very large friends and they were both comfortable in the Impala. I doubt either of them would have been in my ATS.

I got it in coupe form, but a few years ago I bought a RWD Cadillac ATS Premium with 3 pedals. Its far easier to find as a sedan, but I don’t think the new models offer a stick shift anymore.

I bought one in 2018

I did nearly the exact same thing, except I went with a certified pre-owned ATS coupe. Economy cars have come a long way, but why pay the same price for one as a luxury car.

I think this is actually a G body, my first thought was a Buick Regal, but it could be a Bonneville as well.

I haven’t been in a lot of Mazdas, but my girlfriend drives a 2011 Mazda 2 that has less fit an finish than my 2006 Saturn Ion.

Agreed. Its also not shocking that they would invest more into a plant thats building a car that is selling better than initially expected and is clearly a technology they want to expand on.

I read the headline and thought, “that shouldn’t be too bad, I am pretty good with metric.” Then I read newton meters and was like, wtf. Thats the stuff on the side of the torque wrench I never use.