Maintenance happens.  Hood struts are way down the pain list for replacement.

$2.5K for this car would only be possible for an FX16 for an enthusiast who knew what they were looking at.  The lack of any images from under the hood mixed with the cracked windshield says run away (just don’t slip on the tire shine sprayed all over the gravel).

I recently saw my first in person.  It is a great looking ride.  Buick’s design is a great update to the useful layout of a wagon.  I’ve owned two wagons in my life and both were great cars.  Enjoy!

A new pattern emerges for Tesla. They have a big sales quarter each quarter before the tax credit is about to get reduced.

It’s a 35-year old appliance. There are a handful of them still out there waiting for the end. Try finding a 35-year Honda Accord or any other daily driver from that time. They were awful, but most cars from that era were awful.

In 1975, there were 8.96MM cars sold in the US. Japanese car companies sold 807K. Honda broke the 100K sales level. Eventuallly. a consent decree by the US government and Honda required repair or replacement of front fenders on all Civics sold between 1975-1979. All cars rusted in those days, but the early Civics…

I think he is really thinking of Mason Williams and a song called Classical Gas. Herb Alpert never had a recording or disc called California Gas.

We had an 87 with a 5-speed. We kept it for about 12 years. It was dependable and light on fuel usage. The manual kept it moving. The company I worked for around that time had Ford products in the pool. The AT versions were horrible. Words cannot describe how terrible they were.

I’ve seen racing mowers at ag fairs.  It is a hoot.  It’s not quite as good as horse pulls, but it’s worth a watch.

A strong, firm no has always worked for me.

14 does not mean father.

I would never trust my brain or my life to someone else’s helmet.  Forget germs, bedbugs, and lice.  Instead picture yourself spending the rest of your life drooling in a bed somewhere because the rental helmet failed.

Did you read the post you are attacking? The post noted that in inflation-adjusted terms a 2019 Civic EX actually costs less than a 2001 Civic EX.  It seemed quite clear to me.

Nissan designed this car to give Jalopniks one universally, disliked car.

I’m sorry sir, that won’t fit in carry on. You will need to check it.

You haven’t lived until you’ve seen one or more members of bachelorette parties fall off a party bike in the middle of a Nashville street and lie in the middle of the nasty street laughing uncontrollably while their equally drunken friends try to assist them back onto the barge... ahhh memories of a lifetime.

Nashville is not pleasant. It’s congested roads, drunken tourists, and crazy expensive real estate. It does have Martins! Although that may not matter since they appear to be heading to mega-chain status.

With the Vega thrown in, the best of this group was by far the Pinto. The distant runner-up was the Gremlin. The worst possible choice was a Vega.

I like them a lot. I know the performance was awful, but there are many cars revered on this site which were awful for performance. A good friend had one in red with a red interior with a manual. It was a fastback with window louvers and slotted wheels. It was a dependable car a fun ride. I also had a friend with a 77…

Car companies resurrect nameplates all the time. A few weeks ago I spotted a couple of the new Chevy Cavaliers in Monterrey.