This literally is a Nimitz-class SUV, maybe the B-52 of SUVs. I have some friends who have 400,000 on theirs and just replaced the injectors for the first time. The leather seats are rotted out, but with four kids and nearly 20 years of ownership, it’s still in decent shape otherwise. People love them because they’ll…

Interesting how GE wants to use the modernized descendant of the TF34 that’s on the Warthog and retired Viking to re-engine the BUFF. I think it’s a good option, but if we’re still flying the BUFF beyond 2050, we’re in trouble. By then, we should have developed enough capability with hypersonic cruise missles to not…

Thank you for recognizing Juneteenth as an “official” holiday. I only wish it wasn’t due to the latest trend of media virtue signaling anytime the President does something on a date something happened. We recognized Juneteenth in Oklahoma when I was growing up, but the context of this being America’s “Second…

Reluctant CP -- it’s about $2,250 too high for the work it needs. Maybe $2,750 too high. But these things were still running around 13-14 years later when the old ladies who drove them traded them out for FWD Sedan DeVilles, and it’s a much cleaner design than the Tiny Broughams that replaced them later in the ‘80s.…

Whatever changes Ford makes to the Edge are inconsequential. They will likely transfer production of it to the U.S. or Mexico due to the new USMCA trade pact, or China if that’s where the Lincoln winds up. The economics of keeping auto production in Canada are rapidly decreasing and it’s likely they will become like…

GM (and North American Aviation before that):

Virtue signaling has finally hit the IT sector.

More than half of the population alive today was either not born or old enough to be aware of O.J. Simpson’s fame and notoriety, let alone his birthday. This whole trend of virtue signaling because someone or something is doing something on a date that something happened in 19XX that 99.99% of the country is not aware…

I am so glad that I’m not the only one. I could care less about Call of Warfare or Medal of Quake or whatever army cosplay games are out there creating a new generation of wannabes. I just wanna pretend like I’m driving cool cars that I’ll never afford in real life.

1st Gear: Ford. Has. No. Charging. Infrastructure. They will fail to sell anything more than what Nissan or Chevy has sold for BEVs without committing to funding real fast-charging infrastructure. If you don’t have the Tesla sizzle, you better at least be able to compete on charging. They need to give Elon $1 billion…

Black on Black E46 manual for $3,300? Sure why not. This is a fun car for summer days and I’d just store it during the winter. The drivetrain and electronics are dead simple compared to more modern fare. The black leather isn’t as bad during the summer as you’d think. Leather stays fairly cool and cools off quickly,…

It’s fine. Just fine. A good car. More expensive than the competition, but just fine. Stereo is adequate. Back seats are vestigial and serve no purpose. But it’s fine.

Hot Take: These were better than an XJ in every way, but not quite as good as the Explorer. Better rear seat legroom, on-road comfort, fuel economy, and body-on-frame as God intended. Load up the way back with Kickers and throw an Alpine deck in the dash and you had a solid ‘90s ride. I remember my Dad test driving a…

They’ve been selling the Spark EV and Bolt EV for years. You can go buy one tomorrow. Granted the Spark is now out of production, it’s widely available on the used market. The problem is lack of charging infrastructure, and GM doesn’t want to pay for it. Tesla did, and that is why they sell every single car they…

Funny how the Chevette donated parts to a couple of different sports car designs in the ‘80s with the Impulse and Fiero. I think Lotus even tweaked the suspension on these for a while.

It’s probably worth it to the 750,000 or so people who will purchase one this year, and around 10,000 people who contribute to building them. Maybe a few of those people will purchase some of the products advertised on your blog.

Oldsmobiles were great cars for eating up windshield time. Unfortunately their name didn’t quite work in the late 20th century. The only real dud they ever introduced was the Olds Diesel. Other than that, they were reliable, comfortable vehicles that weren’t flashy or drew much attention. Even the names were…

Venza/Highlander == Olds 88/98. Same market demographic too.

That’s a damn shame. My LP is solid as a rock, but I think it was built before all the weird chambering stuff they did a few years ago. The only thing I don’t like about it is how the joint line on the two-piece back is perpendicular instead of straight, but nobody looks at the back anyway. Store gave me $200 off back…

I haven’t seen an ESP (not an LTD) for less than the price of a Gibson in a long time. You can also buy a MIM Fender for less than $700 bills now. I actually have a Gibson LP, a MIM Strat, and an Ibanez on the wall along with assorted guitars I’ve built for fun, and agree that the $400 Ibanez is probably the best…