When I asked my dad about Ladas, he gave me a funny look and said "Don't bother, you won't have any fun. They're meant to last Siberian winters, so it'll never break down and you'll never get to wrench on it."
PEAKAY: uhm... reduction of 8lbs of weight, kind sir, not 8ft/lbs of torque. (still not "feelable" but needed to be said)
I'd build a larger scale Gurney-Weslake Eagle.
Best: doin' 90 on 294N in my old '98 Volvo S90 when some rather old Jetta pulls along side with 2 dudes in the front and 2 chicks in the back. Driver waves, flips me the bird, and starts pulling away. I wait a sec then stand on the gas. I can only assume the driver forgot to shift as I could hear his engine…
A fantasy is something nigh on unattainable. It should stir the soul and the loins at the mere sight of it. It should be in conversations starting with "Have you ever seen one in real life? Oh man, I've wanted one of those for YEARS!" not "Yeah, both my bosses have 'em. It's nice and costs more than my old house,…
@ conehead