I feel pretty lucky in having lots of local parts sources that I can draw from, and the ability to shop around. This includes:

I would say that number is about right, but in our case is the total for all 5 vehicles that we have on the road! One of the nice things about owning an electric car as a DD is that there is virtually no maintenance. That frees up cash to spend on the rest of the fleet...

And the rider appears to be wearing proper attire : buckskin gloves

If I were one of the cars nearby, I would totally chaise that truck down!

Sometimes it is difficult to detect satire from statements that, on their face, seem incredibly ignorant and insensitive...so I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt here and assume you were being sarcastic.

The amount of bile and vitriol directed at this guy really is excessive. These people complaining about the car’s color are not well.

Wheels are ok and look to be period-correct ATS Classics, though no need for the staggered rear. I have a set of similar looking Globe Bathurst that I plan to put on. But no on the stretched tires - I like more meat between me and the road.

Yes please - that Viper Green is ideal. I recently bought a 1977 Scirocco and will be painting it that color, which is close to a factory green color offered originally. This is my inspiration (minus the hideous Zender grille):

Peugeot 505 - the Dangel conversion is basically this same concept, just 30+ years ago.

I’m guessing from Iceland - I saw many battlecars when I visited there a few years ago.

This is just about the only time I can claim to be a part of the 1%.

Nurk really has been transformation to the Blazer’s last month of play - turned the team around. And today was great for him : career high in front of his former team, as well as in front of his girlfriend who traveled across the Atlantic for the game.

Wow - savage! On the bright side, at least it was replaceable, though sorry if you had a lot of time and energy invested in that shit...

While I agree there are occasionally unsavory characters, I have had some really great experiences of camaraderie at junkyards. Maybe it’s just because I am mostly after older Mercedes and VW parts, but when I meet someone with same interest I usually ask what parts they are after, and we share tips about what is in…

This is a masterpiece.

You are genuinely missing out. Their early seasons in particular are gems, and the sheer variety of cars they tackle is impressive. While I always have beef with their calculation of “net gain”, they do explain in great detail what went into the car, and what they were able to make do with. Really the most accurate…

Hey, it is faster than a spinning zoetrope!

I had the distinct pleasure of renting one of these things in Iceland once. It was badged as a Daewoo though. I was curious what was under the hood, and was surprised to see a Mercedes inline 5 diesel!

I’ve found working on old cars that often original parts just aren’t worth trying to rebuild/salvage . Don’t know much about Jeep stuff, but it seems that you should be able to build your own 12V charging/starting system fairly easily using other non-Jeep parts. There are lots of Bosch and GM one wire internally…

I think for most, it is also a matter of mental space as much as it is physical. There is a limited amount of parts shopping, maintenance lists, and simply time that one can devote to a multi-car fleet. I am lucky/crazy enough to make that work at this point in my life, but I also see the impracticality of that for…