Hahaha yes, good catch!

So much technology! There was a time when common rail technology was foreign to most diesel owners. The tech on this engine is out of this world. I’m curious to see how it all holds up over time, and if they are costly to maintain.

NP because even though I would never think of buying it, the therapy aspect of building it is something I can understand. There’s certainly a ton of craftsmanship in this that would warrant a high price. And it comes with an enclosed trailer.

An 81 year old lady drives a faster car than I do.....the world is a confusing place.

I thought the same but I still liked what I saw. Pretty solid stuff and I’m sure it will get better with time. And the ‘Berg is a damn smart guy, I wish I had half of his hot rod knowledge.

I haven’t tried but I’m thinking about it. The Roadkill Garage pilot on YouTube was pretty good, so I’m intrigued.

I saw that it was up on YouTube but I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet. Sounds like good Saturday night cinema to me.

Same. There’s a lot to be learned in every one of their episodes, from car history to tech tricks. Those guys do a great job.

It needs to happen already! Forget the Hellcat in a Wrangler, I want to get 30+ mpg in a diesel Wrangler!

*insert Fred Thompson meme

This is in Wisconsin. I’m in Wisconsin. It was meant to be! Time to go check the funds in my “foolish spending” stash.

I’ve been wishing we’d get something like this in the US mass market for a while, but they only seem to be delivery trucks and the like. They’re more compact, offer great visibility, and still can do “truck stuff.” I’ve noticed that the guys on MCM use one as a runabout truck and it just seems so practical to me.…

I had the same thoughts when I read this. A good set of performance cats goes a lot farther than gutted cats and it makes the car a lot happier in the long run.

NP but I don’t know much about zee Germans and the AMG automotive madness going on with this thing. 3600 doesn’t seem bad but I’ve heard Benz can be pricey and tricky to fix. Most of the stuff seems minor, and I assume the car still drives fine right now, most of the problems just being more of a nuisance. It would be…

It’s amazing to think of how long it took auto makers to realize that cars do in fact rust, and people would like to have a rust free car for more than 5 years! My dad owned a ‘74 Roadrunner and even with just summer driving (gravel roads were to blame) it was rusting around the wheel arches by the time it was 5 years…

I agree that newer cars age far far better than old ones. Heck, my daily driver Jeep turns 20 this year and it doesn’t even seem that old to me. It still is free of any body rust (don’t look underneath haha). But saying a Pinto outlived a Monza, that just solidifies them as a GM “stamp them out and sell them fast”…

When I first read the story after this initially happened, my first thought was how ugly of a crash scene that must have been for first responders dealing with a car that had its roof sheared off. I missed the part about the occupants surviving, that’s truly unbelievable. Hopefully they come out of this alright.

That probably explains why I’ve never seen one in person. Anyone who had them must have gotten rid of them once something better came along. After a while they all rusted into a pile of flakes in a salvage yard.

I see. I thought you meant that the Monza and Camaro would share the same platform, with the Camaro maybe offering more power options or something of the like. As far the Fox body Mustang comparison, I was moreso comparing using a shared body platform throughout several cars of different classes (Camaros being more…

That’s really interesting! From a cost standpoint I can see where GM could have seen value in putting Camaro badges on a Monza. It’s actually suprising that they didn’t, seeing as Ford went to the small (and awesome IMO) Fox body and the Dodge Charger became nothing more than a K-car by the 1980s. I was never aware…