Can’t star this enough.

I know, but why? “Wraith” sounds so much cooler than “850i”.

On a somewhat related note, anyone else here used to hate the 996 generation for things such as the Boxter headlights, etc. but now love them out of a mixed sense of nostalgia, and the feeling that “if you’re going to buy a 911, at least buy the one that looks the most unique”?

Seeing as how it was years ago, and that it wasn’t really all that big a deal, I feel pretty comfortable telling this story:

In college, I spent my allotted “school allowance” intended for food and academics on $500 cars and keeping them alive. I had set up an elaborate network of people who could feed and support my other needs by fulfilling their automotive needs; You give me pizza, I fix your delivery car, and so on.

Coming up I-81 from Blacksburg, driving 4 of my friends home for summer break... The car was 1986 Plymouth Caravelle with the A/C removed (because race k car). It was swelteringly hot out. I had my windows down, but it was not enough. We pull the bottoms of our shirts up through the collar to make redneck belly…

Oh man... I was 18 Years old. Just out of high school and was a nerd/car guy. Most of my friends consisted of video gamers or guys who worked on their cars late at night. I worked for a small local mod shop and at the time (2005) the 240sx scene was booming because most cars were in good shape. This was the proper…

That Ramcharger is epic.

Who are you and how did you get into my brain?

Car Tiiiiiimmmmeee!

rallybenz hnnngh

The car time is coming by dirt road.

Idk who told that SL that it was allowed to go off-road...

6000 SUX Brougham

I once had a date with someone I figured was going to be less than pleasant to hang out with, but I said I’d go so I went to pick her up as planned. In my red NC Miata.

Correction: Do attempt in a Lambo.

My ‘73 Bavaria has the same thing going.

I DD’d an ‘84 633csi a few years back, and routinely drove it to Vegas and San Diego from Phoenix. I even road tripped to Mexico in my roommate’s 635 in college. In all of that, I had exactly one noteworthy incident: mine cut out in rush hour traffic. I believe it was due to the main power or fuel pump relay, but I…

An old curmudgeon I know once told me to buy a replacement part for the things that usually fail on your car, walk out to the car with the shiny new parts in hand, show the car you have them, then put them on a shelf. Your original parts will now last forever ;)