Perfect for your racist MAGA uncle.

I recommend a set of torx. If you ever need to work on a Saab, people will think you’re a wizard. I swear to god, the average mechanic acts like a torx fastener is some exotic lost technology.

All cars with T-tops are cool. That’s just science.

If you don’t have something nice to say...

He’s actually really good with diy. He just chooses to work on old, crusty vehicles. When a car is as old and crusty as some of DT’s gems, you have to get creative.

To be fair, often the engineer knew about it and made it as good as they could, but the program manager/person with the money told them it was good enough.

Just curious - where do you take your G8 GXP for factory/warranty service these days?

I will never fully understand your Smart obsession, but goddammit do I respect you for it.

My first complete motor build. Sent the block into the machine shop for some work on the crank and some oiling modifications (direct oiling of main bearings that were only oiled by the crank in stock form).

I was surprised when he said Thunderbird for the C pillar because I immediately saw Eldorado too. 

Money.  These large contract deliveries are going to be very low margin deals.  Leasing a bunch of vehicles to a car rental agency in order to keep your factories operating at full capacity is one thing.  Committing your already operating at full capacity factory to building a low margin product instead of a high…

I have long argued that community routes, such as delivery vehicles, sanitation trucks, landscaping companies, local repair outfits, etc — these are all the best use cases for an electric powertrain.

I wonder if this new Amazon delivery vehicle’s safety systems will help when drivers feel like they are pressured to speed, drive recklessly, and pee in bottles to make their daily delivery quotas?

Deliveries are such great use cases for EVs. This is a vehicle that will never be pressed into extended range duty for a road trip, can be returned to a charging station every night, will drive predictable routes around which range can be managed, and depending on electrical rates, improve operating margins vs. gas.

I like the Honda suggestions on this. Not terribly shocking.

There are better ways of honoring a loved one memory than repeating their mistakes.

I can only assume there is some familial sentimental value to this particular car. 

First of all, how a 18 years old ends up restoring a malaise era crap mobile such a 1980's Cutlass Supreme, a car with zero known qualities and appeal.

The lower intake could be a bit cleaner, but it’s really not horrible.

BMW brings back the Ti? What you know about that?