Came for this, was not disappointed...

I see mentions of the Fiat 500, but not it’s sibling, the Jeep Renegade. The only problem is that the one I drove as a rental in Spain was a diesel with a 6MT, which is sadly not available in the States. I drove it from Madrid to the Canfranc Station in the Pyrenees, and from Madrid to Gibraltar and back.  Overall,…

The Mrs. bought a 2018 Acura TLX. The seats are too low in the car. Even with them adjusted as high as they go, it’s still lower than the seating position I prefer. And it’s not unique to Acura, it seems to be an issue with Japanese cars across the board. While I loved my Mitsu EVO X, I would have really liked another…

Lord of the Rings themed, with Gandalf on the back “You shall not pass!” and the Eye of Sauron somehow done on the front grille.  Throw the Hobbits on one side with the door painted like the door to a Hobbit hole and the other side all elf-like.

I-376 between the PA Turnpike in Monroeville and downtown (dahntahn for us locals) Pittsburgh. If someone could figure out why everyone needs to slow down for the Squirrel Hill tunnels (inbound or outbound) I’d love to know the reason.

Ram, 2013, “God Made a Farmer”

Worst I ever dealt with in Pittsburgh was -23 F. I had a Ford Ranger with the V-6 at the time which sat outside. Went to start it and it cranked as slow as I’ve ever had a vehicle crank. Engine finally fired, but it had drawn the battery down so low between the temp and cranking the engine at that temp that it wiped…

I spent 6 months doing 2 days a week in Harrisburg doing consulting work for a state agency in Pennsylvania. I live in Pittsburgh. Between those two endpoints are the Allegheny Mountains. The Pa Turnpike (I-76) has made things easier since the days of taking US 30 over those mountains, but not much. It was a late…

In college, driving my ‘74 Mustang 2 home from the library one night. I almost made it home when the loud think came from the back. Fortunately I was close enough to the house to limp on home and up the driveway, but the car was leaning a bit to the passenger side. Quick inspection with a flashlight revealed the top…

One of these bad boys. Parts have to be pure unobtanium. Acquisition cost would be more than my house and all of its contents (including the Bronco and Mk7 Golf R in the garage). But the truth is I’ve lusted after one of these forever, especially in Alitalia livery.

Not sure this qualifies as a “specialty tool” but I sure wish I had a 4 post lift...

Besides all the Chevy Bolts that randomly burst into flames for no apparent reason? (Or Kia/Hyundai?)

The new Bronco! I love driving this. Drives far better than the Wrangler. I’ve already done a couple road trips with it and it’s well-mannered on the highway, and performed flawlessly on a “road” (read something that might have been a Jeep track 20 years ago) in West Virginia that saw me end up with mud all the way up…

Didn’t we just establish in a QOTD that low miles+old=don’t buy?

Not mine, but the Mrs. had a Saturn SL1 when we met. Hers had a sunroof. The only good thing about that car was it got almost 40 MPG on the highway, and had the manual transmission, which I believe was a 5-speed. It was a boring color (same as the picture, but that isn’t her car), and was boring to drive. Somehow it…

I live in PA.  Rust is always a huge (literally) red flag.

How has nobody mentioned the BMW 635CSi from Moonlighting?  Am I that old?

This color on all the cars...

The MK2 Toyota Yaris. I had to take one of these crapcans as a rental when there was quite literally nothing else on the lot. Slow, noisy, it felt like it was coming apart at the seams at anything over 60 MPH. Worst. Car. Ever. Oh, and the interior was cramped and wildly uncomfortable (I’m only 5'8" tall, I can’t…

Most of the pieces are in place prepping the Bronco to head to the Allagash in Maine next summer. The last 2 major parts are a light bar above the windshield and the Advanced Fiberglass hard top coming in. I may have the rockers and lower part of the doors done in Line-X as well. To date: N-Fab nerf bars with steps,…