2021 Bronco Badlands: Fun for certain things, reliable

The Ferrari Mondial.  Universally loathed.

I find it odd that no one has mentioned the bland, cookie cutter SUVs (Cayenne, Macan)

Pulled in to the local convenience store/gas station to top off air in my tires as the TPS sensor was on. Minding my own business, getting some free air, when some joker pulls up to the pump in a pickup truck with a wood-fired smoker being towed behind it. He starts filling up, no biggie, right? Except that while he’s…

While I love the idea of a Wankel Rotary, the Citroen M35 with a Wankel and the hydropneumatic suspension in 1969 had to be a maintenance nightmare. 

Augusta International road course in Georgia. They only ever ran one NASCAR race there, won by Fireball Roberts in 1963.  We need more road courses to make racing more interesting, that one would have been awesome!

1980 International Scout II Terra with a 4-speed manual and the Nissan turbodiesel. My buddy in high school had one. I’ve seen one for sale on Ebay, but it was going for stupid money.  The Terra was the one that was configured as a small pickup, and only in 1980 did it have square headlights.  Plus that Nissan…

There is a certain beauty in it’s ugliness.  Oh, wait, I took my glasses off for a second.  Yeah, that’s pretty hideous.

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?)