I took one of the first waterproof Olympus point-and-shoots with me on my trip to Hawaii. It was in my swimshorts pocket throughout the whole trip. I know I exceeded the depth limits, and I beat the hell out of the thing (my clumsy ass took the thing surfing, for goodness sake). The only thing it did was take great…

The motors and mechanicals on the GT were pretty solid. In fact, most of the ones you do find still run with the original motor and a newer carb. The main problem is that time is not kind to that gorgeous body. Yes - I've been looking for a GT to sink my time and money into for awhile - it's just finding one that's…

I have the Dell Duo (the netbook with the flip around screen that lets it act like a tablet). Windows 7 is a nightmare on it. I never used the touchscreen at all - just used it like an (expensive) netbook. Put Windows 8 CP on it, and now I can really see what they were going for. I agree that the "desktop" needs…

The funniest part is, that car is built in Canada...

Probably doesn't qualify, but I hit a deer at about 75MPH in my '99 Honda Civic. I managed to not hit the thing directly straight-on, smashed the passenger side of the car, so the passenger door wouldn't close. Noone was hurt badly, but the accident was on a rural part of a major highway, and everyone that saw it…

I actually nominated the GT. 102 hp at its best. 83 hp here in the states after '71. in the UK, it had a 1.1 which made 67 hp. Basically nobody bought the base engine.

I nominate a car I _WILL_ one day own, the '68 to '73 Opel GT. At its absolute best, The 1.9L I4 was good for 102hp. After the emissions police (who are also in charge of anti-fun) got ahold of it in '71, power fell to 83hp. Again, the top-rated non-emission-choked 1.9L motor made 0-60 in 10.8 seconds and a top…

I'm going to say the same thing that everyone else has probably already said: "24 Hours of Lemons, Baby!"

Forgot the extra apex seals...

Yes. Precisely. when I see them, I still think, "look at the clown that put a weird spoiler on a 2-door stratus. why does it say twin-turbo on the side? Ohhhh."

I'm hoping people start forgetting about them so the prices will start coming down. If I ever get the cash to buy a "weekend" car, this will be it.

Opel GT owners / restorers know them well - as sources for parts :)

Didn't this one just place in the 'worst design mistake' category?

Didn't know they hadn't fixed that by then! I remember the general arguement going something along the lines of "My sub-base-model Cavalier (or insert embarassing s***box here) remembers where I left the seat, your top-badge tricked-out Si can't? Weak!"

"I'm sorry, you didn't put your gas cap on tight enough. Now you have to visit your mechanic to get him to turn this light off for you. Ha. Ha. Ha."

Same thing happens with the new Jetta. I actually broke the little plastic piece chipping away at the 3-4 inches of ice that collected there.

Totally agree! Function over form FTW! Baja was based on the Outback, right? I'd rather swap the DOHC flat-6 from the 3rd gen Outback in for more low-end torque for goin' dune-buggy'ing! Plus, I've seen some supercharger add-on mods for that motor that makes it quite quick.

Sometimes referred to as "The Honda Curse": in 2-door Civics during their heyday in the late 90's and early 2000's, when pulling the lever to fold the seat and slide it forward to allow access to the backseat, the seat would 'forget' where it was set, instead returning to it's most forward and upright position. You'd…

Hatch is just a liftgate that's more horizontal. I totally agree with the rest of your analysis. Really, there's a whole lot of similarity between hatchback / wagon / CUV. And it makes sense, you want something that's capable of carrying you and 3 people (standard-sized family), plus some stuff, and want decent gas…

Nevermind. I see what you are saying now - the Twister comment, not the "last Jeep pickup" comment. Yes, you're right. Either would make a good choice for this QotD.