Not a newer VW, I assume? They've had several recalls for ignition coils, one of which was a big deal because it was causing engine fires. (Former Jetta owner)

Not one person asked you "Do you have to put premium in it?" I would think you'd get that.

I had the "horn incident" happen to my 1999 Civic when I was in college. Just started blaring when I was driving down the main drag through campustown. The horn on a Civic of that vintage is mounted on the front bumper behind the plastic cladding, right in front of the radiator. Reaching through the grille and…

Whew. wow. well it sounds like it may have been a bit mistreated, but is in good hands now. Evidently the first turbo on mine grenaded. The guy that owned it fancied himself a mechanic, put a second one on it and "flushed" the motor. Thing ran for probably another 50k or 60k before I bought it. Another 20k or so…

They are. I have the same car (2005, right?) Same color (gold-ish beige. I affectionately refer to it as "booger"). Automatic, though. I've heard of some successful 6MT swaps from the STi, but most bring the whole powertrain with. Oh well. I'll be happy driving it till it dies (220K and going strong.)

Wish I'd have seen this, I'd share my story, although it wasn't covered by warranty. I owned a 2005 VW "new" jetta with the s***pile 2.5 5-cyl, bought new from the same dealer that performed the following "work". Much later I was educated that the timing chains (yes, chains. Yes, 2 of them) stretch on these right…

Night-vision displays. Good drivers are always looking down the road and anticipating future problems before they happen. In the dark, your vision is limited by your headlights. These gadgets allow you to look ahead and anticipate problems in the dark when you wouldn't normally be able to see them. They might even…

Not that great, but I think I'll recount it anyway. I live in central IL, and I commute 40 miles to work. It snows here, occasionally, and generally we're not known for our speedy application of salt and removal of snow, especially after a 3-day weekend, or, really, on any Monday. So this one snowy Monday morning,…

ALL the Miatas!

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They're not sporty. They're not particularly utilitarian. If I could honestly say they weren't vehicles, they'd have the hat trick.

Man, I wish this poor thing wasn't so trashed. Oh well, CP, because someone else has already had all the fun with it, then dumped it.

Truck had his brake lights on the whole time. Only time you can see exhaust is when the truck is hit, causing the engine to stutter. Truck did not "gun it", he stopped in the way of the Hyundai, and the Hyundai basically hit him. Back under your bridge, troll!

Ah, the Diamante. Japanese for "Broken electronics". My brother drove one of these things for awhile. Every single electronic feature on the car failed by the time he sold it for scrap.

Better title: "Watch a guy witness accidents and not help. Instead, he shakily films a snowy guardrail and his own shoes with his cameraphone."

I might be wrong about this, but, at least in the US, I thought you were only allowed to split lanes when traffic is stopped and, maybe, you were approaching an intersection where the light is red, or possibly, a stop sign. I didn't think you were allowed to ride down the dotted white, weaving in and out of traffic…

No fold-down seats in the back kills it for me. Knock a grand off, and maybe we can talk.

Isuzu VehiCROSS. I'm sure it's already been mentioned, but on my "tiny" 1920x1080 screen, I can only see one post at a time - thanks new Kinja.

The "jet" can't produce too much thrust if it's all sitting on a little go-kart frame and not moving it.

The good 'ol CVPI: