It happens more often than you’d think. I once had some mother put her baby’s change bag on my AE86 while strapping her kid into the car. When I told her not to do that (rather respectfully, I might add. I didn’t want to make a scene), she told me it didn’t matter because I was driving an old car. Let me tell you, I…

People who touch random cars. Whether it’s brushing them while walking past them in a parking lot, putting their bags on the car beside them when opening their car at the mall, or any other situation involving you touching someone else’s car unnecessarily. So many of my friends do this, and it drives me insane.

There is something about that starter button. The first time I started one was an S2000 I bought off an insurance lot with hail damage. The first time you sit in one of these, turn the key, watch the digital tach run to 9,000 RPM, and push that big, red starter button is a moment of pure bliss.

My hat’s off to the arresting officer. Watch the video of the arrest. The suspect was holding a cell phone like a gun, seeming to be attempting suicide by police, and the officer kept a level head and was able to arrest him without any violence.

I think the problem is exactly the opposite of that. Nobody expected the Cadillac’s of the 70s to be quick in the twisties. They were big, brash boats. That’s why they sold well. A car that glided over everything on the road in complete comfort, and had a menacing presence. “Engineered for Comfort” comes to mind. Then…

Why do they even bother with the camouflage? Everyone already knows it’s going to look just like every other Jeep since 1942, just with the back lopped off.

Nah, I think the car’s going to be double that. I’m thinking, if you’re looking at the Japanese-market, this car will sit slightly below the Nissan GTR. An $80k-$100k fully-loaded price tag will not surprise me.

I’ve never understood why we rarely get cars like this stateside, and when we do, people tend to ridicule them until they leave, leaving us all with homogeneous cars. Do y’all just hate fun or something?

Not particularly. You don’t have to focus as much on speed, or staying in your lane. You do, however, have to focus on whether or not your car is about to crash into a concrete barrier. This isn’t a free pass to sit on your phone while driving (still illegal), it just lets you focus less on speed or staying in your…

You don’t need to remember where the system is buggy if you’re paying attention. It’s an advanced cruise control with lane departure assist, not a self-driving car. Tesla did give it a slightly misleading title, I’ll admit, but there are many disclaimers and whatnot saying it’s just an assist, and you still have to…

Yeah, I saw they put the cap at 1987 now, instead of 30 years old. I used to daily an 85 Corolla that cost me a grand total of $112 per year for registration and “insurance” (max $700). My ‘92 Integra GSR cost $120 per month, for comparison. It’s still probably one of the easiest provinces to register a car in though.

I think my favourite thing about SGI is antique plates, and how lax they are. My dads first car was a ‘74 Road Runner, that he hadn’t even plated since 1984. In 2014 or so, he went to plate it, and they had literally no record of the car. They asked if he owned the car, he said yes, and they put antique plates on it.…

Not to mention the short wheelbase version, which is really the SUV of your dreams

I work at a shop that modifies 70-series Toyota Land Cruisers for the mines, and let me tell you, if you’re going to wish for any Land Cruiser to be delivered to North America, it’s gotta be these ones.

Haha, I think the only one there actually works is the Stagea. And this is the good row. Most of the rest of the yard looks like this

I can confirm, this is a dangerous game.

I didn’t! This is a station wagon, after all

If you don’t want to succumb to Subaru just yet, make the bridge. Pick up a Saab 9-2x Aero. Sure, it may just be a rebadged Subaru WRX, but it’s still a Saab, technically. It’s definitely not a boring car, and you don’t see too many of them on the roads.

Setting: Twin highway in rural Saskatchewan. Late summer night. 2014

All Toyota’s of the era are like that. The ignition is especially dangerous when you wear out the cylinder enough to be able to pull the key out without locking it. I killed a few batteries doing that in my ‘85 GTS. Honda did it better by only letting you push the lock while pulling the door handle.