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Evergreen

What a great looking Hyundai Elantra. 

This looks like LA, and LA is literally the perfect place to film something like this. Everyone has their top down or windows open, because why wouldn’t you? The weather is literally perfect 80% of the time. Every time I go there for work I get a fun car and drive around with the windows down since it’s either too…

Yeah it’s a real shame we have what, two wagons in the US anymore aside from the Subies-on-stilts. Volvo V60/90 are beautiful/capable/pricey, and only special order. I’ve seen 2. Look for an affordable Fusion wagon for ‘22, also a bit lifted and bland but let’s wait and see. 2015 saw Toyota euthanize the Venza after…

That, plus the terrible aftermarket window tint, make this car look just terrible.

Yes!  I recall many rides from this era, mostly T-birds and mustangs, rolling around with yellow strips on their bumper covers.  Always seemed to be the maroon colored ones as well.

It’s urethane, it doesn’t hold it’s shape like ABS.
It also doesn’t get brittle like ABS, but if you scratch it it’s bright yellow underneath...

That was my thought- the whole thing looks jenky.  It looks like a collection of parts in loose formation.

Did these come out of the factory with the body panels completely mismatched like this? The rear bumper looks like a different color than the rest of the car, the lines are off, there’s massive panel gap, and the whole thing looks crooked. Guess this was a “Friday car?”

“Born to be Wild” - it’s so cliche.

This. This right here. There is no way, even if I have the expertise and knowledge that I will do it correctly the first time, that I can afford to spend 2 full working days and change to fix my car. My time is worth WAY more than that. Is it worth $3,550? Not entirely certain, but discounting this as just “a weekend…

Even dealing with reputable sites can lead to headaches. I bought a JDM MR2 Turbo on Bring a Trailer that looked pretty mint, and had lots of documentation, and the seller said it drove flawlessly. Got it for a pretty good price, drove it down to my local JDM shop, and they basically told me I’d need to redo almost…

Here’s today’s puzzler: Wealthy Americans are more than willing to spend upwards of $150k on a fast, practical wagon. Why can’t anybody get them to spend $30k on a kinda fast, practical wagon? Is the venn diagram of “people who can afford and buy ultra luxury cars” and “people who like wagons” just a perfect…

My insurance asked if I had a security system in my car - I said yes, a manual transmission.

I never locked the doors in my soft top NA miata. I figured better for them to open the door to look for stuff to steal, than to cut the top to look for loose change in the cup holders. I assume being a cheap little car with little value and being a manual helped it not get stolen.

Directly from urbandictionary...

I picked up Midnight Club LA a year ago and it seems like whip was outdated, even in ‘08.

Also, do we use the term “slush box” anymore for automatics? Aren’t nearly all cars “slush boxes” now, unless they’re dual clutch?

Does anyone call their car a “whip” anymore? That was hot for a second. I really liked that term.