I’ve really never been too bothered by a manual in any situation, although I have to admit since picking up my Rangie there are a lot of advantages to an auto off pavement, and a hell of a lot less 1-2 and 2-1 shifts(I daily a manual Tacoma and have a Range Rover Classic as a toy/project)

Meanwhile my daily driver is a manual and my toy has an auto...

I hate to say it but I went car shopping with my dad while I was home for thanksgiving and got the chance to drive a new Mercedes C300 on some nice twisty roads.. First time I’ve driven a modern auto in a nice car in a performance setting. I have to say, unless you actually inherently enjoy the process of operating a…

wah wah wah they stopped offering manuals in midsize sedans where no one buys manuals anyway

That’s not the same engine, the LR3 had either a 4.0 Ford V6(that engine) or a 4.4L Jaguar AJ-V8(the AJ-V8 is a totally unrelated engine to the Rover V8).

It’s pretty beat, I’m the third owner in a row using it as a ski and trail rig.

Yeah I mean the smart thing to do is run all the tests I can and if something fails just tear into it and tackle the head gasket but I’m really not sure yet how much of a long-term keeper it’s going to be, so if it’s running and driving fine I’d rather just use it for what I bought it for(trail beater and getting…

That’s probably a good call..

Hey, congrats on getting her on the road!!

Everyone likes to complain about the funky seating position but if it means this ends in an easy recovery and no tears I’ll take it.

I have a coworker I commute with extremely occasionally. We have the same long commute, both have the same position at the same company(albeit on different teams) and we’re even pretty good friends. Just because we’re salary and every day-to-day is different it just never works out and ends up impacting our…

It’s really rare in the states that this actually works though, only in a few cities with good public transportation or you just happen to both live and work along the same line. Even with the traffic-heaviest commute I’ve ever had in a major city driving was significantly quicker than taking public transportation.…

Oh with you there, I have a 40-mile each way commute so I’ve been eyeing Volt prices dipping. Even with charge points at work I’ll still be firing the gas engine up a little bit each trip but I’ll be using a negligible amount of fuel, considering the other options in my garage right now are a Tacoma and a Range Rover…

Haha well when I was in the market for a vehicle roughly a year ago it came down to picking between #1 and #3 on the list so I get the crazy prices. I ended up buying a new Tacoma but only because of the used prices. I just wanted a vehicle with a manual transmission, at least one solid axle, and an old school…

Excuse me, where have I been and how did I miss the existence of these!?

Because the whole appeal of a Wrangler is how old school it is. The only appeal of a new one is that it’s literally newer and has less miles. Owners just want something fun to drive in an old-truck sort of way that you can take the top and doors off of and drive off-road. A YJ does all that just as well as a JL.

I’m in the extended area outside the city(sorta-bhamster here!) and also a software engineer so can sort of speak to both. I mean what it comes down to is engineers are vastly more likely to be car people even if they aren’t a mech-e or in the automotive industry because we like directly interacting with machines.…

First gens and second gens were both available with the 22-RE and 3VZ-E. 22Rs are known to be pretty bulletproof if not a lot of power to move an SUV around, mine had a 3VZ which really is not that much more powerful and not super reliable(for a Toyota. It really was pretty good and mine was still going strong coming…

Thanks!! With me it’s just starting, I’ve only had it for a couple months. I mostly use it for overlandy sort of stuff exploring the trails in the Cascades(I live in northern Washington State). I’ve always wanted a Rover but prefer exploring to wrenching so I stuck to Toyotas. I recently got a place with a garage for…

I loved my second-gen. I replaced it with a current-gen Tacoma and while I’ve struggled to form the same sort of emotional bond with it it’s exactly the vehicle I need in my life right now.