The 2019 Toyota Supra is really gunning for the 1993 Toyota Supra. Meanwhile, the 2019 Miata dwarfs its 1993 variant with greater than 50% improvements in both peak power and torque, better performance in every regard, far more variety, arguably similar driving engagement (minus EPS and DBW), while marking a…
Hi Oppo, I am back from lurking to... sell something. Is this still acceptable? Details are below if anyone is, indeed, interested. I am hoping to find a new home for this car before heading off to college on the 11th as it will only sit through good driving weather otherwise. Sorry for the blatant advertisement; I…
The current-generation Corvette represents a great engineering effort—and an even better sports car value—but for its evolutionary qualities moreso than its revolutionary ones. That is to say that its merits lie under the skin, with too-gaudy styling detracting from the finer points and sales alike. Though those who…
I won this Regal for $250 at my first insurance auction, and then ended up getting a bit bamboozled by the friend who bid for me with a $900 price tag (after a grand total cost of $369). But oh well, it sounds better when I remember being in the moment and getting it for $250. Unfortunately, that grill is a lie- the…
Sorry for the off-topic after the jump.
I never thought I would say this about a modern car of its ilk that is not a performance-oriented variant of its namesake, but the Cruze seems like a thoroughly great car. It’s still not nearly enough “economy” for me, but it’s the first recent American econobox that works for me (at least in theory). More than that,…
Boy, this seems like a really good opportunity to get into a new-ish car that I can get into. Someone please talk this N52 and 1er lover in or out of this... even though such a purchase would be contingent on me selling 2 cars. I never tracked prices on automatics, but something about beggars and choosers.
A local man tried to sell his 1984 Corvette to a friend of his father’s on Saturday, only to find out that his car had other plans. After he had fixed a myriad of problems on the car and regularly drove it for a couple of weeks without issue, the car was brought home and driven to the garage. Ten minutes later—as the…
993 3.6 motor, truncated to 4 cylinders and sprinkled with some 3.8 goodies, shoehorned into a ‘56 Speedster- with 944 suspension and steering, big brakes behind Chip Foose-designed 1 off wheels, a widened rear to accommodate them, along with a 914 (early 911) transaxle that needed a rebuild. I got to be an extra…
He drives an automatic NC1 soft-top Miata that he bought almost 5 years back. It’s been trouble free aside from somewhat extra-routine mainenance and was kept stock aside from an adrenaline-inducing K&N air filter for the first few years. His longtime friend and mechanic works on a manual NC2 from next door to the…
A new fuel pump, fresh filters, a new slave cylinder, and a some fresh Amsoil meant it was time to drive up and down hit the road in a victory dance. And that I did... until I ran out of gas that day a few weeks ago in the middle of a busy road, 500 feet from my parking space, at the beginning of a snowstorm (sans…
I’ve been working at a dead-end job that is really only a means to an end: travelling abroad and living there before returning to school. My superiors are pretty shitty people, repeatedly cursing at me and threatening my employment for things I haven’t done despite working my ass off—performing the same job myself as…
I’m being offered a 2009 Vespa LX150 (dark blue/tan) with a large OEM windscreen for $500. According to the owner, it has a bad starter—but can be kickstarted—and has a scratch across the body. I found one just like it, though in better condition, for $2,500 on a Vespa forum. NP? As fun as it seems?
The 1991 Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette (RPO B2K) with the 100 Plus package. 525 hp and probably close to 700 lb-ft that you could order at a dealership, thanks to SledgeHammer pieces added to the 403-hp and 580 lb-ft B2K package. A Corvette “GNX” if you will. Not bad for a pushrod V8—born in 1954 with an added fuel…
Inoffensively-bland styling in a vibrant color worked well for it. The facelift was a while ago, sure... but a cheap, lightweight car with 3 pedals would be so satisfying to cane daily without fear of previous maintenance, parts failures, or speeding tickets.
That drive you absolutely nuts.
I know it’s irrational, but it kills me that this slogan is a lie. It’s as if GM decided to build the Corvette in China; although Canada is more American than China, the Challenger’s appeal is more irrationally rooted in some American mystique than the Corvette’s. I like these cars more and more as they age and…
How’s everyone been?
A bit of news here:
Three scuzzballs ransacked three nearby parking garages last night, breaking into 25 cars in my mom’s alone and breaking the passenger’s side door windows of both of her cars. Z4 is insured for glass and going to the dealer (though the low estimate is a bit unnerving, dealer…
Because that supple, soft leather is going to need to be repaired with something!
You have probably heard two criticisms of the Miata—if you’ve been looking into things closely—that make sense. One is that the steering is like the electric steering from the RX-8. This is probably because it essentially is the electric steering from the RX-8. The other is that, despite all of the compressions, the…
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