Very true, and probably why the cars had so much trouble selling. the Halo was the 180HP naturally aspirated 4. without something to draw the racer boi’s in as bait like say a 300Hp AWD dart, the lesser models probably had trouble selling since they were both Dodge and Fiat and in both cases the lower end of the…

Funny, you used to be able to go directly to the factory and pick the car you ordered. But that was a long time ago. 

I have to admit, BMW lost me with the Mini fuel economy. The Smart Car economy also seemed less than smart. But if the Daihatsu design had been the modern mini, I do not think I would have had any interest in it. I still do kind of want Coopers Works mini with a union jack roof and British racing green panels

Except they stopped using Japanese cars and or techniques after GEO. The Saturn initially was about no haggle pricing and solid basic cars, which seemed good at first except then the Opel derived motors and plastic panels that expanded so much you had to leave a big gaps started to look tired, inefficient and poorly…

that Buick is not ugly, at least not Pontiac Aztek Ugly, nor as useless as the SSR. The problem for me was I had no Idea they existed, and they are kind of in a weird place. The only people I know feeling compelled to buy a Buick are mid management types looking to not drive a Chevy trax, that end up in an encore…

The 3 major flaws were all Fiat related,

considering how many of the GM flip up or slide away doors I have dealt with that seem to stick or get a plastic gear sheared and stop functioning, I could perhaps see the concern with Ford as well. and they do look pretty bad when open. But I still think the rich Corinthian Leather is more of a sales point from a…

I would much prefer the SRT4 over this anyday. But those go for 5 figures these days. sad but true

you guys are totally missing it on the 16-18 zoomers. They don’t want to drive, there may be a few, but they are the exception not the rule anymore. 

Seems awfully complicated for something still at least in some sense relying on fossil fuels. 

good point

too expensive for the squids, too sporty for the overpriced cruiser crowd, and overall too hard to come by even if the first two statements were untrue. I love the bike, but I would have trouble stomaching paying that much for a GT bike. 

These were most just replaced with massive SUV’s. they ride about the same but offer even larger trunks I guess, and if you think about in an inflation sense, far worse gas mileage.

I would bet it was a 430 vs a 428, but it was not far from the 70 455 I had in my Le Sabre. I averaged 14-15, which at the time was not that far from a pickup or even midsize car. the base Nova with a 6 cylinder barely got 19. My 1968 327 Camaro with a spread bore carb was up around 18 as long as I stayed out of the…

LS swapping anything is a thing, I can tell you from experience you do not have sacrifice Fuel economy for power if the power nets you idling speed on the freeway. of course a proper OD trans backing the motor is helpful too.

I had a 455 Buick Le Sabre from 1970 as a winter beater in Hugh school. it was as big as the Proverbial Whale and definitely felt like you were setting sail as you pointed the stern east and were bound and down to go road tripping. easy to repair, hard to kill

4wd Manual Diesel that is not white with work truck lights or a service body, seems pretty far from “regular” as it gets for me.

that was definitely a steal. considering the love affair the bro’s have with these trucks, I suspect they could have asked sticker at roughly 35k or perhaps even more and got it pretty quickly. The lack of people knowing how to drive a stick maybe being the only box not ticked in some people’s case.

looks like a Mercedes Streeter special. she is basically the David Tracy of the junk, stanced, expensive to repair and drive German vehicles.