For me the death of the VR6 was what changed.  My MKIV had the 24v (which replaced the older 12v and had a 200hp instead of 172) and the 6 speed manual.  The 2.8 VR6 was so smooth and had a very linear torque curve.  I miss that car sometimes but all the electronic bullshit that failed constantly began to add up.

Cue the Jalopnik slideshow of radiohead albums ranked.

I drove a 2.0L 6 spd 3 hatch for awhile. It was hard to get under 38mpg with it.  Not very fast but handled great.

One of my favorite features is an honest to goodness 3 prong AC outlet. My 4runner has it right next to the DC cigarette outlet. Great for inflating pool toys, air mattresses, powering a cooler, inflating tires, etc.

I believe some of the Rolls and Bentley’s have a built in fridge.  I would love if more cars came with them.

The sky reminded me a lot of the VX220 which is kind of a weird GM/Lotus love child forbidden fruit.

Both ecotec engines (2.0 and 2.4) use a timing chain so the mileage does not necessarily indicate a big service interval like a timing belt car. It would need all the suspension and steering components checked out though. Looked it up these cars were good for 0-60 in 7 seconds flat. I remember the oil filters beings a…

RWD, manual, turbo 2.4L. If this came out and continued to be refined we would have a real competitor to the Z, FR-S/BRZ, and the miata.

They are on the S10 chassis so a lot of parts are interchangeable. Also, small block swap?

You go to know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em

Even though the Vanlife culture is cooling off, Vanagons have always held their value- especially with a new 2.5 in it. NP

For me the frunk on the F150 goes beyond that. It’s water tight storage that can hold a few tool bags/tool cases that eliminates the need for a tool box on the back of an already short bed.  I can power tools that I prefer to be corded such as an SDS hammer drill (we used to literally haul a generator in the back to…

I’m going with Genesis G80 5.0 ultimate sedan.  You can get them low mileage for under $35,000 maintenance is cheap, good sound system, and comfy.

Those sables/tauruses also had the most difficult to get to power steering lines to the rack.  I had to buy a 16mm crows foot with a 3/8" square drive just to get it broken loose.

Literally every car I’ve owned, drop the glove box, open flap pull filter out.  Put new one in, close flap, clip glove box back in.

^this.  The limiting factor is most certainly the trans.  With most electric vehicles being singles speed they have super fast 0-60 times but run out at the top end.  I do agree the range would take a hit as is the case with most electrics on the highway where there is little braking and therefore little regen.

A lot of TRD things are available on lower trims as well. The trail edition comes with TRD rims and a yakima roof basket or you can get SR5's with the TRD rims and then add skid plates etc. The SR5 is actually 90% there when it comes to offroading the TRD just takes it that extra step with the beefier shocks/springs,…

All the levels of GTI sans the R have the same engine/trans package.  I would say the base model is the way to go and if you need more power throw on an APR tune and call it a day.  I believe the internals between the R and the GTI are the same engine wise but I imagine there is some upgrade to the trans to handle the…

2013 Audi TT RS with a stick might be a future classic tbh.  It would definitely hold its value with the VW/Audi fanbois on bring a trailer.  On the other hand maintenance on a used audi can be a nightmare and having a new car under warranty that can actually sit 4 people and have room in the hatch is far more…