It is pretty uncommon for manufacturers that are used to a high profit margin to for no reason lower costs to consumers based on lower supplier/raw material/production costs.  The price you sell something at has always been a balance of the highest cost that a consumer is willing to pay.  Up to this point the customer…

I was hoping for a Neon Expresso- and no that is not a typo

We’re just not going to talk about the Izuzu Amigo huh?  There aren’t too many vehicles that have existed that fill the weird niche that the Amigo occupied.  I’ll take mine with the 3.2 V6, 5 speed 4x4 convertible.

I think all lifts have a mechanical redundancy system to in case of failure. I’m not exactly sure the circumstances of the amputation because that’s not really something people like to talk about in great detail. I can tell you I spent a lot of time under cars on lifts and one of the scariest moments was in 2011 when…

Those are dangerous for other reasons- fumes, heat, and fire namely. If there is an issue with a fuel line while you are under a car getting trapped in a pit isn’t ideal. Also, gets hot as hell under there since you are basically trapping the heat from the exhaust system over your head.

I used to work Saturdays at a dealership mostly doing oil changes, tire rotations, and easy stuff. I had one of the new lube techs take a shift for me. Came back Monday to a newer F250 smashed to bits due to being halfway off the lift. I had an instructor in tech school that had his arm amputated due to lift failure…

Why pay Doug to make content when you can just borrow it from him?  Genius.

Needs yellowwall tires.

They also used the 41TE in the Dodge Caravan and Neon and all kind of crap boxes

I’ll go with one that people would only remember when they came out- C5 Corvette Manual with the 1-4 skipshift.  Also came with many other manual GM products.  Essentially it locks out 1st to 2nd or 3rd gear to improve fuel economy/lower emissions.  I would hate to have that feature.  Yes the aftermarket has come up…

DCT has to be the answer.  Fiesta and Focus came with it and it was clunky, dangerous, and unreliable all at the same time!  The I4 in the Focus/Fiesta was a fine engine and actually pretty reliable.  Same goes for the suspension.

Pretty much every SUV is RWD based with either 4x4 or AWD. You can still get a Tahoe or Suburban in RWD. Not sure about the 4runner, Expedition, or Sequoia.

I could do without the Union Jack livery, automatic trans, and the worst body style. It looks like there is some fading paint on the spoiler which would necessitate a repaint that would be rather difficult/expensive due to the flag motif.

The 360 hauls a lot more ass than a 318. Also, it really depends what carb/intake set up you had on it.  Generally speaking the 360 just has more low end grunt than the 318 whereas the 318 makes its power beyond 3,000 rpm or so.

In the 80's a white horse snake would dominate.

Toyota-We can’t keep claiming supply chain issues to keep prices inflated, what should we do?

This seems to be in line with Golf R prices of this vintage and mileage as long as the carfax comes back clean and the maintenance records are there I say NP.

Nah this is what happens when a Florida Man visits Nantucket.  Can’t take the Florida out of the Man.

I was looking into how one goes about buying a Polestar. Looks like they have their own “retailers” (seems like they want to avoid using the word “dealer”). The closest one to me is about 100 miles away. There is a large swath of the upper Midwest that just doesn’t have a retailer.  With most of these type vehicles I…

Chevy Vega 2300. Early experiment in using aluminum blocks for mass produced cars. Had issues with overheating, oil pressure, and the block or heads cracking. My dad had one that he blew up the engine in. Chevy replaced the engine for free and he gave it to my aunt, she proceeded to blow up the replacement. The car…