Plus, aftermarket stuff is typically pretty disposable, oftentimes doesn’t fit as advertised, and doesn’t undergo nearly the engineering and testing factory stuff does. 

The more important part is that you can tell other people at cars and coffee that you have the XAE 9000 GTFO package, and that sounds like a thing that could be good.

That PCM reflash is HEAVY

I could almost see putting a viper drivetrain in a low powered 80s ‘Vette, but this? Nobody wants this garbage. A slow Viper that rides like crap and is arguably uglier than the vette donor car? Nope....I’d rather have a Fiero with a testarossa body kit, and I don’t want one of those either.

I like these Astons, but I don’t know the market or what they are really worth. But I know I don’t want to give $55 large to the type of cheese-dick who would apply these tacky add-ons to an Aston.

That’s called “performance”!

A Tempo?

Everything about the design of this car is uninspiring. A hodgepodge of switchgear from various 70s and 80s Fords just dropped in “wherever”, plastic immolating into colorless dust, seat ass-bleached and the body is just a sad attempt to bevel the Fairmont’s squareness. Oh, and Fox bodies of this length were…

You spelled worthless wrong. 

 Oh, it’s a capable wagon alright; a wagon capable of emptying your 401K quicker than a vindictive ex!

“. . . doesn’t have a great reputation for reliability. . .”. That’s a gentle way of stating it.

*Sees word “All-Road”

He had 2 of them, one to drive; one for parts. 

Because 88 is the angel number and is more than it is. Think about it.

I’ve read a lot of crap I found uninteresting/uninformative online today; this article was the exception. It presented pretty unbiased information and documented facts. 

Let’s make that a hash-tag so it will go viral!

Second Gear: Thinking about possible weight savings of caps vs lead-acid batteries. Also, thinking about how many old cars I had with rotted out battery trays because: Acid.

Well, it does have a phallic, 4 foot long shifter; both 4 footers are good for rowing..........one in water and one gears.

Damn. Applebees taking some heat!

Yoooouuthes.