Better yet, if it’s custom order anyway and the Audi can hang on, go to Gotenbourg to do Volvo European Delivery, pick it up yourself and save a few bucks! You do have to wait on the ship back time, but it’s a pretty considerable savings and comes with a couple free airline tickets and a night (or two) hotel stay. …

One of by favorite Christmas mornings came when I was opening up the box containing the die cast transformer Jetfire. I had watched Robotech religiously up through then and when Hasbro got the rights to the figure, thought I’d struck gold.

Who doesn’t store that many cars (and that much $$ tied up in them) and not have a fire suppression system of some kind set up? Nothing complicated since it’s just a warehouse, but something....

I’ve litigated tire failure cases. Even “better” tires can be a problem, depending on how old they are (tires are like milk- they do age) and how they’ve been stored (hot = bad). Used tires...don’t get me started.

Reminds me of the car factory I had in the early 80's. Only then, instead of a screwdriver and pre-formed parts, it heated up wax to a liquid point and you’d pour it into molds and add wheels etc. Somehow, I don’t see that toy getting a green light today.

That’ll likely be a total loss if any of the airbags deployed, coupled with the body damage. If not, hope he gets paid back for diminished value of the civic.

I think you need to throw Hooper in there, too. A rocket assisted firebird certainly qualifies as a car thing, even if it’s technically a stuntmant movie.

Seriously in need of the following weekend assignment:

Just about every time I think I want to get an old Scout that I could wrench on, I read one of your articles and it reminds me of the time suckage that would be involved. Not to mention the marital strife, strain on the wallet, etc.

They’re not and, absent finding out that the writer bought himself a boxster, I was going to suggest a Z3 roadie or coupe. Very unique design and, aside from the subframe issues which is a problem for the higher powered cars, would be a great weekender.

The bigger question to you then would be- taking out the expense- could a 200 series LC do it or is it a portly land cow now, too swathed in leather and comfort to survive a nuclear winter like its earlier brethren?

Two kids and recommendations are cars from the 70's-90's? Do you guys WATCH the crash tests on the site between old cars and their newer counterparts? Safety tech has advanced a bunch in the last 15 years since mfrs started seeing their cars disintegrate on IIHS testing on “Dateline.”

Looks like you’re getting away in a Cougar with a cougar.

I had two Rangers growing up that were grandmother hand me downs (she was a truck lady) that got me through undergrad and grad school. For the most part, I’d agree that they worked well, I wouldn’t call them “bulletproof” by any stretch of the imagination. Not to mention that even the newest of them out today are…

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An S60 with the T6 would check a lot of the boxes and give you rear leg room to boot. And a CPO could be had for well under 30k.

My mom sold her ‘00 S70 GLT to the neighbors who gave it to their 17 year old son. He wrapped it around a tree and walked away. It was another of many of the “had it been any other car, he would’ve likely died” scenarios. I really felt sorry for the car, but also realized that it was doing what it was designed for. …

While you’re in Cville, marvel at all things Jefferson and then take the Miata up route 250 to skyline drive and drop the top.

I went looking for electrics locally, then state wide. Saw a bunch of Fiats that were at the $6-7k mark. It occurred to me for that price, it was cheaper than some golf carts I have seen.