A beautiful and meticulous restore. Thanks for the article and pics, a pleasure to read and see. Bike looks great!

#4) Is that from Batman? Alexander Knox’s car was a complete turd, not surprised that hitting the trunk made it open.. I’ve heard that was pretty typical for American-made fare in the 70's and 80's...

Also, regarding 1st Gear. I’d argue that Toyota is not behind in EV tech, they just haven’t produced an EV that runs solely on batteries. They have the Mirai that uses solely electric propulsion but hydrogen fuel cells instead of batteries. They have the myriad of Prius’ and other Toyota/Lexus Gas-Electric and…

I too have been annoyed at the reluctance of many Japanese automakers to embrace turbocharging. I luvs me some turbocharged torque in a car! However I also understand that turbocharged engines rarely achieve their rated numbers in real-world driving, so maybe that is why they keep pushing NA engines like SkyActiv…

agreed, the 1991 Maxima was the best car they ever made.

I would support Right To Work in Illinois (I live here). I believe Unions had their time and place in the past when it was difficult for an employee to report bad working conditions or terrible pay. However in this day and age of social media and 24/7 news, workers can easily be heard if they need to be, no Union…

I equate Harley to the Pontiac of the 90's: lots of attention spent on *trying* to make it look cool, and very little attention on making it actually cool, which is why I have never had a desire to own one. Perhaps if they came out with a line that was competitive technologically and cost-wise and gave up some of the…

It’s too FWD for my liking. Needs to be RWD to be a proper luxury car..

Neutral: I dislike it’s exterior styling, but love the tech. Wish the motor was on the rear wheels since there doesn’t seem to be any cost-advantage to front wheel drive since there is no traditional drivetrain to worry about...

Great story. My first car when I graduated college and entered the workforce was a 2001 MKIV GTI 1.8T 2-door (as they all were then) in Green Rave. It was a problematic (green) turd, but it was my first car and I will forever have a soft-spot for GTI’s.

I believe it is a 337, good eye.

2nd Gear: I will not feel bad for the demise of the auto dealership as it exists today. Aside from mattresses, nearly every other industry has moved away from the negotiation-type purchase model and I welcome that in the auto-industry. I like the idea of being able to custom order exactly what I want and pick it up…

This is the first Hyundai product I have ever seriously imagined myself owning. Could it be the car that finally replaces my 2008 Mazdaspeed3... Wish it had a stick.

I’m an IT person, and I’m here reading this article. So I don’t think we’re all the worst... It’s usually HR that makes us sensor stuff...

Mazda6. It’s roomy, sharp-looking, fun, available with a stick shift in two trims in your budget, and much more rare than a Civic.

I will forever dream of that motorcycle, which appears to have a two cylinder boxer engine.

I still like Auto Shows. It allows me to see in person and sit in a large variety of cars without sales person interference. This is useful for narrowing down a list before I put in the time investment of visiting dealerships to test drive.

Cadillac CTS-V Wagon (previous generation). Not sure if can be found in your budget, but was available with a six-speed stick...

Why is the radio display showing the matrix?

That good karma will be returned upon the team many fold. Kudos.