That was the later OHC EA82s. The OHV EA81s like the car here were in the low 70 hp range. Mine were FWD and, with 90 lbs/ft just about after idle they got off the line acceptably well, so they weren’t bad in traffic and were fine into the ‘90s (pretty dead even drag races with my friend’s ‘85 307 Delta 88 up to…

They’re not exactly the most inspiring cars. If I didn’t end up with one in high school because it was cheap and having a great time with it from heavy abuse doing stupid shit to girls (it was kind of an art car and interesting girls loved it), I wouldn’t know about them, either.

I think you’re right. I believe I only saw it on the dual headlight 4WDs and I never saw a lot of those in general.

Leon was the name for them in some markets. In the US, they were just GLs or DLs (the latter with a 1.6 for when the 73 hp of the 1.8 was just a little too tempting).

BL employee takes seat in front of William Towns’ desk. “Well, Mr. Towns, we want you to design a modernized MGB for us. We have a budget of 1000 pounds.”
WT shakes head and sighs. “I’ve never done design work for so little.”
BL employee clears throat and looks down, absently aligning the grain of the carpet with his…

My 2008 Camry had that kind of shift “knob”. Not leather, though. It sucks and it has been replaced.

At this rate, C8s production will end up being half of Porsche’s 911 over the same time frame. Future ads for used ones will be even more insufferable.

While I find pretty much all these kinds of guys and shows annoying, I love the project!

Must have been something wrong with it or maybe it was an issue with 4WDs. I would run my FWD auto ‘84 wagon between Boston and Detroit for school with the needle buried and back full of crap for hours on end. My ‘83 sedan was a 5-speed and would do redline in 4th (~110 mph by gearing since the speedo only went to 85),…

IIRC, they were only an option on the 4WDs. I had an ‘84 wagon and ‘83 sedan, both FWD, and looked at whatever ones I found in parking lots or hunting through junkyards and only ever found one of these lights (and it was broken). You’d think they’d be more popular with the shit that the stock lights were. I believe…

They probably also have Motor Trend if you prefer.

I really am! It’s a steal for the money and fun even with the 4k rpm limit during break-in. Went with the bright blue as I’m sick of getting boring colors and I’m glad I did. Doesn’t hurt being easier to see in traffic, either.

I never drove the first one, but I had a 3 Subarus, a 240 and 260Z, read/watched all the reviews, and I know what I like. I was hoping for a modern Z and it beats expectations. I was mostly concerned about the ride and visibility, but both were better than expected (visibility is much better at intersections than the…

This is a good one. My Focus ST had a terrible seat bottom—tight on the sides with an angle that bothered my thighs. Took off the cover, cut half the bolster foam out, and added an inch of upholstery padding to the ass part to level it out more and it was just about perfect then. A simple shift knob can transform how…

None available for test drives anywhere. It’s entirely possible I was the first sale in the area—1 day after it arrived—but as I wrote, I took a 20-minute test drive. If I didn’t like it, I would have gotten my deposit back and walked (or resold it for a profit), but it was better than I expected. Alternative was…

I just bought a GR86. I built it online in November, the local dealer called the next day about getting me on the first allocation Dec. 1, they ordered what I wanted, told me 12-16 weeks, and it got here in 6. Including a 20-minute drive or so, the whole buying process was 1.5 hrs. No markups, just some minor…

I think at this point, it applies to a vehicle that costs more than average in the segment. Be it “feel”, bigger engine, or fluff, it’s a luxury to be able to pay more for relatively less, unnecessary stuff. A Tesla is luxury not for build quality or features (though, I guess being an electric with a large capacity…

It’s a lugged frame, so your best bet besides the serial number is to ID it from finding a brand with a similar style lug, although the serial number may not match the standard format used by the OEM for their own brand products and the lugs may not be proprietary, either. You might never find out. Even before getting…

You VW guys are hilarious—hardly any miles and only an issue or two related to a pretty telling engineering/cost cutting issue=reliable. My 2016 Focus ST was Corolla reliable, great to drive, and still felt tight and solid until the head cracked at 180k and I’m pretty pissed at Ford about it to the point where I am…

I used to not need AC, but now it’s a necessity with the oppressive humidity we can get.