Came here to post this very CL ad but you beat me too it.  I think this has to be the answer.

I think I’m still stuck in the grays too. :( Thanks for the reminder to check out the guys at Project Farm. They do really great work. For those of us in the DIY word with a limited tool budget, it’s really important to research what will be “good enough” versus where you actually need to spend the money and buy the…

I doubt any one of our three vehicles would pass TUV.  I do know I’d take care of that throwout bearing NOW while you have access to a lift, rather than on the side of the road or a hostel parking lot.  :)

Right there with you.  I wish my ‘79 was worth $12k, but there’s no way.  This thing with an Olds oil-burner?  Forget it.

I have a 79 El Camino and I love it. Other than the normal woes for a 41 year old car it’s easy to work on. I get the utility of a truck but better (by comparison) handling. And there is a big aftermarket for the A/G body cars. $10-$12k seems to be the going price for a well-sorted example. It’s hard to tell from…

HA!  You’re assuming Windows would remain stable for that amount of time.  I think not.

Especially in the Black Knight trim.  Oh yeah, give me some of that.

This was the first thing I thought of as well.  I can’t seem to give this answer enough stars.

The first thing I thought when I saw it was “Thundercats, HO!”

Finance guys can be the most frugal around.  It makes them good at their job.  At a place I worked 20 years ago, I reported to the Director of Finance. I never knew his salary, but I’m confident it was significant, especially for the area. He was in his 60s and a country gentleman that drove an old (but…

I hadn’t thought of it from THAT perspective.  Pay me to do that stuff and I am THERE.  

All I know is he’s got loads more confidence in his “wrenching under pressure” skills than I do in mine. Every project I do like this ends up taking five times longer than I thought it would. Sure, his timeline looks good - but I’d end up being in Colorado for a month in that situation because of all the things that…

Looks cool, all-terrain capable. What could be better?

Glitch in the Matrix.

Today is a great day to keep that streak going.  You can do it.

Counter-counter point: who wants to waste their time driving a car they really didn’t want full-time when, with a small amount of extra effort, they can rent the utility vehicle they need the few times they actually need it?

Well now I feel dumb. Most performance sedans (or a Miata!) are fully capable of pulling a trailer once you’ve installed a hitch. This is the right answer.

Exactly what I was thinking. If you can afford $60k for a new car, you can afford to just buy what you want an rent a truck when you actually need one. For that matter, just buy what you want AND a used truck for the occasional hauling duties. Yeah, I know he said two vehicles wasn’t in the cards, but I’d have to ask ‘…

This reminds me of the story my dad told me about the grenade shrapnel he got in his eyes in Vietnam. He said the numbing agent they used did a really good job, but being awake for eye surgery so you can move your eyes for the doctor sounded horrifying. Fortunately they were able to save his eyes, but his vision was…

We put a cam in mine that helped it some.  It had very little vacuum at low RPMs, but it had more oomph from 30 mph and up.  Not a lot more, but it was less of a dog.  I wish I still had that car.  :(