Well, my car has 136 ponies, has a three-speed slushbox and is an FWD sedan. The only thing that makes it slightly less boring is the fact that it's a 20 yo banger with prices paid accordingly....

Wow. Just wow. Imagine this, white outside, with white leather interior sitting in a used car lot in the city i live in - at around 1990. Surrounded by Ladas and Skodas of old, the thing was so awe-inspiring, i kept nagging my dad to buy the Mark, costs what costs. Couldn't even try the rear bench, cause the front…

I own a car with 136 HP and a 3speed slushbox, so i cannot complain on the power front. As well as that, i am daunted that they only ask so much for a model this rare. But it seems its only rare here in Yurp, reading comments on these 262Cs going for a fraction of the price. Still, it would be nice price where i live,…

racing F430 thinks being stratospherically cool means one can fly... fails.

Well, the kept maintenance history, the extensive photography and the fact, that i happen to know someone i could trust with the upkeeping of this beast (and yes, that includes the synchronization of the six Webers - he has pulled that trick already) means the car itself seems ok for me. As for the price...?…

@mytdawg: You mean real zebra skin, right? Would be a nice slap up the face of any eco-freak - 12 gas guzzling cylinders with no emission control other that your mechanic and a screwdriver, all clad into counterfeit wild animal skin... lovely. I would pay for that, if i had the money, just for the sake of freaking…

@aluminum und stoke: It all depends on what you measure against, then. The GTI itself has interfaces much less communicative than GTIs of old, but it still beats the Volvo for steering feel.

@Salmanorguk: I really would love to like the C30, it looks funky enough, and can be had with all the right engines.... but the driving interfaces are such a letdown in that car. Drive anything, really anything with a proper steering and gearchange right after getting out of one, and you'll see what i'm on about. I…

So, can i kp the vanity plates too...?

If the dealership isn't found responsible for this, then you guys live in the wrong friggin country. They took the car, and are responsible for it while they have it. If there are non-factory equipment installed, they should consult the owner before using them. Or effing read the manual.

@aluminum und stoke: great, now i gotta explain all this mess on my screen to my dawg in the IT dept. haven't laughed this hard with lunch in me mouth for more time than i'd like to recall.

Nothing to add here, just a bow :-o one for the eternal hall o' fame o' gasoline!

Volvos' 5pot 2.5 turbo, in its latest, 305-pony guise as seen in the Focus RS. Glorious sound, enough power to light up your day, and fits most engine bays with relative ease.

Desecrating an e30 m3 with a V8 is bad enough in itself, but then at least use a Bavarian v8 fer frippin' chrisssakes!?!?!

I told you steroids are bad for you, son!

I tried my early hooning skills in the car pictured above (yeah a 2000 Toyota Corolla, with 1.4 gas engine too) on a iced-over airfield taxi roads. Turn in, pull the handbrake, then throttle with opposing lock. Yeah right childish playtime. It was fun, until the moment i got over-optimistic with entry speed, so when…

Just heard, wish him well!

beautiful. really gorgeous. i can has new wallpaper.

The first-gen A-class isn't comfy at all, with its small seats and unforgiving suspension (thanks to the infamous elk test), as well as the smaller Benz diesels falling on the rattly side o'things. Plus iffy plastics. So all you get is a small car priced for the 'star', but without the goodies that usually come with…

$9000 for a '92 Volvo 240??? You got to be kidding, right? Right?!