3rd Gear: Something’s getting lost in the translation, the PCV system and water pumps are on opposite side of the engine on those particular BMWs.

Avalons are criminally underrated. All of them, from the first generation onward are absolutely sublime as a daily commuter. I drive a 1996 Avalon XL as a beater car, and it’s so damned good at it.

My sole reason for not having an EV is because I rent my home, and I’m not paying $2500+ to install a charger just to have to pay again to have it removed and installed elsewhere when I inevitably move in a year or two (trying to buy a home in the not too distant future).

BMW did it right with Iconic Sounds.

Shawn Fain for president.

2002-2005 Thunderbird. The Jaguar V8, the soft suspension, the bland interior... It just wasn’t good at either retro or sportiness.

So can a Mustang II. My ‘75 Ghia was a 12-second drag car. They respond to all of the same mods as any other Mustang.

istillmissmyxj is a moron. The Mustang II isn’t even close to being Ford’s worst car, hell, it’s not even the worst Mustang (the 3.3L and 4.2L fox-bodies wear that crown if you ignore the existence of the Mocky).

They were killed off because every company Bob Lutz has been an executive at eventually runs into serious trouble because he’s an idiot. GM, Chrysler, Exide... you know what all three have in common? Bankruptcy and Bob Lutz.

No V8?

Why do people buy Acadias? A simple Google search will tell you that the Acadia/Traverse/Enclave/Outlook is an absolute pile of shit with a horrible powertrain that is a nightmare to service.

Wow, the Sonata really went from being the worst-looking car they ever produced to the second best-looking (behind, ironically enough, the YF Sonata, which was a gorgeous car with a horrible engine).

A so-called journalist really just wrote “no cap” in an article... What the actual fuck?

I sold my dad a brand new 2013 Hyundai Accent hatchback in November of 2012 (I sold cars for about six months before going back to being an automotive technician). Three months ago AAA totaled it at 196,000 miles after one of their customers rear-ended it. I was that car’s only mechanic the entire 11 years, and I only…

I just sold my dad my '99 Ranger with the 4-banger, automatic, and 100,000 more miles than this one for $4000 (it's actually in just as good of shape as this one). I'd haggle at $6800, but if he has receipts for the repair work, I'd go for it.

I nominate Texas... and I live there.

It’s too bad he didn’t land on his head.

Paid well and treated well aren't the same thing. The best paying job I ever had treated me like shit, and Fuc-ee's is the same way.

Buck Fuc-ee’s.

What? A Warren Buffett owned company is cutting corners, breaking laws, and treating people like shit?