I can hardly wait for it on semi trucks.  It won’t be long before the government is convinced that it can be done without a human present at the controls.  Screw human lives; there’s money to be made.

Probably more expensive than most 1994 Buick Centuries, but for a transportation device, this would be difficult to beat. 

I could see why someone would want to take a chance on this car.  But it sitting for five years would scare me as much as it being driven 20,000 miles for each of those years, without a major service.  As it is, at the least those almost-new Michelins have to have developed flat spots.  This would almost make a Fiero-…

I’ve heard it said that the best way to assess the condition of a used car is to check its radio.  If the presets are all to rock stations, the transmission (or transaxle) is probably shot.

+1 more. I would be tempted to make it “Things without CVT or turbochargers, especially after the 100,000-plus miles a $5,000 car is likely to have clocked, with or without timely oil changes.

Is that a Mustang instrument cluster?

Why do I think this is a conspiracy to get rid of old cars faster? A broken taillight used to be a $5 repair (with a bulb and, if necessary, red cellophane); replacing something like that could run into the thousands.  And since the car cannot be (legally) driven without taillights, a minor fender-bender could be…

You’re all wrong.  When Biden was behind the wheel, two Ford low-level employees were pushing the truck.  At 60 mph.  And they were invisible in some of the photos.  I hope this clears everything up.

Actually, one President did drive (while in office) since LBJ on a public road: President Bill Clinton drove his 1967 Mustang convertible in a parade celebrating the Mustang.

A slightly different case: I had a base-model first-gen Ford Probe. On the cam cover was a stamped metal plate (attached with exposed screws) that read, in block letters, “FORD.” If this were the Mazda MX-6 or 626, the same engine would have a plate with the Mazda typeface. I remember a technician at a Mazda dealer at…

I don’t know if it’s the manufacturers learning what they want to buy or if it’s what they think they can sell us. That huge Chevrolet pickup also carried a huge price and a huge profit margin. There may or may not be a demand for a smaller, more fuel efficient vehicle, but there isn’t as much profit in them, and if…

I think every salesman has wet dreams about an uninformed prospect walking in and paying thousands above dealer cost, and will do anything to get that person in the door rather than actually spend time on someone who will only give them a few hundred in profit, if that. A long time ago, while shopping for my first…

One problem for step three would be modified vehicles. A lot of people would buy a standard F-150/Silverado/Sierra/etc.—which would fall under the weight restrictions—but then add the huge tires, lift kits and everything else that would make the vehicle a menace to everyone else, but not be detected by those who would…

The problem is that the large vehicle drivers care only about their own life, and don’t give a damn about anyone else’s.

As long as we have idiots who need to compensate for small...whatever, we will have these big trucks.

I wonder how much the dealer paid for that 240Z.  They made a nice profit.

The small car as gateway to a larger car theory probably ended for Ford when the Pinto became notorious, and the first Escort (1981-90) the first Focus (2000-2007) and last automatic-equipped Focus and Fiesta became problem cars. Most of the buyers of those probably quickly switched to competitors and didn’t look back.

It’s a 1980. That was the year of that Indianapolis  Pace Car special edition. 

The one way to increase the 124's sales is to...add two rows of seats, two more doors, a roof and (optional) four wheel drive. Unfortunately, these days, legends and dreams don’t make money, crossovers and SUVs do.

Nice old truck, but the price is pure crack pipe.  Have a look at the other cars and trucks in this dealer’s inventory; they’re similarly priced.