The regulation to limit speedometers to 85 mph was repealed in time for the 1983 model year. Most imports immediately went back to speedometers that could go up to the top speed of the vehicle, as those speedometers already existed in those manufacturers’ parts bins for the overseas market, and they could easily…

Trucks aren’t the exclusive, or even preferred, solution to the, “I live in hilly/mountainous snowmageddon country,” use-case either. Check out places like Vail, Colorado or Rapid City, South Dakota. Lots of trucks, sure, but probably as many Subaru Outbacks and CrossTreks.

Maybe with platform sharing nowadays, it’s not so weirdly French, nor have parts made of unobtanium, that it would be a lost cause for U.S. mechanics. Besides reliability, another thing that did the brand in the last time they were in the States was making dealers take about half their inventory with manual transmissio…

1965-1971 Renault 10

Got a Mustang from Budget, not a V-6 but an honest-to-God V8 GT Mustang, in fire-engine red no less, for a week for $280 (about $40 a day, caveat: Omaha, Nebraska in November) just for fun to drive on a weekend getaway. Had to laugh about the vape smell mentioned in the article, because yes, mine had also been ruined…