I think some of it has to do with how hard it is to get parts for. I have recently started finding that it is super hard to find parts for my 1999 Oldsmobile 88. However my 1999 BMW 328is is super easy to get parts for, they are almost all available. Heck, the easiest car I own to get parts for is actually my 1962…

Having ridden in my grandfather’s euro spec 85 308GTSi, I can assure you these are not hot trash. The sound of the 3.0L flat plane V8 behind your head is fantastic. It is also a gorgeous car. Maybe some day I will get a chance to drive it.

I have a friend with a 5 speed caliber. It is a perfectly good simple car. Very reliable. I can’t imagine driving one with a Cvt, it just sounds miserable.

I recently acquired a very low mileage 2013 Mini S with every JCW and GP upgrade one could feasibly buy. It has been a very good car so far except for a coolant tube the rubbed through and lost all of it’s coolant. Since the car had no coolant temp gauge and no coolant level sensor, I cooked the engine without knowing…

Nice ZJ Jeep Grand Cherokee mod there.

A late 80s Alfa Romeo GTV-6 at a small Erie, PA car show.

I can’t say I have ever seen a hose long enough to make it to the other side of the car like that. That is an entirely new concept to me.

Honestly, I just want a 6CD changer and 6 radio button presets. The only phone connectivity feature I like is Bluetooth so that phone audio like navigation can play over the cars speakers.

Getting my Austin Healey Sprite opened my eyes to convertible life. I had always discounted them as just not looking good compared to their hard top counter parts. However the joy of buzzing around in an open top British roadster is just a completely different world. It is a world where you no longer care how long…

S62 Six speed swaps are the hot thing to do with these cars right now. Very common mod on Bimmerfourms right now. It is basically plug and play at this point. I would love to have a big black long wheelbase with an M5 drivetrain, you get e38 looks with e39 M5 performance, the ultimate of both worlds.

Have had to take that cover off many times to use the tow hook.

A Volvo with super comfortable seats. I don’t know what model Volvo that is because I know very little about them but the on impression most of them have left on me is the undeniably comfy seats, with undeniably awkward headrests.

I grew up riding in the back of my parent’s 86 420SEL. Many memories of the scorching hot navy blue vinyl interior with no air conditioning.

LeMans Blue

Every day I read this web site, I get less and less excited about owning new vehicles. I think this pretty much seals the deal that my next vehicle will be a BMW e36.

The problem I had with the SS was that there are so many great competing options in the used market that it wasn’t enticing. If I had $50k to spend on a 4 door powerful rwd car, I can get the nicest e39 M5 on the market. Or some sort of AMG series Benz. The issue these new enthusiasts cars that auto makers are…

Honestly, I live in a place with lots of snow and hills, mostly what you see are Buick LeSabres and Ford F150s or name your normal awd or fwd vehicle. Fancy cars like Subarus and Audis are summer vehicles here. Honestly I might have gone too far people just drive their daily drivers, with snow tires.

Back when BMW introduced angel eyes on the e39, they were very dim and couldn’t be used for driving at night. They still looked great and didn’t pose the risk we are all discussing now.

It does astound me that modern cars don’t have auto lights. On the rare occasion that I forget to turn on the lights in my base model 1999 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight, the auto light sensor takes care of it for me when things get dark. It works super well.

10-4 I was indeed having an off moment