It's the same company that killed the Suzuki Samurai, because of that I refuse to acknowledge anything they print as true.

As someone who puts 2000 miles per year on an Austin Healey Sprite, the last thing these cars need is less traction and stability in the rear. My Sprite turns in very well to the point of aggressive oversteer.  It could really use more than two stock 145 wide tires, so in my mind one motorcycle tire would not improve…

Salt is the reason I stop and start driving my Austin Healey Sprite every year.  I'm driving it for the last day tomorrow and plan to get it out in April or May, whenever the excessive salt all washes into Lake Erie.

I’m in the camp that says drive it. In 2013 I purchased a 2002 BMW e39 M5. It was a 1 owner car with 69k miles on it. It was one of the most desirable color combos, LeMans Blue over Caramel extended leather. I proceeded to put 45,000 miles on it in 3 years, daily driven, summer and winter. Also autocross it…

This particular conversion is about as old as Tesla is as a company, I remember reading about it in the 2008 time-frame.

I person think Mini could pull off the ultimate enthusiasts electric car. It would have a 5 speed manual and about 160 hp electric motor that you actually can work the gears to get the most out of it. Just because it’s electric doesn’t mean the performance wouldn’t be enhanced by a multi speed transmission.  Certainly…

Some things never change. Back in 2001 my parents purchased a 1998 BMW 740iL on eBay for 1/3 the original asking price! The car was barely 3 years old.

Yep, the intake manifold in my Oldsmobile 88 melted at 60k miles on the odometer. Luckily I new what the problem was when I started the car and saw copious amounts of white smoke from the exhaust. I had the manifold replaced and all was well. 10 years later I am still driving the car with 155k miles on it.

In case you weren't aware, there was a Jeep Comanche Eliminator.  It was the sportiest version of the Mj truck.  The Cherokee didn't get an elimator model as fast SUV wasn't yet a concept.

Having owned a Mini S with all the JCW and GP goodies added to it, I can’t disagree more. That Mini is the most capable autocross car I’ve ever owned, and I currently own a very well setup BMW e36 M3.

My parents 97 Grand Cherokee had a 4.0L that had bad intermittent stumbling problems. The dealers could never track it down. Probably 10 years after the first time it stumbled, my brother and I tracked it down to a bad o2 sensor.  Mechanically, the engine was bulletproof. 

I was told a story of someone that had taken a job in New York state, and was boarding a plane in Spokane, Washington without planning on coming back.  They put the keys and title on the front seat of their daily driver Packard President in the parking lot for some lucky person to find.  Was a legit reason and he had…

I owned my 2013 Mini for 2 years, it took me a very long time to stop chasing the turn signal. Even just before I sold it, I would occasionally chase them. I was infinitely more happy with the solid conventional design for the turn signal of the 1999 BMW e36 that replaced the Mini in my life.

I have an Eighty Eight.  It's a great normal car.  I liken it to a Camary, not exciting but acceptable in all circumstances.   It's super reliable, roomy, comfortable, and quicker than most appliance cars.

The GM official fix was a new smaller diameter metal tube.  Mine melted around 65k miles, I now have 150k on the engine and it still runs absolutely perfectly. 

Funny you say that. My two daily drivers are a 1999 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight and a 1999 BMW e36 M3. There really isn’t much comparison between the two other than they both have great 6 cylinder engines. The Oldsmobile has far better visibility from the drivers seat and is a much bigger car so has better room for…

I have an Oldsmobile Eighty Eight, it is the same vehicle as the LeSabre but with a softer suspension.   It's a fantastic car, phenomenal visibility, good engine, predictable driving dynamics, comfortable and mighty reliable.  It's a car that is almost impossible to knock. I have had mine for 15 years, it was my first…

Yep, this is the reason I daily drive 99 E36 M3. It has character for days. Every time I drive a newer vehicle, I just get bored with it after a few minutes, especially fast new vehicles. The fast ones feel like 1 trick ponys. New cars isolation and perfected powertrains just done provide feedback that excites me.

I’ve been saying this for a few years now. The 90s is where cars were reliable with electronic ignition and fuel injection that worked but without the electronics and many computers that make them complicated.

I daily a 1999 BMW, its just an absolutely delightful car. Whats most notable about it compared to newer cars is how much more engaging it is to drive. I haven’t driven a car built in the last ten years that wasn’t so refined, as to be without any interesting character. They are just so dull to drive because…