Creature comforts, I fully agree with heated seats. I would never buy a car with them unless it wasn’t an option. I’d gladly take a car without AC, I almost never use it but heated seats are what make a short winter commute bearable.

I have a very late 99 Olds Eighty Eight. I agree with all of your remarks.  I'm keeping mine forever.  It was my first car and I hope to drive it to my retirement party.

That is wonderful!   I still have my first car,  1999 Oldsmobile 88 that my grandparents had purchased new.  I've had it 15 years and still try to keep is shiny.  It's wonderful comfortable and relaxed way to travel anywhere.  We have lost this class of car in the marketplace today.  I've had a ridiculous number of…

You sir are exactly like me.  I've purchased two cars that were over 10 hours away and one that was a 40 hour drive home.  I like making a trip out of it as I am always looking for something ultra specific. 

Torsen diffs for the win! Had a Quaife put into my Mini, it was most excellent. 

Momentum is far more important than any fancy traction control system.  I daily all sorts of silly sports cars in the winter and have never been stuck because I control the momentum of the car.  

I've driven on some decent all season tires in the snow with the 90s style Mastercraft being the best.  However none of them hold a candle to a set of dedicated snow tires.  I've exclusively owned two wheel drive cars and live in the snowbelt off of Lake Erie.  In 13 years I've never been stuck in my 2wd cars with…

Funny. My friend recently picked up an 87 MR2, I’ve never been stranded on the side of the road wondering why the engine died so many times. We tried many thing to try and fix it. Additionally the automatic four speed was horrendous, geared very badly for launching, wouldn’t move out of its own way until about 25mph.…

Funny, my 62 Austin Healey Sprite is the only car I own that hasn’t left me stranded and needing a tow.  I drive the wheels off of it, hard and pretty much all the time between spring and fall rain or shine.  I take it to red line frequently.   Only electrical problem it's had is a bad ground on the horn.  The wiring…

I’ve come to the same conclusion, when I buy something, I like to own it, not rent it from the manufacturer.

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.