Same! I watched The Love Bug over and over and over again a a young child. I also blame this car for making me think old VW bugs were racecars, leading me to eventually get one as my first car. I was rather disappointed when i realized otherwise.

I agree that would be a decent compromise, but I have a feeling it won’t meet the “mean muscle machine” aesthetic he wants. Bringing us back to “please don’t cut up a classic.”

My suggestion: please don’t ruin a classic by doing this.

I know I’m a little late to the party, and still in the greys, but I hope someone see’s this.

I am too. My uncle took me to a practice day or two as a toddler in the late ‘90's/early ‘00's. I can still remember seeing the brakes glow bright red as they slowed into turn 1. 

I can’t believe I gave this idiot another view. Idiots like this should be institutionalized.

Is that Portland Int’l Raceway, entering turn 10?

While I will agree this is poor design, I still give this lady 95% of the blame. It is the responsibility of the driver/owner to know at least the basics of their car and how they work. If you are too incompetent/lazy to read the owner’s manual, you shouldn’t be operating the vehicle.

If they stripped it down they would probably charge more for it, a la Porsche.

The color scheme looks good, if a little bland with all that white. I’m not sure about that giant Alfa logo Either, though it’s probably for advisability at high speed and distance to the stands.

What kind of nut are you? Leather? A sunroof? With a Manual! No, those are premium options available on premium trims, you can’t get that with a plebeian manual. Driving is a chore as it is, no auto manufacturer would dare think that someone who demands finer things in life would even consider wanting to do more,…

I was out there too! I’ve been going to that event for 6-7 years now, bust bang-for-your-buck weekend in the area for spectating. I talked to the guy driving the Pirelli truck with the Trans Am guys, and he said Trans Am wanted to try and add PIR as part of it’s points schedule.

FTFY

I’m sure you could find another, non Jeep, crap-can that’s rusted beyond repair for $500-$1000 to destroy. If this thing is structurally and mechanically sound, I like the suggestion of others on here of giving the car to someone who could really use it. I’ve seen a few auto bloggers do it relatively recently, such…

You are correct that Rare =/= Valuable. However you have forgotten that Rare=/= Cool. I’m on board with most of your weird shit Torch, but this... this just isn’t cool.

Because even though the Cadillac is a wagon, it doesn’t actually have that much extra room. And the Mercedes has a decent likelihood of turning into her current Audi in another 7 years, with just as bad in maintenance costs.

And what the hell do you think is wrong with the Chrysler Aspen?

Neutral: I’m not interested in Jeeps at all because off-roading isn’t my thing, and I’m not particularly interested to try it. But if I were, the sale to the Chinese would probably turn me off, not because it’s owned by a Chinese company, but because said company will probably start moving operations to China. The…

I had the same thought. Not that I could even think of affording it when it comes out, but if I were to get a Toyota Supra, I’d want a reliable, (more) simple engine from the Japanese than the excessive engineering complexities from the Germans.

Sounds like we should get rid of airbags, then this wouldn’t be an issue.