I miss my GTI, even though it was a Mk3 2.0l. The intermittent wipers that were infinitely variable, you just held them down for the desired delay. The manual windows (on a car with a power moonroof). The heat/AC controls that were large and easy to operate without looking at them. The (dare I say) reliability - zero…

This is the VW version of the Mazda B2200 my dad bought new in that price range. Four cylinder, two seat, RWD four-speed stick that was a rebadged Ranger I think. Great truck if your goals are going to the dump on the weekend and hauling dirt and landscaping supplies. I would have bought one instead of the Jetta, if…

Nice work! While the trip out there can be cold (saw a guy once making the trip in April at night with no windshield, he did not look warm), and slow, there is nothing like driving around the desert with the top off. Good luck! 

Anybody else remember the crazy 928 widebody kits from the eighties? Matching numbers and 928s seem silly to me, these were customized right after purchase.

On my V70R, if I hold the wheel over and floor it, the traction control will kick in and limit my speed to a walk. If I hit the button to turn off DSTC, flooring it will result in oversteer. If I use the magic sequence of turning off DSTC a few times in a row, I’ll get a different message that ESP is disabled/limited…

“trust me when I say that it basically looks like GM’s take on a BMW i3.” Yes, exactly. It looks...good. Better than I expected. Like the new Ridgeline.

Hyundai has been in the WRC before, and with John Buffum driving won 5 SCCA Pro Rally titles from 1995 to 2002. They have a rally history, just not as famous as Subaru and Ford.

You think looking at used cars is a fun time suck, try going to YachtWorld online and looking at used boats.

My first car was a 1983 VW Rabbit pickup my grandfather bought new in ‘83. Sold it to fund my first ski trip out west. Moved out west, moved back five years later. Started looking on Craigslist, sure enough there it was. Somebody else go to it first, then called me later asking if I wanted it. I bought it from him,…