Is it wrong that I read this and wondered only which rental agency used to loan out Miatas?

It’s hard to get upset at a movie that features right-hand-drive TVRs, tongue-in-cheek computer science references, bizarre monologues, a Paul Oakenfold soundtrack and Halle Berry.

I heard a similar story a few years ago when I was staying in Florence, but I always figured it was an urban legend.

The Justy is a pretty great car, but I don’t know if they’re necessarily the most robust things. The availability of parts (especially the timing cover) is a worrisome part of ownership.

Hey, nice work. Repairing a beater with a level of attention to detail is a Good Thing To Do, and is often harder than a lot of half-baked “builds” I’ve seen people subject new performance cars to.

It was half past six when I completed my removal of the passenger side constant-velocity half shaft from the front differential. Grimacing as I shifted in the tarlike muck produced by disturbing the underbody, I looked for any section of bare concrete to elevate myself and gain a superior position of leverage.

It’s antlers.

Sure, you could race an Oldsmobile. But you could (and should) race a Pontiac.

The action expands a recall for 168,000 cars that was issued on March 31 for the same defect after reports of burning or smoking ignition switches on 30 vehicles in Japan, 18 of which were police cars.

Really, the best part of the Cavalier is that if you look closely you notice that both the drivers’ and passengers’ seats are rotated inward, pointing slightly towards the centre console.

I kinda want to run a bottle of Seafoam through this just to see what happens.

If either of those cars were hardcore enough to offer a factory half-cage and plexiglass windows, sure. With VW you're lucky to get a car with all three pedals these days.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that Big Chuck is over here talking about refrigerator-shaped Japanese minivans too. I love the blog, keep it up. Your latest Japan trip to the XXX makerspace was a jawdropper.

In my limited experience, Volvos of that era seem to be possessed by a judgmental spirit which audits the owners for their suitability as master.

When I was working at AutoZone, I sold a lot of shimmering, floating orbs that caused spinal and, yes, rectal pain. You have to believe me that it wasn't my intent, however.

We had a guy locally who went through four warranty shortblocks in his WRX.

The pink mustache is the second ugliest thing on that Impreza wagon. Eugh, sedan fenders.

I saw a bunch of these in Italy a few months ago. Along with its fatter brother the FR-V, they're two cars I was never aware of before but kind of want.

My usual routine is to immediately replace the air filter and spark plugs. The air filter is just one of those unsexy things nobody ever changes. I've bought used cars with holes in the filter, a carpet of dead bugs and entirely missing filters. Usually the spark plugs are blatantly wrong for the car to boot.

I guess one man really can make a difference. #oneplowcent