My old 3-cyl geo metro actually got better mileage than that, with a worn out everything, no new engine tech, and more weight than the Elio. I sure hope they can do better than that.

I don't know why they even bothered to change it at all, it was already bulletproof. I drove a Metro with the 3-cyl 5-speed as a winter beater for a few years and that thing was surprisingly fun. It also averaged about 50 mpg even when beating the snot out of it, and I'm sure the lack of weight in the Elio would make…

My 4-cyl is a '95 318ti, Canadian car

Huh, on both my 4 and 6 cyl cars they are aluminum. Maybe the 4-cyl got upgraded at some point before I had it?

My neighbours kid has attemped to "make" a Lightning out of his beat old F-150. He's cut about 3/4s of the way through his rear frame rails so the axles don't grind into them; still waiting for the back end of his truck to fall off.

My grandfather (who is now in his 80's) "doesn't believe in changing oil." He thinks it's a scam by the oil & lube companies, and has never changed the oil in any of his cars (although he will top them up when they're low). He had a poor S-10 pickup for about 15 years; I'll never understand how that engine made it…

Thanks for the info; I'll definitely be shopping around and see if the tranny issue is something I can get checked out before I buy one.

I've always felt it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow anyways :)

Haha, I'm sold!

Damn, that thing looks AMAZING from that angle.

Ugh I want one so bad. Do you have one? If so how's it been?

Really? That's quite the opposite of my experience, I've found them incredibly easy and straightforward to work on; nice big engine bay, easily removable front clip. The only parts of the cooling system made of plastic is the fins on the water pump and the end tanks on the radiator (which many other cars have as…

I've had the exact opposite experience; my BMW's have been incredibly reliable, and the 1 Panther I had (granted, it was my girlfriends and not mine) was an incredibly unreliable money pit.

Both my e36's were purchased for less than $1500 each; my 325 is now over 300k miles and still runs like a top, and my 318ti is at almost 200k and still runs strong. The only 'failure' I've ever had with the 325 was a coolant hose that started leaking (because I was lazy and didn't swap the hoses, even though I had…

about 2 years ago! got pretty lucky i think

got mine for $400 with only 68k...

I feel like the median price would be a better metric here

I may have to work a little harder for a bonus this year... ugggggh the want is strong with this one

check out hail mary mallon's bestiary too, really great stuff that i think alot of people missed out on

Hellllls ya, that's my jam right here