“but honey, the more vehicles I buy, the bigger the tax break!”

Working as a contractor at a federal facility has really opened my eyes. The money is managed in the most backwards-ass way you could imagine. Overspending is literally encouraged, almost required.

Yeah I couldn’t believe how lame I felt simply receiving them, unsolicited, in the mail. There are people in the Subaru groups that I am a part of that actually order them, put them on their cars, and love them.

LOL I was going to say something about being proud of my smooth, clean rear end out on display but I decided against it

It’s almost like Subaru wants you to put bumper stickers on. They want crap stuck to the back. So much so, that my legacy came with FIVE badges on the back from the factory, and then they had the nerve to send me this pretentious little bastards:

People in cheap 3 series think that they are better than everyone else. It has nothing to do with being master of the universe, as long as they are better than the guy parked next to them. That is what that badge is for, at least in the US. I think whether it is conscious or subconscious this is more than the reason…

The premium in price is exactly why they are selling. People with money want to show off that they can buy something for more money and less utility simply because they can. Things that make sense and are practical are for us plebeians.

Paint it body color!

paint it body color!

I’m going to assume you are not located in the US, as the C and V8 were sold in exceedingly small numbers in the US, and quite valuable here. Price aside, most things that I read about the C say that the bigger, heavier, longer engine didn’t do much other than shift the weight distribution forward and take footspace…

I have a ‘73 convertible that is a blast to drive, but it really is slow. I doubt the motor is making anywhere near what it did when it left the factory, so that could contribute to it, but I have always dreamed of a GT with more power and some updated suspension parts.

My dream is to build a BGT with something around 200hp. I change my mind on the engine every time I read about how hard each swap would be for someone like me, who has never done any sort of work of that extent.

I know exactly what you are talking about, regarding lack of feeling and difficulty from stops. A lot of modern cars (maybe all?) have little dampers in the hydraulic line for the clutch that are there to protect your driveline from drops and other shocks and abuse, but they cause engagement points to float around…

That last ad blew my mind. I cannot fathom how multiple people within the company saw fit that they should advertise such an obviously performance-devoid car as a performance vehicle. The man shifting, the lady saying hot... that ad was something else.

I suppose it is possible that you also have a higher tolerance for shift feel. Grinding, notchy or otherwise “quirky” shifters do not attract me. If it feels like I am damaging the transmission simply using it as designed, it is not fun to drive. My 2011 Subaru Legacy GT, for example, felt like complete crap from the…

Yeah, I know they aren’t as simple as, say, cars of the 60s and 70s, but they are certainly simpler than modern cars.

What about one of the other articles in which the Jalopnik community successfully identified the make, model, year, and trim of a car that ended up leading the police to the correct suspect?

But I am not talking about ringing out an underpowered car with a decent transmission, I am talking about fighting a horribly designed manual for the sake of it being manual. There are certain cars that are just better as an auto. A cruiser, for example, is not about being engaged as much as it is floating along…

Actually I sort of think the opposite. In the grand scheme of things, if everyone saved just one gallon of gas every year by not letting their cars warm up for as long, there would be millions of gallons of gas saved. Would you feel happy or sad if you were to watch a million gallons of gas go up in flames for no…

I think a lot of it has to do with how big, disconnected, and computer controlled cars are these days. The e30 is a pretty simple, fairly light, RWD drivers car. Cars like this aren’t built anymore (aside from the Miata and BRZ cars) due to safety regulations, all of the gizmos that we “need”, and low consumer…