This isn't an SUV. Most of these things that they are calling SUVs aren't SUVs either. The Wrangler is an SUV. The Suburban is an SUV. This is not an SUV. It's a station wagon with wheels that are way, way, way too big, to the point where it's starting to look like a stagecoach or something.

1960s Checker diesel taxi. All steel, no electrical required to run, and diesel would have a bit less of a chance of igniting than gasoline.

None of my cars have floor mats. Two came from the factory with rubber carpeting covering the entire floor, and the other is painted with truck bedliner. 

Still better than a road trip I took recently. I had to drive from Massachusetts to Michigan in a 1998 Volvo V70 with rod knock. It only got 2 PSI or so of oil pressure, and oiling was accomplished by overfilling the crankcase with STP and 85w140 gear oil until overfilling out the dipstick tube, and packing the valve…

The Cruze is a good car. The modern GM EcoTec engines have been quite reliable as well as fuel efficient, not to mention far, far cheaper to fix than a comparable import's engine. I've owned mostly GM cars nearly since my first car, and all have been reliable and cheap to repair. The only things that ever tend to…

Actually, 10 grand gets you basically a brand new one of the Toyota engines nowadays. The Chevy SB2.2's are not terribly expensive to build, either, especially if you start with a Dart block rather than find an actual SB2.2 block. You can also build SBC/SB2.2 hybrids of various types, such as the 354 I'm building…

Well, if you drove it at an average speed of 220 MPH for 23 hours out of the day, it would depreciate by $7,590,000, which is more than the car is new, and if it was to actually depreciate that much, they would actually have to pay you $5,190,000 to take the car.

Everybody seems to pay way too much attention to getting in and out of their car. I really couldn't care less about getting in and out, and I've driven everything from low coupes to lifted trucks. I never notice a single thing having to do with getting in and out. It's one of those things where I involuntarily make…

It’s by far not the cheapest:

I suppose it technically happened to me, but it was one guy clapping during a threesome so it probably doesn't count.

Since hydrostatic drive was mentioned, I'm guessing that the outboard has a hydraulic pump, powering hydraulic motors at the wheels. Steering is most likely hydraulic as well, and there are probably quick connects of some type in the hull, or lines that are disconnected to remove the boat.

Buick Regal TourX. Surprised it wasn't mentioned.

It depends what you mean by reliable. If you mean requires the least number of repairs, a newer car. On the other hand, if you need the one that will be most likely to get you out of the middle of the desert alive after getting stranded, it’s the older one hands down. When new cars break down, it requires basically an…

Depends what era of EFI, what manufacturer, and whether you plan to make any modifications. And if you're talking Diesel engines, you most certainly don't want to buy a used one with a common rail system over one with an old fashioned mechanical pump or unit injectors. With gas engines, at least for me, I've always…

The Trax is OK. Not really spectacular, or terrible, just meh. Now the Equinox does have one very cool feature, which is the diesel engine option.

Certainly. NASCAR engines being one example. GM themselves had engines that could do 7500-8000 back in the 60's with the 302 and 327 small blocks. It's all about high quality lifters, good valves, and heavy springs. They would most likely have to go with shaft rockers for reliability, but that's not difficult to do,…

Clearly you misunderstood what I said. I never said anything about large displacement. What I did mention was taking a big bore block and putting a very short stroke crank in it, therefore making a medium displacement, extremely fast revving V8. A good example stated in my last post would be an LSX 454 block (4.185…

And then make a smaller version like the S10, with stock car style black steel wheels and wide tires... that would look awesome.

They certainly would not have to design a new V8, just a new rotating assembly and camshaft for the existing LS block. It’s likely that they would use the LSX 454 block with a very short stroke crank to end up with a usable bore to stroke ratio for a flatplane, but it wouldn’t be difficult by any means.

Not to mention one of the ugliest cars ever made. It may even be uglier than that Lynk thing that was on here yesterday.