Great little adventure vehicles. Not an offroader and won’t pretend it is, but it gets me to the trailheads no matter where those are. Mines north of 300K KM’s now but keeps on ticking with no signs of slowing down. I frequently load this thing up with people, gear, bikes, or tow my pop-up trailer with it, handles…
Sunday night cruise, a Winnipeg tradition. Hundreds of special interest vehicles of all kinds (classics, muscle, JDM, motorcycle, truck) hit the streets and cruise around, with the epicenter being one of the main roads in town (Portage ave). People line the street to watch the cars go by in the summer. We have a lot…
A factory spec or lightly modded FD RX-7 has my vote. Elegant and purposeful, not overstyled. The peak of 90's Japanese automotive styling IMO.
Lane keep assist and driver assistance technologies. Screwwwww that! It’s tech that makes you complacent as a driver, tends to be finnicky and prone to breakdowns, and is expensive to repair.
No. Thanks.
Ford really nailed the design on this one, a practical daily run around truck with great mileage that is affordable and doesn’t feel like a lazy/rental spec designed interior. Fingers crossed the crazy demand dies down and supply chain woes get solved. Hybrid AWD or PHEV Maverick for me, thanks!
The best answer is the obvious one. A lightly used WRX will welcome you with open arms, and serve you well.
It’s the perfect replacement for what you already had, the new WRXs keep the same character and performance you’re used to, and are a bit more roomy than your 4th gen LGT was (see: more family practicality).…
The Hyundai Venue. I honestly believe the task for designers was to discover what the minimal point of “dressing up” on the cheapest car possible will make it appealing to blind consumers. I’d love to hear any ownership stories to see if there is any appeal to owning one of these, or if the experience is as horrid as…
My favorite so far is the first gen CR-V’s. They offer the perfect mix of simplicity and utility, and will take on just about anything you throw at them while staying completely dead reliable.
- Simple 90's dashboard, physical buttons and knobs for everything.
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, no question. When I finally got to see one in person I was SHOCKED at how terrible and downright cheap the interior looked. The vast expanse of hard plastics with “SLR” right in the middle looks downright tacky.
Subaru squad here.
Update: Browsed autotempest and found no affordable SW20 options. They pop up on the owners pages, but seems these may now be beyond the 15k threadshold for a decent SW20 turbo.
The SW20 is still an affordable gateway to mid-engine fun! Prices are creeping up and clean “non messed with” examples are getting hard to find, but if you’re willing to hunt one down or take on a project they are very rewarding to own and drive, mine never fails to put a smile on my face. The completely analog…
First gen Subaru Crosstrek.
True AWD, manual trans, good ground clearance, relatively simple no-frills car, and they’re quite affordable. They’re a bit on the smaller side but can fit three people comfortably inside with a 29'er MTB (front wheel removed, one rear seat folded down) plus two more bikes on a hitch…
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