I have a stack of plywood boards that I use for this purpose. But at a certain point, you’re still crawling around on the dirt, not to mention the sketchiness of jack-stands on gravel (despite the base I created for that). It’s also in the 30's in Boston now - not the best motivational tool for playing with coolant!…

I just rolled a bunch of negative equity into a lease. Had a lemon of an 06 Rabbit that took the title of “Worst car buying choice ever”. Owed $2000 and was given $1200.

Lots of people need a car to survive. And lots of people can only afford $100 a month. Lots of people don’t have a good credit history to afford payments on a proper new/used car at that fixed income. (And generally speaking, if you can only afford $100 a month, you’re not going to have good credit.) Finally, lots of…

There also seem to be at least a few folks who have bought running, but salvaged, TDIs in the past year in order to profit off the buyback. Not saying that’s necessarily wrong, but saw at least 1 on a popular forum complain that he’s sitting on multiple loans while this plays out - sort of like a house flipper. That…

God damn you. All I wanted was to read a spirited debate on getting frozen. And now I’m sobbing. That gif is NSFW.

Everytime I see a S90/V90, I think it’s a huge car - more a 7 or S-class competitor (which would make it one hell of a bargain). But in reality, these are more similar in size to a 5 or E-class, correct? Which still is one hell of a bargain.

It’s a wagon, not an SUV. Short of bringing back the rear-facing kids seats in the hatch, you can’t really crawl into the back of a low-roof line car the same way you can a taller SUV. They could raise the roofline to make that easier - but then you’d have an SUV.

I just bought (and am picking up tomorrow) a V60. Coming from a TDI-JSW, I am looking forward to this. That, and heated steering wheel!

I once picked up my mail, was looking through all the junk, turned around and walked right into a Prius that had just parked a few steps behind me. Yes, I felt stupid. But damn, those things are sneaky!

Well, to be fair, $12k seems to be the going price for a 35k, rust-free, WRX from this era. I call CP on any of those, too.

If that’s commending the dashboard’s simplicity, you’re spot on! Some folks prefer that to the Tokyo-style, cluttered dashes in the Focus & Civic.

It’s a Cavalier with barely a facelift (more like just some nice seats and some caddy badges) that would sell for $35k in today’s market. In looking at car prices then and now, that would be like putting some Caddy badges on a Cruz and calling it an ATS.

The Cimmarron is hands down the most interesting car that came out of America in the 80's! The vision behind this convertible is utterly mind-blowing.

If you liked Daredevil and Jessica Jones, you have to watch Luke Cage. It definitely has a more light-hearted vibe to it then the other 2. So far, not my favorite of the 3, but decent entertainment.

Fuck it, I’m voting NP. I also watched Luke Cage instead of the debates last night. Living large.

But then you’d be that jackass in a Cadillac. As opposed to the “connoisseur” in an old, tiny, deathtrap of a 3-series BMW.

Pretty sure you don’t buy a 30 year old car with a Corvette motor rammed into for its reliability.

I make a habit of tossing the car wheel under the car as soon as it’s off, especially if the cars not yet on jack stands (or I’m just doing a quick tire change). It’s more a habit from working in tight spaces so that I’m not tripping over a wheel. But also gives a little extra safety buffer - not to mention if the car…

If there was an award for car enthusiast of the year based on vehicle history, you would win it!

There was a “brick-shaped” Supra I saw everyday on the way to school from the bus window (elementary school). I thought that was the coolest car and still remember it to this day.