I managed to get a JDM ‘89 3 door (branded as a Familia). It was the base model so no turbo and no AWD but the first owner specced in a heap of weird stuff. Full recaro interior, tilt/ slide sunroof, cruise control, electronic adjustable dampers, a/c, alloy wheels, the list goes on. I bought it for $200, washed it,…

Yep, it’s a weird metric but my ‘01 Jaguar X-type (perfect condition atm, full service history, low miles) is only worth 75% of my ‘96 Hilux (lots of dents, mechanically perfect, no rust, no service history beyond warranty period). Or another good one. My ‘01 Corolla is worth 75% of my previously mentioned Jaguar and…

Get them to do a cylinder pressure test while they’re there. Hopefully that will show up a failing head gasket.

Not a wrap. The Avio editions were all painted in non-glossy paint. And above all, fuck anyone for screwing with someone elses car.

There were heaps of small capacity engines decades ago making these numbers or better, but they were all sporting engines. This thing is a shopping trolley solely focused on economy so the numbers are pretty decent for the spec.

BACKSHISH!!

What we call black is just a surface that absorbs all wavelengths of visible light hitting it and reflects none.

This guy should ban all Fords too because of their founders crazy rules about car colours.

In Australia flicking a cigarette butt out of a vehicle carries a high 3 figure/ low 4 figure fine depending on state and location. A lot of our rural areas have fires started because of lazy fuckers who flick butts out their cars, also we have a low tolerance for littering of any kind.

It’s on almost every airline booking page and again in the T&Cs on the itineraries from most Travel agents.

It is not that simple. On my Australian passport I can walk into Chile for 3 months, Argentina for a year or Peru forever. If my passport expires in 6 months and I go to Argentina for 7 then it’s a fucking nightmare to get back home as I will need a valid passport to leave Argentina. There’s one messy fucking trip to…

It is fairly common knowledge for anyone that flies internationally. Usually on the bookings page or in the T&Cs there is a sentence about it. Most of the time it is to ensure you don’t create a paperwork nightmare for example if your passport is valid for 3 months but the visa on arrival agreement between your home…

It doesn’t snow in my home city but when we were younger and stupider our FWD fun was to put some “borrowed” McDonalds trays under the back wheels and drive around car parks with the hand brake on. There was a lot of slippin‘ and slidin’.

Working for a team with a few Exiges entered in a cup series. One track was pouring rain and our paddock was a pool of mud. Everything was horrible about that race. Bulldozing the poor little Lotus’ though mud to the point where their front splitters were scooping it up, packing all the openings. Trying to reach under…

I think he meant the thief already legally owns a VW Passat TDI Wagon which is busted and off the road. He puts his existing plates on the freshly stolen car and legit paper work in the freshly stolen potato compartment and continues driving around.

It is a great looking car and the design has aged very well IMHO.

Had a stick of butter slip out a grocery bag and go under the seat. Did not drive the car for a week because it was the middle of summer and the AC was bad. That was a confronting smell.

I get it. For the last 25 years our family has had a garage with Jags, and Toyotas. The Jags are used on weekends away, going out for dinner, special occasions and the Toyotas are for when we’re going to work, messy jobs and running around town in traffic. The Jags have become an in joke. If I’m late to meet friends…

Tell me about the Fiat Abarth. I hoped they were solid.

I’ll give you a run down of the last 12 months of ownership with mine (there are several in the family, they all have this kind of crap fairly frequently). A lot of these happen frequently enough that Jaguar has released Technical Service Bulletins with instructions on field repairs.