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AutobahnSHO · February 12, 2015, 07:45:27 AM

Minivan seems little after driving 12pax Chevy full-size work van

hotrodalex · February 12, 2015, 09:52:04 AM

Probably handles like a Miata in comparison, too.

AutobahnSHO · February 12, 2015, 10:03:21 AM

Quote from: hotrodalex on February 12, 2015, 09:52:04 AM
Probably handles like a Miata in comparison, too.

LOL almost. The gas pedal on workvan is so lame it takes 3months to get going from a stoplight.

FoMoJo · February 14, 2015, 04:49:52 AM

I was watching The Car Chasers last night and they had a segment about Rossion Automotive. I hadn't heard about them before but their product sounds quite interesting. A bit pricy, about $120K for a street version...http://rossioncars.com/us/

It has its roots in the Noble M400, but made in the USA...http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/rossion-q1-specialty-file

AutobahnSHO · February 14, 2015, 06:17:44 AM

cool= https://autos.yahoo.com/news/nissan-makes-glow-in-the-dark-car-194557660.html

Eye of the Tiger · February 14, 2015, 07:02:54 AM

I learned not to clean my ears with a ballpoint pen.

ifcar · February 14, 2015, 08:09:11 AM

While this section of Car and Driver's Jeep Renegade review was fun, I wish they'd thought of some of this snark back when the Patriot and Compass were new:

Instead, they said the 2007 Patriot's "dynamic virtues, all-around usefulness, and solid value make it hard to ignore." And while the review of the coughed-up Compass was negative back in the day, it offered not one comment on the unconventional styling. I guess it's safer to only offer the harshest criticisms from the safety of hindsight.

FoMoJo · February 16, 2015, 01:04:03 PM

Wienermobile crashes. No one was hurt. I don't know whether to laugh or...

What a pitiful sight.

read...http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/02/15/no-bologna-oscar-mayer-wienermobile-crashes-near-harrisburg/

hotrodalex · February 16, 2015, 01:32:38 PM

I really like these wheels on a '70 Camaro

And these are sweet:

MrH · February 18, 2015, 03:01:14 PM

Weather these last two days has made me just want to say fuck it, sell both cars, get an STI, and be done with it.

Raza · February 18, 2015, 03:43:23 PM

Quote from: MrH on February 18, 2015, 03:01:14 PM
Weather these last two days has made me just want to say fuck it, sell both cars, get an STI, and be done with it.

The ultimate winter car for me is a TT 3.2 Quattro Roadster 6MT.

MexicoCityM3 · February 21, 2015, 05:46:27 PM

I've got a whine under load when accelerating on the M3. Everything points to the input shaft bearing on the gearbox.

It's gonna hurt. A lot. Eventually.

AutobahnSHO · February 21, 2015, 08:13:59 PM

Quote from: MexicoCityM3 on February 21, 2015, 05:46:27 PM
I've got a whine under load when accelerating on the M3. Everything points to the input shaft bearing on the gearbox.

It's gonna hurt. A lot. Eventually.

:-(

Bummer!

hotrodalex · February 24, 2015, 12:34:27 PM

hotrodalex · February 25, 2015, 10:19:46 AM

Cookie Monster · February 25, 2015, 10:47:06 AM

Man, C6's are so much nicer looking than C7's.

hotrodalex · February 25, 2015, 11:22:45 AM

The rear, definitely. Not a big fan of C6 headlights though.

hotrodalex · February 25, 2015, 11:24:09 AM

Rupert · February 25, 2015, 08:49:25 PM

Soup DeVille · February 26, 2015, 12:43:07 AM

Quote from: ifcar on February 14, 2015, 08:09:11 AM
While this section of Car and Driver's Jeep Renegade review was fun, I wish they'd thought of some of this snark back when the Patriot and Compass were new:

Instead, they said the 2007 Patriot's "dynamic virtues, all-around usefulness, and solid value make it hard to ignore." And while the review of the coughed-up Compass was negative back in the day, it offered not one comment on the unconventional styling. I guess it's safer to only offer the harshest criticisms from the safety of hindsight.

John Philips did a review on the Patriot that was pretty damning. I only remember it because that was one of the last episodes of C/D I ever got through subscription.

Soup DeVille · February 26, 2015, 12:47:14 AM

Sorry, it wernt the Patriot: twas the Commander, which I had completely forgotten about the existence of.

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/2006-ford-explorer-eddie-bauer-4x4-vs-jeep-commander-limited-4x4-comparison-tests

Raza · February 26, 2015, 04:58:34 AM

The Commander looks so good though.

68_427 · February 26, 2015, 05:49:49 AM

oh hell yeah

Soup DeVille · February 26, 2015, 05:56:17 AM

Is that a Unimog, or one of those Tatra things?

68_427 · February 26, 2015, 06:01:22 AM

Old Unimog

hotrodalex · February 26, 2015, 10:42:55 AM

This is what happens when your ECU doesn't cut power.

http://www.hotrod.com/news/1503-watch-this-200000-2014-porsche-turbo-911-s-burn-to-the-ground/?sm_id=social_aumohotrodsshub_default_20150226_41163336&adbid=10152597552597540&adbpl=fb&adbpr=13601527539

68_427 · March 03, 2015, 05:03:17 AM

FoMoJo · March 07, 2015, 04:53:15 AM

Nice looking RAT. To bad they stuck a mouse in it.

FoMoJo · March 07, 2015, 05:00:01 AM

Beauty!

ifcar · March 07, 2015, 06:32:29 AM

Quote from: Soup DeVille on February 26, 2015, 12:47:14 AM
Sorry, it wernt the Patriot: twas the Commander, which I had completely forgotten about the existence of.

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/2006-ford-explorer-eddie-bauer-4x4-vs-jeep-commander-limited-4x4-comparison-tests

I'd forgotten this review but now I remember this line from it: "Buying an Explorer or Commander on the premise that you might, one day, need to carry seven persons and tow a Bayliner up to Chicken Point is like buying the Playboy mansion on the premise that you might, one day, have 17 bosomy, dumb girlfriends who all want to live with you at the same time. Yeah, it could happen. But why pay the mortgage until it does?"