Today is Star Wars day — May the force be with you! Can you believe that Star Wars is 40 years old? To give some reference, the corollary to Star Wars back in 1977 was a movie that came out in 1937, like Shirley Temple’s Heidi or Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Now, do you […]
Today’s Thursday Twister is a challenge for all of the craigslist wizards out in the world — find me the CHEAPEST car that is running/driving and you could take home from craigslist/ebay classifieds/cars.com wherever. Here is a 1999 Ford Escort that runs/drives well and costs less than a year of full coverage insurance for the […]
For this week’s Thursday Twister, it is time to name your favorite 3-wheeled car. Thats right, we are going off the reservation and into the woods. My choice is the Reliant Robin like this 1975 example offered for a staggering $9950 in SoCal area via craigslist. What is your favorite car missing a wheel? Comments below.
For this week’s Thursday Twister, it is time to name your favorite special edition of a mass market car. My choice is the SVT Lightning version of the Ford F-Series, which started off as a minor performance package in 1993 and ended up with as a supercharged street menace before being replaced by the Raptor. Find this […]
For this week’s Thursday Twister, it is time to start thinking about taxes — not paying them, but what are you going to do with that juicy return. According to some article I read on the world wild web, the average US return for the 2015 tax year was $2,860, so that is your budget. What do […]
Is there anything sacred left in this world? First, the Spice Girls fragment into a few less-than-stellar individual acts, and now somebody swapped a Mopar 340 V8 into a convertible ’73 Mustang (tip from Rock On!)? For today’s Thursday Twister, I’d like to ask you when has a swap gone too far. I guess this fits […]
For this week’s Thursday Twister, I want you to find the best car and the worst car on your local craigslist (or ebay) using the keyword “custom.” Good luck! For my local craigslist, the best I could find was this 1972 Buick Skylark offered in Redondo Beach for $8,500 — only has some issues, nothing major according […]
Today’s Thursday Twister subject is all about the show and no go. Find us the best car for looking at, but it is sorta terrible to drive. What car do you want in your garage, but not on the road? My selection is the Subaru SVX, which promised speed with its Giorgetto Giugiaro design, all-wheel-drive, […]
Today’s Thursday Twister comes as an idea from BP who suggests that we compile a list of the best broken word fragments from craigslist. Things like: new breaks, torch converter…you get the idea. Comments below.
It is Thursday… or post-hump-but-not-fri-day as it is known all around the globe — but that means it is time for DT’s weekly spleen pain causing quiz, the Thursday Twister. Time to ignore that enlarged vestigial glands and focus on finding the best car for a movie chase. You pick the car, you pick the […]