I’m somewhat surprised that a Mercury Lynx (rebadged Ford Escort) would have survived the years of enthalpy, entropy, teenagers, grandparents, and cash-for-clunkers in any shape…much less the pristine condition of the one we see today. Wow. Staggering, for such a miserable penalty box of an automobile. I’m not saying that the Lynx (in DIESEL!) would […]
Inside Ford HQ 1998: Hey, I’ve got this great idea. We are going to build the ultimate car for the cat ladies. What, not another car designed for 25-35 year old men who think they are magazine editors? Naw. Listen, we are going to build a coupe in Michigan but base it on the the […]
I’ve spent the better part of the past six months complaining about how expensive used late model (5 year old-ish) cars are these days and for good reason, they are stupidly priced and total garbage. But this next car is only one of those things. I’ll give you a hint — it isn’t overpriced. But it is one of GM’s bargain basement parts-bin specials that are sold to unsuspecting buyers who could have gotten a Toyota or Honda. But the lowest optioned Cruze was available with a 138 horsepower 1.4 liter Ecotec turbo-4 that was attached to the front wheels via a 6-speed manual gearbox. Find this 2014 Chevrolet Cruze offered for $5900 in Space Coast, FL via craigslist.
Random fact of the day: The 1990 Subaru Justy was the last car sold in the US to have a carburetor…but this is a 1991 Justy so it should have some kinda fancified fuel injection setup feeding the 3-cylinder lump under the hood (which conflicts with the seller’s statement that the car needs a CA […]
Chevy’s Chevette was a lightweight pipsqueak with two-digit horsepower and a big chip on its shoulder due to all the abuse it got in Jr High school. Chevette owners will say “just wait till the bad ones are gone and the good ones will be worth a fortune” but I’m not holding my breath on […]
This next car comes as a tip from Jeff who writes: For a first car or daily beater, this one is hard to beat…. unless you’re over 6 ft. tall. I agree on the daily driver or kids first car, and the ad is good…but my only question is — who would put synthetic oil in […]
I’m not ashamed of my love of the Buick Skylark. It is such a piece of automotive history — from the beginning when it shared a platform with the Pontiac Tempest and Olds F-85, and then when it was another piece of the GM A-body arsenal — it has always been such a badass piece […]
Have you ever worn an outfit where you’ve simultaneously attempted to blend into the background, but be the best dressed person at the party? What you are trying to do is to be ignored by the masses, but get major respect from the few people “in-the-know” and this next car is the automotive equivalent because […]
I like racing, and tried to watch a Formula 1 race the other day, but fell asleep once the first turn was sorted out. There is something called NASCAR that some folks enjoy, but my own personal preference is for vintage racing, which is really great because you can buy the cars and race them […]
You know you’ve found something special when you can’t even pronounce it’s name correctly. And you might be tempted to call this next beast by its ‘Mericanized name, but it is a Hafei Zhongyi that was penned by Pininfarina and built by Hafei Motor Co in Heilongjiang province of China. Find this 2007 Mag International C-Mag […]