The Passat we posted yesterday might have been cheap, but it was heavily modified and very ugly. I usually don’t recommend that people buy modified project cars, particularly versions with airbag dash lights illuminated and saggy headliners, and instead I prefer to recommend versions that have low miles and look immaculate. Here we’ve got a […]
The Mazda MX-3 was Mazda’s attempt at a small 2+2 coupé for the early ’90s, using the company’s EC platform and a swoopy kammback body. Mazda offered the car with a variety of engines, but the GS trim was notable for its 1.8-liter K8 V6 — one of the smallest displacement six-cylinder engines ever fitted […]
The typical gearhead might scoff at the idea of driving a Honda Accord for fun, but anyone who has spent time behind the wheel of a 90s/2000s Honda with a manual gearbox knows something secret. Hondas from this era aren’t just enamel-colored appliances on four wheels; they have a soul and a sense of purpose […]
The first-generation Dodge Dakota was built in large quantities for the 1987 through 1996 model years, but from 1989 through 1991 there was a special version that features one of the most unusual configurations of the car. It was a convertible pickup truck, which is as strange as it sounds. Find this 1989 Dodge Dakota […]
This next car comes as a tip from Dave in Tampa writes: You know you want it. There’s no downside to this Pathfinder. My only criticism of it is that it’s not currently parked in my driveway. What does the crowd think — is there really no downside to a fully optioned early 90s V6 […]
What does it say about your car if you park it in front of your local auto parts store for you sale photos? It’s not the same as the “I’m so busy, I can only take a photo of my car when it is at the gas station”…but it does say something about reliability of […]
The Buick Regal was a G-body coupe from General Motors that introduced the US to turbocharged performance and in 1978 was one of three cars available with a factory turbo; (the others being the SAAB 99 and Porsche 911 Turbo). The 99 and 911 were canyon carvers with small engines and manual transmissions but the […]
This next car comes as a tip from Cory who writes: who says there are not deals out there? That’s right! There are plenty of good deals when it comes to front-drive American sport sedans that are powered by supercharged V6s. This isn’t the LS4 V8 powered GXP, but it is the GTP with the […]
This next Pontiac Fiero had an optimistic build — the GM L44 2.8 liter V6 had been boosted with a turbocharger of undisclosed size…but if the diameter of the intake tubes were any indicator…it has a huge snail. The little pushrod V6 didn’t have a chance and it is blowing smoke and running rough…but that is an opportunity. An opportunity to rebuild with forged low compression pistons and an fire-ringed headgasket so that this Fiero can be fierce again. Find this 1986 Pontiac Fiero V6 Turbo offered for $2,500 in Naples, MN via craigslist
At first glance this car appears to have the silhouette of something that’ll is just as boring as any bland Camry/Accord/Malibu/Taurus from the early 2000s…but it isn’t. It is way more interesting because first up it is an Oldsmobile. Wait, Oldsmobile was still in business in 2001…yes, Olds didn’t close the old factory doors until 2004. Anyway, the 2nd generation Aurora has one of the most unique V6s ever put into a GM vehicle and only used in the Oldsmobile Intrigue and Aurora. The LX5 was technically a shortened version of the Cadillac Northstar V8 and has been given the nickname ShortStar or Short North and was listed in Ward’s 10 Best Engines for most of all four years of production (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002). It is one of those cars that won’t get noticed by 99.9% of the population, but you can watch their eyes glaze over as you explain by the LX5 was the best V6 GM ever built and why your car isn’t just another boring box. Find this 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5 offered for $3,900 in Hayward, CA via craigslist.