staircar commented on 1970 Chevrolet Impala

"Check out this vintage road test of a '69 Imp."

staircar commented on New York City's Signature "Manhattan" Taxi Cab That Never Was

"@SwatLax: Sweet fancy Moses that thing is ugly."

staircar commented on Official Car Pundit Drinking Game: Luxury Cars And WTF Is High-Test Fuel?

"Can we get Fred Willard to play that guy in the next Christopher Guest film? "Ja-LOP-NIK-DOT-COM."

staircar commented on Create The Best Transmission Name, Get Fabulous Prizes!

"Super Bass-o-Matic '76!"

staircar commented on Auto-Inspiration: The Real-Life Cars Behind Grand Theft Auto IV

"@GlassAdam: Also like the 5.0 that Vanilla Ice drive in "Ice Ice Baby"."

staircar commented on Raymond Loewy Designed 1959 Cadillac Eldorado For Sale

"Whatever Homer wants... All my life, I have searched for a car that feels a certain way. Homer gets. Powerful like a gorilla, yet soft and yielding like a Nerf ball."

staircar commented on Cool Transmission Name Of The Day: Ultramatic!

"@Murilee Martin: Okay, we'll try, but Flight Pitch Dynaflow is gonna be tough to beat."

staircar commented on Cool Transmission Name Of The Day: Ultramatic!

"@FestivaDriver: I think you're referring to the Turboglide-- see @MadHungarian: above. The concept was kind of brilliant actually-- it's basically a CVT that uses turbines and fluid dynamics instead of belts-- but let down by the flawed execution."

staircar commented on Cool Transmission Name Of The Day: Ultramatic!

"@TexanIdiot25 [SCHOOL'S OUT."

staircar commented on PCH, You Can Afford A Lamborghini Edition: 1970 or 1971 Espada?

"What, no diesel-Chevette-powered-Espada option?"

staircar commented on The Greatest Fierrari Enzno Ever Sold

"@SpeedWagon: The William Hung of super cars. "She bangs!"

staircar commented on Don't Fall For Gas-Saving Gadget Gimmicks

"@Elhigh: Pump the tires up to the maximum printed on the sidewall. Just to clarify, inflating tires to the proper pressure is always a good idea, but NOT to the amount printed on the sidewall of the tire."

staircar commented on Don't Fall For Gas-Saving Gadget Gimmicks

"I spotted this on eBay Motors the other day."

staircar commented on Jeep FC170 Living Oaktown Style

"Rickey Henderson, Earl Warren, Too $hort, and Gertrude Stein all came out of Oakland... No love for Rev."

staircar commented on So, What Is the Heidelberg Project?

"Heidelburg is pretty amazing, though I don;t recall the Saab from when I visited in '03."

staircar commented on PCH, Fun With Honda Engines Edition: NSX-Powered Legend or Turbo Civic?

"@anaxomander: I think the Honda/Acura Legend and Rover 800/Sterling were co-developed between Honda and Austin/Rover."

staircar commented on PCH, Fun With Honda Engines Edition: NSX-Powered Legend or Turbo Civic?

"@staircar: Note orientation of intake runners: "

staircar commented on PCH, Fun With Honda Engines Edition: NSX-Powered Legend or Turbo Civic?

"@anaxomander: They came that way from the factory."