narf commented on Today, We're Thankful For The Pre-Chinese Volvo

"@alfasud: "A few weeks ago I sold a car to a woman who traded in her manual '86 240 that had rattly shock mounts, a leaky sunroof, randomly inoperable windows, and a christmas tree of lights illuminating on the dashboard ..." New upper strut mounts, clean the drain tubes, clean the window switches, and check the wiring harness, especially by the alternator."

narf commented on What's The Lamest Excuse For A Crash You've Heard?

"The one who rear ended my wagon a few years back ... "I thought you were going to run the [red] light." #qotd"

narf commented on Hyundai Gives BMW X5 Rampage Victim New Car

"A nice gesture indeed ..."

narf commented on One Of The Last AMC-Built Grand Wagoneers Heads To The Last Roundup

"As an owner of a Buick Roadmonster, I would never have thought that anyone would consider woodgrained vinyl siding as being cool."

narf commented on Giant Haynes Manuals For Your Wall

"I suppose this is when having a 1.4m x 1.0m print of Trabants isn't enough ... Best impulsive artwork purchase from Ikea ever, I must say."

narf commented on What's Your Next Car?

"@MushyHeirloom: Not sure about a M46 being weaker than a AW70 ..."

narf commented on Toyota Fixing Deadly Killer Floor Mats With... Zip Ties!

"@P161911 probably shoudn't have: I have used zip ties to hold up mufflers before."

narf commented on What's The Most You'll Spend On A Car?

"$5k has been the most I've paid so far; that was for my '91 74Ti - RWD, turbo, and stick shift. I don't see that changing."

narf commented on What's The Best Urban Warfare Vehicle?

"@Schm wishes he could bring back the funny."

narf commented on Saturn Eulogy Redux: Some Plastic Is Not Recyclable

"Welp ..."