west-coaster commented on 1977 Datsun King Cab: 11.3 Cubic Feet Of Cab Space!

"It might be interesting to see graph charts of the size of "compact" pickups (or compact vehicles in general - the Civic comes to mind) and the obesity rate of Americans. I have a feeling the curve would be about the same."

west-coaster commented on The Hoverounds Of SEMA

"During my occasional bouts with insomnia, I'm treated to endless commercials for "The Scooter Store" on late-night TV. What's funny is that everyone in the commercials getting their "free scooters" are portrayed as slender elderly people, not the obese 40 year olds you typically see in them."

west-coaster commented on What's The Ultimate Mimbo Car?

"In L.A., the mimbo vehicle of choice for so many of the actor wannabees is a Jeep Wrangler. Almost always black, with some overpriced custom wheels the dealer put on."

west-coaster commented on They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!

"Aside from the fact that it's had the "MTV Ulgy Wand" waved over it A LOT, those 6.9s are insanely expensive to maintain. Crack."

west-coaster commented on Holy Replicar, Your Own Batmobile For Just $19,660!

"Nice Price if the weather is perfect and you have lots of time to be pulled over, asked to pose for pictures every time you buy gas, and so on. Crack Pipe if ever decide to drive it in less-than-perfect weather (no a/c...or ROOF...is there even a heater?), or just want to cruise around in it without being pestered to death. Best to be part of a large car collection and parked on display to show off to your friends."

west-coaster commented on 1979 Offered Tough Choices: Cutlass Supreme, Cutlass Calais, or Cutlass Brougham?

"In the early '80s they gave these an optional 4-4-2 treatment."

west-coaster commented on Adios, Amigos: Pick Your Part's Octopus Shuts NorCal Wrecking Yards

"The name of those places always cracked me up, as if it was slang for something."

west-coaster commented on Harley-Davidson Kills Buell Motorcycles

"No bigger sign that Harley's financial situation (and those of its dealers) has deteriorated than the cancellation of the famed "Love Ride" in SoCal."

west-coaster commented on What's The Greatest Automotive Duel Of All Time?

"@My X-type is too a real Jaguar: Yep."

west-coaster commented on 1974 Ford Capri

"I was in high school in the late '70s, and these were the brass ring of economical used cars, although they were kind of pricey, as their value held up well in the second "energy crisis." (They were around $2,000 at that time in good condition, whereas you could pick up a Datsun 510 for about 1500 and Pintos and Vegas were even less.) Too bad this one's missing its factory rally wheels, which were virtually the same ones found on MGs of the era. The sleeper of the road was the V6 version, which had a very subtle badge differentiation on the fender."