@Murilee Martin: Just sell the Civic before the belt breaks. Seriously. Read more

@rusty68: Because the Phillips head sucks and strips super easily. Flatheads are less prone to stripping. Though the world would be a happier place if everyone would just use hex head bolts and screws at a minimum. Read more

@Murilee Martin: They're the pits. I have a hard and fast personal rule about only buying beater / commuter cars with chain drives. Honda doesn't really offer much in that department, so I've stuck mostly with Nissans for this duty. I don't have a problem with belts on a high strung, high revving performance motor… Read more

God I hope we see this in ALMS. Read more

And for the record, I voted Citroen. Look at that steering wheel! (in the gallery I just linked to, pics are not in the Craigslist ad) Read more

Photo gallery and more information on the YAD 596 Citroen courtesy of a quick Google. Read more

Nissan/Datsun. Their products have always gotten me home without incident and no other manufacturer, Japanese or otherwise, has so consistently provided affordable sporting cars, from the original Z cars right up to the present day. Their non sports car models have always had sporting character too, from the B210s… Read more

Car. Of. The. Year. There's no single car right now that I want to drive more; even the R8 comes in second. I got to drive a 2007 C6 last week and while I had a blast, all I could think about when I saw it was how much I want to drive the GT-R. I live in Nashville so you can bet I'm going to be calling in every… Read more

Those taillights whisper TVR to me. Read more

@Rishi: Many meany years ago when I was but a wee Jalop I learned all about it from the infamous John Muir book How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive, from the first chapter entitled "How Works A Volkswagen". I still tell people who want to know how an internal combustion engine works to read it. It's clear, concise and… Read more

@badco: I know a guy in town who rebuilt a Datsun 620 with a 2JZ swap on a custom fabricated frame. I can't remember what he took the suspension setup from. The truck is wicked fast in the quarter mile. If I can track him down maybe I'll see about getting Jalopnik some info on his truck. Read more

@brandegee: I don't see many Plymouth Arrow Trucks, but I see plenty of Dodge Ram D50s, which are another Mighty Max rebadge. There's one sitting in a backyard over in the projects next to a friend of mine's house and I've been thinking of offering the owner $50 for it. I'm sure I can get the G54B running in an… Read more

@Heep: The early Chevy LUV / Isuzu Pup trucks had them in the same location. No, you cannot see them if the tailgate is down. It's a real winner when the vehicle is so overloaded you feel the need to drive with your hazards flashing so people will know the ancient drum brakes may not stop the truck and its cargo at… Read more

@cgarison: I'm driving an '86 2WD regular cab Nissan as a daily driver right now. You're right about the gas mileage, but the truck is imminently lovable despite that. I oughta do a photo shoot of my truck. You Jalops would appreciate the unique paint job. Read more

The '73 or '74 Corolla SR5. My family had one of the standard 4-speed models and it was my favorite of all my family's cars when I was growing up. Read more

This means we can reenact the second half of Death Proof whenever we like. Well done. Read more

@jakay11: I'm aware of Porsche's aversion to hopping up the Cayman. I wasn't talking about that. I was pointing out that any future Porsche supercar that slots above the 911, say where the old Carrera GT used to be, will more than likely be based on the Cayman platform, because of the superior weight distribution… Read more

@milo_carrera: My argument for manual transmissions is much simpler: serviceability. Automatics, manumatics, and their ilk are all more costly and more difficult to rebuild than a simple manual gearbox. With the exception of certain Ford and GM automatic gearboxes the parts availability and complexity of repairs… Read more

@Mad_Science: People are currently making a very similiar argument about the Dakar rally which can be described as a safari through many troubled, corrupt West African nations by a lot of wealthy Europeans eager to find adventure in Africa but who end up indirectly funding and supporting variously dysfunctional… Read more

The problem with bringing Euro Fords over is simply a matter of the exchange rate. European built products are way too expensive due to high European labor costs to make financial sense to import to the United States. The General loses money on every single Saturn Aura they sell because of this, and the dollar's… Read more