At least it’s not as bad as Whistlin’ Diesel on youtube.  They took a darn near mint Toyota Hilux and destroyed it.  Heck I remember on video from a while back they bought a $200k Sema show truck and proceeded to totally destroy it.  Read more

I actually shopped them recently. This is solid NP. I, too, don’t get the polarity over these. One must not have a lot else to do to get so worked up about a cars styling.
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Drove one for a couple weeks it was fine. Sister had one for a number of years and it was the same until it started demanding maintenance and off it went Read more

If I had my druthers I'd buy it and be the weird guy in a turbo PT loser doing autocross with all the Boxsters. I could bring my own spare set of wheels in the back!  Read more

I don’t get the hate, either. People complain that manufacturers never take chances, that modern cars all look alike. But come out with an off-beat, imaginative design and the haters just shout louder. Read more

Easy nice price, according to the listing and pics no significant mechanical or cosmetic issues, reasonable miles, any car that meets this description pretty much starts at $3500 or more these days. Add a turbo and a five speed, plus a decent amount of interior room, this thing is a screaming good deal (unless you are… Read more

Seems like an opportunity for content.  Fly David Tracy down there and he can wrench on it in a AutoZone parking lot or something and see how much cheaper it can be done. 
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If only you knew a lunatic with a welder and a track record of making heaps of rust resemble drivable objects… Read more

Victoria,

That’s awesome of you, but my big concern is that her shop is REALLY putting the screws to her.

I really think she needs a second opinion.  If I were in Dallas, I would offer one, however, I’m 5 hours from Dallas.  That’s why I offered to take the estimate from the shop, and re-estimate it using my parts… Read more

That is damned decent of you!
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Hey, I sold it to her, and I talked with her this morning - I just want to say, I legit had no idea. This was my grocery getter and city escape vehicle, and the steering was vague as hell but I chalked that up to GMT2500 handling, or lack thereof. I never wrenched on this except an alternator, because I honestly had… Read more

Agreed! Something is very wrong here.

Doesn’t an entire ‘96 Suburban go for $3500? Read more

3500 before labor.

As a very seasoned mechanic, and shop owner, I’m calling bullshit. Well, mostly, because I don’t know what the other smaller items consist of, and how many of them there are.

I can tell you this - if I had a customer pull into my shop with a ‘96 Suburban and I gave them a 3500 estimate BEFORE LABOR… Read more

I’m looking forward to seeing all the costs that rack up and how that will end up comparing to just driving a Honda Fit and staying in a combo of hotels, motels and camp sites (which has been my strategy in the past).  Read more

This sounds like a classic case of an “Inverse Tracy”: You buy something thinking it’s in good shape only to discover it has problems. As in the opposite of gravitating toward the trash buckets like someone else. Read more

I have no idea where you’re going, or what hotels cost for the duration of your stay, but this seems to be turning into quite a bit of money, frustration, and inconvenience just to avoid getting a room.  Read more

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Because the proportions are shite and the detailing is lazy AF. There is no redeeming aesthetic quality to this thing.
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Hey....its ugly. Read more