It’s not used in a current production car, but there are a few companies that still make the ZF DS-25/2 (used in the Ford GT40 and DeTomaso Pantera, among others) according to the original design.

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A bit of salt, black pepper, sweet paprika, dried dill. Broil, not too close to the heat. Boiled baby red potatoes, big leafy salad, something from the affordable/New World end of the dry white wine family. Ridiculously fulfilling, pleasantly healthy, and probably less expensive than two Big Mac extra-value meals. Read more

Guy in SoCal who wants style and gratification but not screaming speed at a moderate budget point with everyday usability?

Rust and electrics and head gaskets and second-gear synchros and rust. Thankfully by the ‘80s the Italians had used up all that horrid detente-era Soviet steel that started to oxidize if you breathed on it too hard, so the S3s weren’t as cursed as their older sisters. Yes, still necessary to search for one that’s… Read more

Alfa Spiders from the 1970s and 1980s are starting to get uncomfortably close to the $10k mark in most listings, so I’d try to get a good one - preferably a Series III pre-pod dash, so ‘83-‘85 - while it still fits the conditions.

Don’t go there. Don’t go there. Do NOT go there. This is not a lifted two-door crossover REPEAT this is not a lifted two-door crossover please God no. Read more

C’mon, this isn’t up to your usual standards of opulence. This is so, like, functional. Read more

Admittedly I blanked on “offsetting” and I suppose your knowledge of the Purple People Eaters depends on your fondness for the Twin Cities and/or Baby Boomer-era lore, but “option” could be guessed from the setup, “fair catch” shoulda been a lock from common vernacular usage, and anything with Tom Fedora Landry is… Read more

You’ve probably seen them; they just refuse to imprint on your working memory. They are just to the ugly side of absolutely anonymous. Read more

That smack when the ball hits the glove in the second clip says it all. Read more

Somewhere in between “lithium-ion battery” and “titanium fuel tank” I knew this thing would be too expensive. Read more

Historically significant (if somewhat star-crossed) American quasi-icon in excellent condition for under $20K? Definitely a collector piece instead of a real car at this point, but seems fair. Read more

Same here. Also Mercury Rev’s Deserter’s Songs. Read more

75% of Radiohead’s output is good, 5% is painful (especially the early stuff) but that transcendent 20% or so - most of OK Computer, the highlights of Kid A and Amnesiac, “Street Spirit” - deliver them. Read more

Reading down quickly: House, okay; Damon, I guess; DepYOU TAKE THAT BACK NOW, YOU PHILISTINE. Read more

“I gotta have my guns ‘cuz they’re gonna try to take away my guns!!!” Read more

If your car can’t run, it can’t burn gas, right? Extra efficiency! Read more

If you want something with a bit of a classic vibe, here’s a decent list from a fair source: https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2011/06/01/fuel-sipping-classics