AutoLobotomy Car Game – ’80s Edition Part 1

Welcome to our new time-waster fantasy car game. The rules are simple. You have 20 points to spend on the vehicles below. Each vehicle is listed within a specific bracket that costs anywhere from 10 points to 1 point. You can choose any vehicles you want, but you must select 4 vehicles and can notContinue reading “AutoLobotomy Car Game – ’80s Edition Part 1”

Friday Fun – Dream LS Swap

After an unspecified hiatus, Friday Fun is back. This week your task is simple; what would be your dream LS engine swap. The sky is the limit. There are no ceilings on cost or mechanical know how. Just simple pick a vehicle and insert LS engine. For me, I want to pay homage to theContinue reading “Friday Fun – Dream LS Swap”

1992 Hindsight Car of the Year

Car of the year awards are a precarious undertaking. Often, a vehicle needs to be declared as the best of best within a tight deadline, leading to minimal wheel time. It would be great if every new car could be driven thousands of miles for months on end, but that just isn’t feasible. New carContinue reading “1992 Hindsight Car of the Year”

AutoLobotomy Car Game – ’90s Edition

Welcome to our new time-waster fantasy car game. The rules are simple. You have 20 points to spend on the vehicles below. Each vehicle is listed within a specific bracket that costs anywhere from 10 points to 1 point. You can choose any vehicles you want, but you must select 4 vehicles and can notContinue reading “AutoLobotomy Car Game – ’90s Edition”

Friday Fun : $2,500 Camping Challenge

For Friday Fun this week we present a simple challenge. Find a vehicle currently posted for sale that you would gladly take on a weekend camping trip. There are only two rules: (1) The vehicle must be camped in. No exterior tents. All sleeping occurs in-car. (2) The vehicle cannot cost more than $2,500. SoContinue reading “Friday Fun : $2,500 Camping Challenge”

Winged Car Wednesday: Ferrari F40

What could I possibly say about this car that hasn’t already been said? The F40 is a Godfather of supercars. An ultimate expression of performance at all costs. The 2.9-liter turbocharged V8 redefining what a street-legal car was capable of. Then entire car was sculpted to maximize engine cooling and downforce, accentuated by the tall,Continue reading “Winged Car Wednesday: Ferrari F40”

Find of the Day: 1982 Fiat X1/9

It’s not everyday one of these pop up for sale, especially in this condition. This 1982 Fiat X1/9 is in excellent shape and appears to have been well taken care of. 1982 was the final year for the X1/9 being produced by Fiat before production switched over to Bertone. As far as small mid-engine carsContinue reading “Find of the Day: 1982 Fiat X1/9”

Find of the Day: 1993 Volvo 244

The Volvo 200 Series refused to quit and conform. It lasted in production for two decades, keeping true to its blocky rear-wheel drive origins. Many vehicles last five to seven years tops before a new generation is released, but not the stubborn 200 Series. It would not go quietly into the night. But as hardContinue reading “Find of the Day: 1993 Volvo 244”

Graded: Saturn’s

Welcome to Graded. Here we discuss legendary marques, models, or trim packages and affix a letter grade to a selection of vehicles falling under that topic. The grades mean nothing and are completely arbitrary. I fully encourage you to tell me what I got wrong and how you would grade them instead. Have some funContinue reading “Graded: Saturn’s”

Friday Fun – Choices: Miata Alternatives

It has been a while, but welcome back to Choices. During this segment’s hiatus, we have evolved and simplified the series. We now pit three or four seemingly similar cars against one another and ask you a simple question. Which one would you theoretically keep as your favourite, and which one do you despise enoughContinue reading “Friday Fun – Choices: Miata Alternatives”