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Not your average ordinary car blog.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Billions Upon Billions of Savings

Richard Wagoner of G.M.Richard Wagoner seems mighty proud of cost savings he's enacted at General Motors, saying essentially "Who else could save $8 billion over 18 months?"

The real question is, who else has got $8 billion to save?

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

I Know Where One of These Is

Honda CB200Honda CB200

Just waiting for someone to come along and ask if it's for sale. Hasn't been registered since 2000.

Monday, July 17, 2006

Saw One of These By the Side of the Road

1985 Chevrolet Silverado 20 1985 Chevrolet Silverado 20 "Suburban"

For sale for $700. I don't actually know the year and it has no tags. It does have a 6.2 diesel. And it says "10" not "20" over the "Silverado".

My guess is it's originally a Canadian car: liter spelled "litre" (that I recall), cord coming out of the hood for warming the oil, and rust in the back panels.

Wonder if it's worth it. Call 540/289-8221 to find out.

Saturday, July 15, 2006

I'd Hot Rod One of These Up

1947 Oldsmobile 98 Club Sedan1947 Oldsmobile 98 Club Sedan


If I could find a good one.

Pimp My Ride

1974 Volkswagen Thing1974 Volkswagen Thing

Friday, July 14, 2006

Find Me One of These

Volkswagen Lupo 3L

Supposedly it gets 80 miles to the gallon, but they stopped making it due to lack of demand.

Thursday, July 13, 2006

The 2006 Gold Wing Has an Airbag

2006 Honda Gold Wing with airbag
But you gotta be going only 31 mph for a straight-on collision.

Like a Bathtub

2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
A bit of a bulbous thing, isn't it?

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

German Design, American Engineering



We invented the Jeep. They made it look like a Mercedes.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Best Looking Car Ever

Ferrari 599 GTB

Hope to see one in the flesh soon.