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MikeC: Eric, will you get to review the new 2019 Mazda3? I think you might appreciate Mazda’s effort to be different and build a...
brazos_bend: Man wish I had some cash to burn to get one. Could trade in both my and wifes trucks for the scat pack nicely packaged but...
Jeremy: Hey Eric, I wonder if these twits read Orwell? If they do, they’re undoubtedly too stupid to realize they’re the...
ken: Pretty brave Leos when there’s 2 to 1, armed with guns and your handcuffed. Yep,,, some real bad Asses there for sure. But,,,,...
ken: Oh if I were 30 years younger and the cops were still peace officers with a sense of humor….. 😛
MIkePizzo: Agree with you 100%. And I love the attitude it packs. Although it’s primitive, a big bore Hemi hooked up to a not so...
CharMan: Thanks for this!…And thank Glenmorangie nectar d’or.
Nunzio: ‘Zactly, Eric! When one says “migrant”, it is already a given that they are doing nothing wrong, and that one...
eric: Indeed, Jeremy! My Spider Sense is tingling; I think we may be approaching something . . . big.
Nunzio: True dat, Brent- but why pay $4K for that? Just buy a junker. Opposite side of the coin: When I was a kid, an old Jew who owned a...
Jeremy: Hey Eric, Come on, man! Correct terminology is hate speech now, get with it. Cheers, Jeremy
eric: Hi Brent, An ’80s-era Fox is on my list of candidates to become my daily driver once the truck becomes to rusty to do more...
eric: Hi Nunz, If I were advising Orange Man, I would urge him to refer to illegal aliens – not “migrants.” This is...
eric: Hi Char, Don’t give up until the game is lost. It isn’t . . . yet.
eric: Hi Muggles, I am supposed to be getting an eGolf to test drive soon. The thing costs about $32k to start – about $10k more...
Muggles: An observation about the topic at hand (not, as most here do, rant about everything else) is this. My local horrible Democrat...
Eightsouthman: Nun, I like this one: If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter...
BrentP: Nobody would buy it to drive as is. They would either buy it to strip it and build it back up from the ground up with an entirely...
Eightsouthman: I grew up a gearhead and by 10 I had a sub to Hot Rod. Not long after, it wouldn’t hold my attention so I had Sports...
Nunzio: EXACTLY, CharMan [“Don’t squeeze the CharMan!”] AND….he has done more damage to our 2nd-Amendment rights...
Nunzio: Brent, my sister was even crazier for not taking the $4K! The car is a dog- sits parked 99.9% of the time, and is just driven a...
CharMan: “would have almost tripled the fines imposed on car companies” You mean fines imposed on car buyers since car...
Nunzio: What ever happened to Trump’s campaign rhetoric about de-funding US participation in the UN? A truly good idea…which,...
ramalan2d: hehe thankyou for information nice 🙂
Nunzio: Me, play the lottery? LOL! Do I look stupid? 😮 Even if it were a reasonable deal, I would not want to win a large sum of money-...
Nunzio: Eric, That was the thing I most liked about Trump from early on in his campaign. He spoke his mind, and didn’t care who...
Nasir: Never knew this was possible – i know they convert fuel a lot back in Karachi (say petrol to CNG/LPG), but when a conversion...
Nunzio: My point exactly, Tu! And you can really see it illustrated very well and very clearly at the local level in small towns. For...
Eightsouthman: While I agree with the new Vette being too expensive, only the moneyed will determine if it lives. They way things are...
Nunzio: Ross, other countries who don’t want to be invaded and which offer no entitlements, have no problem keeping invaders out...
Nunzio: I’m in favor of the spay idea…but my vet won’t comply! Says he only does dogs, cats and cows. I told him...
Jeremy: Chuck, “Finally, someone admits this incredibly obvious thing!” I’ve maintained this from the start....
Nunzio: Tu, One thing is for sure, some Eye-talian did! Seriously, they say he’s buried under The Meadowlands in Jersey…..
BrentP: We’re at the point that a 4cyl fox body that’s straight and rust free is desired to build something else from. But...
Nunzio: Amen, Eric! The thing is too- even the humblest car (like Bugs) from the good ol’ days, had character, just because they...
Nunzio: Funny thing is, Bill B., my sister has a ’92 too- a 4cyl; and my cousin has a ’71 6-cyl. that she’s owned since...
eric: Hi Nunz! The sad thing is cars in general used to have character. Something original or different that made them almost human in...
Nunzio: Heh, yeah, Eric- I guess it’s a matter of personal taste, too. My neighbor picked up a ’67 Mustang about ten years...
Nunzio: PS. As a perfect example of the detriment to society that laws like mandatory insurance create,: I have encountered numerous...
Nunzio: Mornin’ Eric! Yes! All that crap certainly does add up- but the even worserer[sic] thing is, even if it were only $5, just...
Eightsouthman: I have never seen a conversion. Some say that GM engine put into cars and light trucks was just a 350 but that’s not...
Mike in Boston: Got that right Tuanorea, it was either H.L. Mencken or Mark Twain who said “if elections made a difference they wouldn’t...
Eightsouthman: Seriously, I think it was a 55 model and lived to 2017 or so. I’d like to have another just like it.
Eightsouthman: The district attorney won’t do a thing except obfuscate and let her keep the money.
BrentP: Chucky, Until you build your own private race course you’re going to have to deal with the fact that the public way is for...
BrentP: The kids employed by places like Best Buy are know nothing hacks. You learn to do it yourself to avoid having your car’s...
MarkyMark: And it won’t take half or more of your shit!
Eightsouthman: Laura, what do you mean work? It’s a lot of work making more citizens to be on the dole.
MarkyMark: Is that a Fox body Mustang?
Allen: Eric, nice article. I had a conversation with a body repair shop today while picking up my car for repairs after some Ahole...
Laura Ann: Ross & Eric: Entitlement is the issue indeed. I say: no welfare no free medical, housing they must go to work like...
Crusty Old TV Tech: Young fellers in general seem to not get a kick out of any form of mechanical/real electronic work. If they...
Crusty Old TV Tech: Around these parts you usually hear “KAH KUKU KAH, PURA NORTENA!” coming from those construction site...
Bill B: She’ll treat ya better too! 😉
eric: Amen, Bill! I had my TA long before I met my wife; I still have it – and she is no longer my wife. It has been my companion...
Bill B: And we could do it ourselves, something that’s really lost on a lotta folk these days.
Bill B: Whoops! Make that 20 years longer than I was with my wife!
Bill B: “… becomes a companion.” I’ve been with mine for 27 years, 7 years longer than I was with my wife! The...
Bill B: When I’m not on my bike or working out of my van I drive a ’92 Mustang GT 5.0L 5-speed manual. It’s not cherry...
Fred: They have the vast majority of rest of America’s full support as well. That’s the problem.
Bobby: Names such as Zora Arkus-Duntov, David Hill, and the recently deceased James C. Perkins are deep in the brains of Corvette fans...
eric: Hi Bobby, Yup. Almost every car I’ve test driven/reviewed during the past two years is powered by a 2.0 liter turbo...
Bobby: Dear Leader Obama seized General Motors as payback for supporting opponents in 2008, and under Pelosi’s 35 MPG standard the...
Anonymous: https://youtu.be/jCaxeFu0sMk Lahey: tempus fugit Ricky: what the fuck does tempus fuckit mean?
eric: Hi Nunz! I arrived at a kind of critical mass of exhaustion recently. I simply have become tired of all these little bites. The...
eric: Hi Nunz, Like the old Beetle, the Mustang is a car with character. It was built for fun. This made up for its many deficits. It is...
eric: Hi Ross, Agreed – no question. For openers: If the current practice of forcing every single American citizen to present ID...
eric: Hi T, I think we are living in pre-revolutionary times; that pressures are building now which will find an outlet. Orange Man has...
Tuanorea: Wrong link. The Kindom of Moltz https://youtu.be/059YiXdMTLo
Tuanorea: Nunzio, Do you play the lottery? Many people say that if you don’t play, you can’t win. I say the lottery is a tax on people...
Shotgun Chuck: Eric, THIS. This is the one thing that the “car-guy bicyclist” mentality just plain does not get. Street...
Tuanorea: Nunzio, “In the end, the purposes of those who really run this country always get achieved, as the people sit back and say...
Ross: Eliminating entitlements would likely slow immigration, but only from a tsunami to a slow-motion flood. America would still be the...
Nunzio: I never could see the appeal of the Mustang either Ken (O-K, the Mach 1’s looked cool at least…). They’ve...
Tuanorea: Eric, “The election mattered.” Yes it did. I’d proffer that all elections matter. From electing the local dog catcher to the...
Tuanorea: “It’s kind of like voting for what flavor of condom gets used” They have flavored condoms? I still recommend having your women...
Nunzio: While I too abhor mandatory insurance, I must say that I do carry more than the bare minimum liability. Once you’re paying...
Tuanorea: Nunzio, “but I never saw one of those Hoffa stickers either” I’m starting to wonder if you were the one who whacked old Jimmy. 🧐
Crusty Old TV Tech: Seen in a fire tower cabin atop Snowy Mountain, NY, circa 1983…”Time is a Jet Plane”. Deeper wisdom...
Tuanorea: Nunzio, “You should check-out that book sometime- for some reason, it was called “Where’s Waldo?”.” I will.
Nunzio: Hey Eric, See it? I never even heard of it! I’ll have to look into that- might be a good DVD for my mother- usually...
Nunzio: I remember sometime in the early 70’s as a kid on Lawn Guyland when the ‘good’ detergents were being banned...
dread pirate anonymous: Montana. Thought you knew that by now.
Mark3: Vwadam I used to own a rabbit gti circa 2004 or so. wasnt that great of a car actually. looked cool but the build quality wasnt...
VWAdam: Mark3, Liked! Exactly! (about the T/A) Mark3, do you own a VW? Mark 3 in VW talk means ’93 thru ’99 Jetta/Golf.
VWAdam: Hello Eight, Your comment about the detergent being neutered reminds me of the industrial strength restaurant safe de-greaser...
Mark3: yeah but the trans am would get you laid. the look the sound. A mans car
Jim Henshaw: Newer cars have their virtues, here is a glowing review written at the time of the 1973 Firebird SD-455:...
Eightsouthman: The next time somebody says “Well, you said you didn’t vote so you have no reason to complain”. Pop,...
Eightsouthman: Jeremy, voting is so depressing for me I find it difficult to get myself to a voting place. I got back to 88 when a...
Jeremy: Hey Eight, Well, I’d say that 140 years is a pretty good life for the old boy. Cheers, Jeremy
Nunzio: Eight, I think I have that exact same drill! A Milwaukee?
Eightsouthman: What state are you in? I can’t seem to find non-ethanol gas in Texas anywhere.
Eightsouthman: I couldn’t tell you how many gallons of two stroke fuel I’ve poured into the pickups over the years. Every...
Eightsouthman: I had my 140 year old Lawn Boy finally give up the ghost. The rear drive went first, no big deal since it was easy to...
Eightsouthman: Bill, I recall when things were made for longevity. It’s throwaway crap now. I have an ancient, probably 1950 drill....
swamprat: I had a 1996 model with the 4.6L SOHC engine. 215 HP. 0-60 in 7 seconds. Not a rocket, but faster than most Mustangs built...
Jeremy: Oops, I mean Hi Nathan.
Jeremy: Tuanorea, No, we parked on a side street, can’t remember the name, because there was an area of the fence that was...
Jeremy: Hi Ken, I used to feel the same way about Carter, but over the years, he has grown on me. He was, by far, the least belligerent...

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