The 1980s were a weird time for Chrysler: The company had just come back from the brink thanks to the versatile K-Car platform which flooded the formerly struggling company with the cash it needed to make a controversial move at the time: the purchase of Lamborghini for just $25 million. This bold move resulted in … Read more
Photo: Dodge Dodge is the latest automaker to debut a retro-inspired EV along with Renault, which recently released the throwback Renault 5 E-Tech. Dodge is touting the Charger Daytona EV as the first fully-electric muscle car, which got our wheels turning and led to today’s question: What vintage muscle cars should be reborn as EVs? … Read more
While the Dodge Viper GTS was chosen to pace the Indy 500 in ‘96, Ram pickups did even more heavy lifting for the race week. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Ram 1500 is one of 2802 “Official Trucks” built in honor of that accolade. Let’s see what it might officially bring today. The Ram … Read more
Like the jock making it to the end of a teen horror movie, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Dodge Omni is an unlikely survivor. It’s also offered at a price ill-reflective of that status. Let’s see if it’s worth even that. The Chrysler 300C Ends Production Lexus, the fancy-pants Toyota division, has a covenant … Read more
Image: Dodge Headlines have lamented the not-so-gradual jump in new car prices over the past several years, but we’re finally starting to see some good, old fashioned new car discounts come back around including Dodge Power Dollars which offers buyers $10 for every horsepower that their new car produces. Unfortunately, this time the promotion excludes … Read more
One of the calling cards of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Plymouth Colt is its “Twin Stick” overdrive gear change, which gives the car eight speeds going forward and two in reverse. Let’s see if this project car has anything else to offer. Time Magazine Turned Lee Iacocca’s Face Into an Automotive Work of … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Duster is about as Mad-Maxican a car as you could want. Let’s see if we can find any beauty in the price tag for this post-apocalyptic Powerstroke-powered beast. It’s Time To Upgrade To Four-Door Performance Practicality | What Car Should You Buy? In The World According to Garp, the … Read more
Took our Kona in and for 4 recalls(3 inspections & upgrade the diagnostics). The day after we get it back it throws a check engine light. I put a code reader on the car and get P0326- knock sensor failure. Huh…I was advised this was a potential outcome, but the car is driving fine in … Read more
A green DYFS Plymouth Valiant parked in front of your current foster home was rarely a good thing. It usually meant a new foster child coming into the system, and all the emotional turmoil that entailed, or one of your foster brothers or sisters, whom you had bonded with, was being moved to a new … Read more
When I was very VERY young, I obviously thought the first car I was exposed to (my dad’s car) was cool… and that was a 1972 Ford Custom that looked something like this: I remember riding my tricycle around it and thinking it was ‘better’ than many other cars because it had FOUR headlights (while … Read more