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Race car huh? Let's see what else was built on the Mazda B platform. Ford Escort Mercury Tracer Kia Sephia Yeah, not exactly a healthy race history there. Of those cars, the Protégé is definitely the best. You can feel free to mod it but I wouldn't plan on making it a "race" car.

Race car huh? Let's see what else was built on the Mazda B platform. Ford Escort Mercury Tracer Kia Sephia Yeah, not exactly a healthy race history there. Of those cars, the Protégé is definitely the best. You can feel free to mod it but I wouldn't plan on making it a "race" car.

None of the Tacomas in the United States are assembled in Japan. It's already one of the most expensive compact trucks and the "Chicken Tax" would add 25% tarriff to that price. Just look at the VIN. If the first digit is a 1, 4, or 5, it's made in the USA (usually 4T*****). If it's a 3 then...

If you have $2000 worth of body damage on your Nissan, it may be time to retire it. But with a $2000 Mustang? You might be buying someone else's problem. If the Nissan still drives straight following the crash, I would start looking around online for a replacement S14 front clip (assuming you...

I don't know if I've ever heard anybody refer to any recent Audi as "reliable". I have many clients with Durango/Dakotas that are well past 150,000 miles. Every Audi I have ever seen with over 120,000 miles has a LOT of valvetrain noise. Audi-philes defend their car's capabilities but they...

I see lot's of GM SUVs go well over 200,000 miles. With reasonable maintenance, yours could as well. Some of the Escalades from that era were built in Mexico. The Arlington, TX factory built models would be preferred over the Mexican built models. There's usually a Texas shaped sticker inside...

They are both 1.7 liter engines but the EX has vtec. I think the D17A2 (EX) is VTEC-E which means that somewhere around 3500 rpm it switches from 3 valves per cylinder to 4 valves per cylinder. Makes about 12 more horsepower than the DX/LX/VP

The 2000 Avenger is very closely related to the Mitsubishi Eclipse. If for any reason you would not buy an Eclipse, don't buy the Avenger. Like the Eclipse it is based on a the Mitsubishi Galant platform. Unlike the Eclipse, normal sized people can be wedged into the back seat for short...

FIAT couldn't bring back FIAT. The Daimler Chrysler merger was just proof that the Germans cannot manage foreign companies. They do well on their own but cannot seem to handle anyone else. Arguably BMW's aquisition of Rover was an attempt at a backdoor grab at Honda. They didn't really want...

Like a US Park Avenue or one of the Chinese made Buicks? Doesn't matter either way....I'm pretty sure you won't find much in the aftermarket for a grampa's car. Go to a muffler shop and have them weld in a pair of Flowmasters.

I try not to think about the 7th gen for racing at all. The fifth gen EH9 sedan is usually better equipped than the EJ1 coupe. You have never seen an EH9 with rear drum brakes.

For $22,000 you could get a very nice pre-owned Honda S2000. laugh if you will but just try not to smile the first time you run it up to it's 8000 rpm redline. So, you need something with a backseat? If the dealership hasn't marked up the hell out of it, you can score yourself a nice Genesis...

11 mpg? The HT4100 is probably the least reliable engine to ever disgrace GM. But even it should be better than 11mpg. I remember watching the primitive "travel computer" on the larger, ever so slightly more reliable 4.5 Cadillac. I could occasionally get the average to about 20 mpg. The...

Let's not rule out a torque converter type automatic. The only other type of Honda automatic that I can think of is a CVT like a 6th gen Civic HX. Then you are stuck with a d-series. I don't think a CVT could handle an H2d. There have been people who have put H22's in 4th gen Civics and CRXes...

Oh yeah... even the oddly named Avenger (just what is Dodge Avenging with a 4 cylinder automatic?) is a step up from a J-body.