First Drive: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500

662 HP! The is, let's face it, an absolutely insane vehicle. An absurd amount of power, a ludicrous amount of engineering, and a horsepower-to-money ratio that can only be measured on the metric batshit scale. Weirdly, my biggest complaint is how utterly sane it feels. I should clarify that a...

May 3, 2026

For $7,800, You Could Be So Neat

Quick, list the cars named after exclamations, and including your own because you routinely call it a stupid POS doesn't count. There's the Countach, and today's Saab, named after the Swedish phrase Så nätt den är. This Sonett III may come with a turbo, but will its price have you...

May 3, 2026

For $4,200, Get A Coked Up Rabbit

They used to say that Coke is the pause that refreshes. You might pause over today's VW Cabrio due to its odd Coca Cola themed appearance, but will its price make you keep on going? Some of you may have at one time or another attended a Poetry Slam. But...

May 3, 2026

For $900, Home Is Where You Park It

When you think Mini Winnie, do you envision during the first season of The Wonder Years? Or, does that phrase elicit visons of fuel efficient RVs like today's Winnebago Centauri, from all those years ago? Either way, will this one's price leave you wondering? You know, if things truly do...

May 3, 2026

First Drive: 2013 Porsche Boxster S

The new is an absolutely terrific car to drive. This sort of pains me to say, as even with a starting price of $49,500 ($60,900 for the S, which is the one I drove) I'm likely going to have to wait until some long lost uncle's helper monkey dies from...

May 3, 2026

For $4,000, Does This Pick Up Give You Wood?

Mini pickups and Polar Bears have something in common, and it's not that their effluence smells like old seals. Instead it's that, for whatever reason, they're both getting increasingly rarer to find. Today's Datsun is a find, but will you find its price bearable? Speaking of effluent output, yesterday's could...

May 3, 2026

For $50,000, Too Much Is Never Enough

Usually driving an extraordinarily extra-extrovert-ant truck is indicative of shortcomings in the pants department. In the case of today's Dodge Ram SRT-10, that could only be due to the need to make room for the massive stones it would take to get behind the wheel. Will its price however prove...

May 3, 2026

For $1,800, Be A Happy Roman

Jeep ditched the Gladiator name for their full-sized pickup trucks the year today's J2000 was built, but that doesn't mean you can't be Roman round in it. That is of course, if it doesn't cost an empire. When you think of J-2000 what probably comes first to mind is the...

May 3, 2026

For $24,000, Have a Hethel-A Good Time

Maybe if Dustin Hoffman's character in The Graduate had driven a Lotus Elan instead of an Alfa Romeo Duetto, he might not have ended up looking for love in all the wrong places. Today's Series 3 would make a great graduation present, but will its price have you shouting Elan!...

May 3, 2026

For $2,800, Be Forever Plaid

With the new FR-S and BRZ twins it's obvious Toyota has been secretly Single White Femaling Subaru. In fact, as pointed out by today's Tercel with 4WD, they have been for a long time. Will this one's price however sting like a stiletto in the head? Well it looks like...

May 3, 2026

For $14,300, Feel The Python’s Grip

Carroll Shelby (R.I.P.) named his AC-based sports car after a snake that could strike with lightning-like speed. In contrast, today's Python shares its moniker with an asp that best known for slowly suffocating its prey to death. Hopefully this rare one-off's price won't likewise strangle your enthusiasm. Back when yesterday's...

May 3, 2026

For $3,000, Elect The Veep

Forget about who'll be Mitt Romney's running mate, because today's contender is the only Veep that matters. Of course, that's only if you don't have to be Romney to buy it. Germany built the Bundesautobahnen as both a demonstration of the country's national pride and as a strategic military asset....

May 3, 2026

For $1,950, It’s A Jaaaaag

Common in parts of England and the East Coast of North America, have more than the usual number of toes. Today's Jag XJ-S is an English cat with more than the usual number of cylinders, but will its price have you tip-toeing away? Mixing up German and American Icons VW...

May 3, 2026

For $2,100, Be Down With The Manta

I don't know if manta rays prowl the Mediterranean Sea surrounding the Isle of Capri, but I do know that today's Opel Manta once vied with Ford's Capri for import coupe sales. This one's a rare survivor, but will its price survive your scrutiny? It's hard to find a car...

May 3, 2026

For $2,600, Make Your Mark

While Greece may currently be facing a jobs crisis, for decades Lincoln kept Roman numerals employed in the naming of their luxury coupes. Today's MK VIII represents the last of that breed. But will its price suggest that buyers should grease the seller's palm, or just keep roaming? Wow, with...

May 3, 2026