Choosing a daily drive is the hardest buying decision anyone has to make. For a daily driver the Mini Cooper Clubman JCW strikes an ideal balance between passion and practicality.
Author: Cool Io
Perfect Work from Home Project: 1968 Volvo 122S (Amazon)
1968 Volvo 122S (Amazon) – $2800 – Iowa City, IA The Volvo 122S, usually called the Amazon, is the perfect blank slate for the Gen-X hotrodder. Gen-Xers aren’t interested in big block muscle cars. They want obscure European sedans. The type of car so uncool that they asked their parents to drop them off a…
Unappreciated Mashup – 1991 Lotus Elan SE
Purists suck. They suck because they don’t judge a car on its merits, but on how it conforms to expectations. A purist will only talk well of a car if it’s rear-wheel drive, manual transmission, metal body, and has a engine provenance from the manufacturer. The 3rd generation Lotus from the 1990’s is everything a purist rejects. But it’s an amazing car in it’s own right.
Executive Transport – 2009 Audi S5 (A5) in Downey, CA
S5’s (and A5’s) are the ideal daily driver for the executive who has style, but who also makes rational decisions. Driving a refined, safe, and respectable Audi will assure any Board of Directors that you’re just the type of person they want running their global conglomerate.
Who Would Name a Car a Probe – 1993 Ford Probe GT
The Ford Probe GT is one of those cars that few enthusiasts will admit to being a damn fine automobile, but it was. These were fundamentally very good cars with sweet driving dynamics and a V6 that sounded far more exotic than it had any right to.
Peak Nissan – 1993 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo
Just look at that perfect example that captures the best of 90’s design and performance. This was peak for Nissan, a company that always prioritized design and performance.
Literally a Ton of Nostalgia – 1969 Ford LTD Country Squire Wagon
From Bring-A-Trailer comes this simply amazing 1969 Ford LTD Country Squire. For those of use who grew up in the 70’s this was the car of so many firsts. First car we were driven in as an infant, first car to take us to soccer practice, first family vacation, what we first learned to drive,…
2013 Volvo C30 T-5 R-Design
Doug DeMuro’s Car’s and Bids has this awesome and rare 6-Speed Manual Polestar Tuned 2013 Volvo C30. The C30 was introduced as a near-production concept in 2006 and the production version was launched at the following Paris show in September. During seven years of production, the C30 has been sold in almost 210,000 units worldwide.1 However, there were only 250 R-Design…
Things to do in Denver
I like to tell myself that once the COVID crisis is over (or at least normalized) I’m going to fly someplace, buy a car there and then road trip back to New England. Today I’m day-dreaming of Denver.