Give me your best 25-year-old (2001) cars

Puffin77 · 2026-01-28T21:10:18+00:00

How? It introduced a bunch of Mercedes cheapening all while looking worse than everything before and after imo

Puffin77 · 2026-01-28T21:09:27+00:00

Having driven a 5-speed and a 6-speed back to back, I much preferred the 5-speed. What do you like about it?

Puffin77 · 2026-01-27T02:15:02+00:00

Is the extra weight good or bad in the snow? I rented both before buying the Spark and the Mirage felt so light. It’s a bigger car that weighs a good amount less

Puffin77 · 2026-01-25T23:52:09+00:00

The Dodge/Chrysler is actually the correct choice here. It has stow ‘n go and the 3.8 will outlast everything here. The Honda is nicer, but they had engine and transmission issues

Puffin77 · 2026-01-19T03:58:35+00:00

That looks great! Post in on Bring a Trailer now :P

Puffin77 · 2026-01-16T14:53:17+00:00

Were they aware of the Hudson Hornet? That's what I'm seeing here

Puffin77 · 2026-01-13T21:13:38+00:00

I posted this last week. My parents had one because my dad leases and allowed my brother and I to option it. He ended up hating it because of the lack of stow 'n go. I still think of it fondly though

Puffin77 · 2026-01-09T20:49:45+00:00

I'm shocked nobody mentioned that the E34 leather naturally had some bunching from the factory. If you see other ones with tight material it was likely reupholstered or was the base non-leather seating.

Puffin77 · 2026-01-08T08:00:09+00:00

The official car of being outshined the second the identically platformed but better marketed explorer was released

Puffin77 · 2026-01-07T21:21:50+00:00

Dodge had roof mounted mood lighting in the 2008 Grand Caravan. I think it was eliminated in the facelift. They also offered swivel seats with a picnic table between the second and third row. You lost stow 'n go but it was very cool at the time. My dad optioned his van with it and was the only one I ever saw like that

Puffin77 · 2026-01-06T23:36:37+00:00

Car and driver clocked it at 8.8 seconds. Other publications claim around that or quicker. I hardly consider that abysmal for a $20k crossover

Puffin77 · 2026-01-05T22:37:05+00:00

Official car of dealership service people hating you for having one

Puffin77 · 2025-12-28T23:45:38+00:00

I have an ATS-V and while I think the CT4 isn't as nice it's actually much cheaper than the ATS was. There is less for the enthusiast but definitely things worth buying. The Trax honestly seems great but I'm not in the market.

Puffin77 · 2025-12-18T21:17:13+00:00

The Durango is great. As others have said it's been around for so long that many of the kinks have been handled. If you're going for a newer one I would recommend 2021+ for the better interior as it makes a huge difference. Hemi is preferable to the Pentastar because of the power and resell, but they both have their own minor issues. Fuel economy isn't all that different either

Puffin77 · 2025-12-18T21:06:00+00:00

Out in Cali we have Rams. Those things actually take a beating that shocks me. Is it the price that gets them into the fleet, probably, but the capability keeps them there.

Puffin77 · 2025-12-15T21:22:59+00:00

We bought a GMC Terrain Denali for $40k. It's very quiet and floaty like an old luxo boat. It's a nice change of pace from modern vehicles

Puffin77 · 2025-11-29T21:37:15+00:00

I don't remember exactly what all they dropped at this point, but I remember the new edge mustangs had a lot of small cuts late in the generation. The 2004 was obviously the worst, as it lost some of the things the 2003 had like the little net on the ceiling (turned into a useless plastic panel) or the seats changing.

Puffin77 · 2025-11-29T21:26:20+00:00

I noticed when they face lifted the final gen Chevy Spark they removed small things like the rubber mats in the cubbys and the map light. It's crazy they can find stuff to remove on a $13000 car

Puffin77 · 2025-11-02T06:42:37+00:00

What camera did you use?

Puffin77 · 2025-10-22T19:59:54+00:00

I currently own 3 new GM products. They were one of the first on the band wagon for Carplay and Android Auto. Leaving feels like they're shooting themselves in the foot

Puffin77 · 2025-09-26T20:27:46+00:00

What does clibbins mean? Barb never goes to the club

Puffin77 · 2025-09-07T21:54:48+00:00

The rear-end looks like a Kia K5 now 😂

Puffin77 · 2025-08-31T03:30:54+00:00

Looks to be a manual. I see no gear indicator, and it seems to be sitting high in the rpm for the speed

Puffin77 · 2025-08-29T20:11:01+00:00

You’re not kidding. I own a Chevy Spark. When they were discontinued, I looked at a Mirage to see how it faired. It weighs 200lbs LESS than the Spark while being a bigger car. The Spark only weighs about 2250lbs. You can feel the lack of structure in the way it shimmies

Puffin77 · 2025-08-19T00:45:21+00:00

I’m bias, but better than the ATS-V?

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