Automotive FAQ

Question: I just brought a 83 supra two months ago from a teenager who don’t pay too much attention on maintaining the car. Is there a way to clean up th e engine and start maintaining it well to be in good shape?? Is it possible to recover from mismaintaining and make the car last [...]

Question: The all-new ‘94 Toyota Supra will be unveiled to the world at the Chicago Auto Show, which starts on February 6 and ends on the 14th. Other world debuts include the Hyundai Scoupe convertible and the new Mazda compact pickup truck (rebadged ‘93 Ford Ranger).
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Question: So. I’m an overpaid young idiot suffering from delayed-onset adolescence. Which means that, like Judge Dredd and his Supra, I’ll soon be in a position to consider buying one of the new batch of high-performance cars.
I am treating this very carefully, and trying hard to adequately weigh all the factors I can. Even [...]

Question: Ok, despite the typical attitude of our local dealers, I decided to pay them a call anyway… things can change, can’t they? Guess not… I was treated like a window shopping punk despite the fact that I can finance one of these so-called badboys in my sleep at age 24. So, after a bit [...]

Question: Although I wanted to believe that my American made 94 Corolla would be every bit as good as a Japanese made one, I now have serious doubts.
I have three Toyotas, an 86 Supra, an 89 Camry, and now a 94 Corolla. The Supra and Camry were made in Japan and I have never had [...]

Question: I think this is to do with the test pilot himself as well as other variables ( such as wind speed, direction, track…etc). Most of those guy can shift the gears up quickly. However, not all of them shift at the same speed. Moreover, the other variables are also important. As I can remember, [...]

Question: I also went to the Chicago Auto Show on February 6, the opening day.   A previous posting covered it quite well, but I just thought I’d add   a few comments.  Some of my comments seem trivial, since they have   nothing to do with actually driving a car.  However, I feel that   sitting inside and [...]

Question: I was reading the Road & Track 0-100-0 article and had a couple of thoughts that I was wondering if someone might comment on. I noticed the RX-7 in used in the test appeared to be a base car vs. the R1. Why is that? First I thought they used all [...]