Felix Hoenikker - How fast are you driving the Panther? My 97 Crown Vic delivers a consistent 25 mpg at 70 mph. Now, around town is another issue. Probably more like 16 mpg.
28-Cars-Later - I have a 240 and there is a community around the 200, 700, and 900 series Volvos. Just be aware they suffer from some of the same age related maladies as...
nine11c2 - The problem transmissions were 2000 to 2002. 2005 to 2007 are great cars, particularly if you can find an A-Spec. The latest gen are fine cars, though a bit...
mkirk - No illusions here. It had 250k miles and broke. It was not solid, now it is. In all honesty I could replace it with something far less capable and be OK for daily...
28-Cars-Later - “virtually any Acura in the last 10 years” Really, this includes RL and the glass transmission TLs? I would say “virtually any Acura in...
Luke42 - I’d like to make a distinction between maintainability and reliability. My old Ranger was maintainable, on account of the fact that it was simpler than most...
mkirk - I would love to do this but there are no refueling stations within 100 miles and to do it legally is complicated if it is a vehicle that was not certified...