Hammer Time: Futuramic Oldsmobile!

I have very little love for nostalgia because, to be frank, the auto auctions I visit every week are overflowing with it.

As the Rivethead, Ben Hamper, was fond of saying, “The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence until you start cutting that shit down.”

For me that fecal threshing consists of repairs, recon work, and getting a car from yesteryear in the hands of someone who loves it far more than yours truly.

But I do have one tender spot in my heart when it comes to true automotive works of art. Especially when they’re loaded with old school kitsch and delusional fantasies.

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  • Redapple2 CX5. Rented one 2 yr ago. ~2000miles. Issues. 1 Thumbwheel controller not good. 2. Sweeping curve on the interstate passing a car, the automatic braking picked up a car in the lane over. Beeps and slight braking. Not drop anchor mode, but still head scratching. But it looks so dam good. Wonderful still after many years. CX5 all the way!!!
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  • Gray My driver is a Brilliant Blue '93 Ranger Sport with the obnoxious green and purple decals still intact. I like the color, but those decals are silly. Everyone at work under 35 begs me to not remove them. Out of the 40-ish cars I've had, I think I've had only 3 non-color cars. A white El Camino, A black 300ZX, and a Black '73 Dodge truck.I love all the color names car companies had in the early '70's.
  • Kwik_Shift_Pro4X Mazda CX-5 all the way.
  • FreedMike CX-5 for the win, even in base version. 1) Far better looking. 2) Mazda dealers will actually give you a decent deal on the CX-5; Toyota dealers still think it's 2021 and are trying to get over sticker.