@svend Yeah, really unfortunate....they're a shell of their former self 😞

I liked the original Ypsilon more...it was a cool little thing, and the interiors were bonkers....I mean, teal alacantra? 😛

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@italianjobr53
The stockers are 3.07s and with the 0.50 6th, a lot of owners were never happy with the overall GenI/II gearing. 3.55s and 3.73s are a common upgrade for driveability. It's not really that bad stock with the V10 twist as it'll idle along in 4th gear, but it's an easy mod. The 3.07s also allowed them to set 0-60 times without shifting too...

@lanciere said in hour rule:

@pip-bip these are very popular here... In jeep renegade form :p. I wonder how many people actually know their all-american jeep is built in Italy.

Both forms were launched here in Oz...both were unsuccessful and were quickly dropped.

@pip-bip second photo: oh, that's not too bad..
First photo: wait, what?!

@pip-bip I actually see a little Pacifica in the rear end.

@roadkilled world record for hp per litre?

@pip-bip
I had one of these in highschool, but black with T-tops. $18.5k is insane.

@ttyymmnn Sputnik was launched in 1957 and the space race was on. I wonder how much of the radical change in styling was due to jets and how much due to rockets.

The Jetsons first aired in 1962, so I would assume that the concept art would have been created around 1961. The Jetson's car with tailfins and bubble canopy seems to fit with Detroit's concept cars of the late 50s. This makes me think more space-age than jet-age.

@st80mnd

"I never thought it would happen to me...."

@pip-bip
That's a Fiat that might actually sell. They need to offer it in more places than Brazil.

@ranwhenparked right? owner lost so much money on this car for no benefit whatsoever

@pip-bip I keep getting YouTube ads for local car dealers in Iowa and Kansas, and I live in Delaware. Yeah, I'm gonna drive 1100+ miles/1800km to score a good deal on an Equinox.

@roadkilled Yeah, and considering that you can see that in the photo taken with my potato-cam, that shows the seriousness of the issues...Still though, nice to see one being driven.

@pip-bip “You know what this tiny car needs ... less car,” said nobody ever one dude with a welder and a case of Milwaukee’s Best.

@pip-bip So nice now! Funny, as they were a bit of a joke back then. Still, fantastic colour combo!

@pip-bip That's what I appreciates abouts old cars, they look like cartoons.

@silentbutnotreallydeadly said in Stellantis drops plan to bring Peugeot to US - Motor Authority:

I learned this yesterday and thought it was old news.

Yes, it was announced last week but we already knew in January that it was put on hold with the merger and almost certainly not going to happen.

ps: and the new Alfa Romeo CEO was previously the Peugeot CEO which made a great comeback with him at the helm.

@pip-bip gnite mate

@pip-bip said in night oppo:

Plymouth Speedster

@pip-bip It's brilliant and I hate it. Thanks.

@pip-bip "Safety is no Accident. Drive with Care."
I like that lol

@facw It's a joke about Rams being the most likely vehicle to be involved in a dui.