McCarty’s 55 Chevy – Sentimental Value > Market Value

Sentimental value is greater than market value. In fact - authenticity is the one of the few things money can’t buy. You can buy 0-60, you can finance horsepower, and you can lease luxury. Hell, you can order the pinnacle of autonomous automotive perfection online,...
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Where is the Gateway Car?

Jonathan Wooley recently made a simple observation that’s been rattling around in my head ever since: He said the automotive industry needs to start building inspiring cars for young people again. At first, I didn’t think much of it. After all, every generation thinks...
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Boosted K20a2 Civic

Nick Bayliff has been obsessed with Hondas since he was 14. He’s owned something like 400 of them… let that sink in lol. Safe to say, he’s been around the block a time or two.  It all started around the year 2000…  When a guy in the neighborhood had a modified Honda...
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Ford and GM CEOs fight AGAINST Right To Repair

I’ve always been a Ford guy at heart. Yeah I own & love imports. But Ford is metaphorically my hometown. Some of my earliest automotive memories involve Blue Oval products. My whole life - I've recommended Ford, defended Ford, and cheered Ford when they got it...
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Mazda RX-7 – Not Your Average Family Car

We love mechanical sports cars. We’re inspired by their shapes, sounds... and their unique auras. Their timeless allure that binds kindred spirits across generations. The Mazda RX-7 exemplifies that - a golden era of sports car ingenuity & individuality. But at...
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Love at First Sight – EH3 Honda Civic Si

Fall of 1991: My mom takes her 1990 Civic to the Honda dealership for service. I ride with her so I can look at the new cars & grab all the sales brochures. Then… it happened. I saw my literal dream car right there on the showroom floor.   The brand new...
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Social Media’s Influence on Car Shows – Don’t Blame Yourself

This article was actually inspired by Jeepin Bubba’s previous article on the decline (and/or over-saturation) of car shows. And honestly… the more I thought about it, the more I realized a lot of us in the automotive world have quietly been feeling the same way. But I...
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Car Shows – Are They Evolving? Dying? Or Just Too Many?

Jeepin Bubba here. I’ve been in the thick of it - working at car shows, Jeep shows, and off-road events consistently for 14 years now. And I hate to say this... but... they seem to be declining. For me - the peak years for shows was about 2015-2018. We used to see...
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Keep it in the Family – Mitch Herlihy’s C5 Corvette

I initially met Mitch Herlihy back in 2008. He and my then-roommate (Pat) were big Honda guys back in the day. Both of them drove EK hatchbacks they'd modified to suit their own unique tastes. Over the years, Mitch and I grew to become friends, often attending various...
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False Positives – Why Driver Monitors are a Big Negative

False Positives: There are few phrases in modern life more aggravating than “The system detected an issue.” Because usually, the system has not detected an issue. Rather, the system detected a shadow, a smudge, a weird angle, a slow internet connection, a sensor...
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Fiat 124 Spider Review

Fiat 124 Spider Review

By Wooley | March 10, 2017
Step back and reconsider what you might have heard from the mainstream automotive journalists… the Fiat 124 Spider ...
What’s Cooler Than Being Cool? Icelandic Cold! – Iceland 4×4

What’s Cooler Than Being Cool? Icelandic Cold! – Iceland 4×4

By s3mag | March 6, 2017
Text: Wooley // Photos: Jonathan Walker How much do you trust your own abilities? Really. Because every time you get behind the wheel of the car you’ve wrenched on yourself, you’re subliminally asking yourself that question. Do you trust yourself enough to get around town everyday? Yeah probably. But how ‘bout the track?
2017 Lexus GX460 Review

2017 Lexus GX460 Review

By Wooley | February 27, 2017
  So when I last drove the GX460, I took up to the North Georgia Mountains subjected it’s leather covered ...
2017 Volvo S90 Review

2017 Volvo S90 Review

By Wooley | January 5, 2017
Let’s face it…there is no such thing a bad car nowadays.  The lowest point you can ever get in a newer car is just ...
2017 Toyota Tundra Review

2017 Toyota Tundra Review

By Wooley | December 22, 2016
Simplicity in it’s rawest form.  That’s what the 2017 Toyota Tundra is all about.  It’s the ultimate Throwback ...
Enkei TSP-5 Tuning Wheels

Enkei TSP-5 Tuning Wheels

By s3mag | December 15, 2016
This is the Enkei TSP-5. It’s a fork off the RPF1, with the same successful design elements centered around ...
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