Bob Sorokanich's discussions

If she's using the most uselessly oversized, overpriced, expensive-to-run "pickup" money can buy to promote herself as a "small government fiscal conservative," I just might die of irony. Read more

I've caught some considerable heat for that paragraph, and I understand why. What I was ham-fistedly trying to do there was set up the stereotype (as held by non-gearhead types), then let the air out of it. In the process, I inadvertently made it sound like I feel that way. And I don't! Read more

I'm also not very wealthy right now, and it's great to be able to get around without spending money on gas, insurance, inspection, unforeseen repairs, parking. I'd love to own a car, but right now I love paying off my debts more. Read more

Hey Pete, with all due respect, where are you seeing snide condescension in my article? I sure as hell didn't intend it, if it's there. I've been working on cars since I was a kid — paid my rent by flipping junkers on Craigslist at a few points in my life. Still love wrenching on old crap. If you're under the… Read more

Hey Jason, sounds like we agree on the majority of things, and where we disagree is cultural. I'm from small town Pennsylvania, and most of the gearheads I still run with are A) old dudes, B) farm boys, or C) young kids who got their automotive views from A and/or B. Beyond that, in my day-to-day life I come across… Read more

Eligible on pure technicality, but comparing the 1984 Jeep Cherokee (solid axles front & rear, engine originally designed with stone tablet & chisel) with the 2014 model (nine speeds!) is a fun lesson on how the terms "sport" and "utility" have morphed in 30 years. Even comparing the 2001 to the 2014 is pretty… Read more

There's something morbidly creepy about seeing a picture of this car taken just a few hours before two men died in it. RIP to both.

Prophet, the changes you're referencing were made for JFK. The revamp after the assassination added the armor and roof, not the lengthened frame, changed body panels, etc. Read more

THAT TOO. Read more

Man, I'm legitimately disappointed by how badly Carbon failed. I would've loved getting pulled over by such a mean looking cruiser. Read more

In my mind, the Pantera wears modern big-inch wheels better than any other design of the 1960s/70s. Read more

Not my rural Pennsyltucky — Scranton-area has been Taurusless for a decade. Old front-drive 3800-powered GM sleds, on the other hand. . . Read more

Here in the northeastern US, basically any common, affordable family sedan that once flooded the suburbs has disappeared. I was watching RoboCop the other night, and it made me realize I haven't seen a first-generation Ford Taurus in the wild in years. Time was, you couldn't spit in the average cul-de-sac without…

So basically, you don't understand this correctly. Read more

Carbon fiber doesn't really "dent". Read more

Are those ... marble brake calipers? Talk about class!

Love that thin, airy greenhouse. Though the traditionalists will probably cap over the B pillar window with some kind of scoop and ruin the whole flow of it. Read more

"Shit, shit, shitshitshit ... wait, we're good" Read more