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This is an open letter to everyone who loves a dynamic rear wheel-drive platform: go buy a BMW 1-series before they start exploding in price. The Internet is full of people crying out for the halcyon days of the 90s and early 2000s, when small- and mid-sized RWD cars seemed to be everywhere, and it was fairly easy to make them not just fast in a straight line, but good to drive as well.  The days of budget Silvia and Skyline builds, or affordable E36 and E46 M3s, are long past now. The newest of those JDM classics are almost...

It seems Marty's choice of BBS LMs for his JDM AMG wagon (WATCH THE NEW EP HERE) has drawn a lot of commentary from people. While style is relative and people are free to not like the look of the BBS LM (and be wrong for doing so), the argument that these wheels belong more on JDM cars or only older VW, BMW or Audi builds is flat out wrong.  The LM was launched in 1994 as a lightweight two-piece forged aluminium wheel designed for use in endurance racing at the hardest circuit race on the planet: the Le Mans...

I bought a cheap E43 AMG from Japan auction for $40K landed and have been on a mission to find the right wheels, eventually going from buckled stock 20s down to custom 3-piece 19" BBS - but is the internet satisfied?

One of life's hard lessons is when you're planning a project car the actual expense of the car and mods is only a fraction of what you'll spend on it. Buying tools to work on your car requires a large chunk of money, but you'll also need plenty of consumables for when you're making your chosen nugget maaaad. Below is a rundown of what supplies you will most likely need in you garage when undertaking a project car of almost any type:  FLUIDS 1L engine oil 1L of manual gear oil 1L of DexIII auto trans flui for autos or...

Wiring is one of the biggest hoodoos most car enthusiasts have. From tracing problems, to adding new functions to a vehicle, to the enormous task of rewiring an entire vehicle, the idea of diving into the forbidden spaghetti seems to put car fans off their lunch (not our legendary mate Davo, though CLICK HERE) You want to avoid ending up with a wiring nightmare like the below? Read on to see how a little bit of planning, and a few minutes of extra work can make a huge difference to how easy it is to live with a project car. ...