Never owned an old car, thinking of buying a 1988 Toyota 4x4 truck. Stupid? [more inside]
posted by Chrishartley on Aug 23, 2009 - 17 answers

Let's say your 35,000lb 4x4 is stuck axle-deep in mud.... [more inside]
posted by csd on Mar 28, 2009 - 30 answers

Where can I drive off road on hills and mud near Boston - Metrowest would be best. 10MPG, I might as well have fun! (Land Rover Discovery btw)
posted by Barrows on May 28, 2008 - 2 answers

Payload capacity of a Toyota 4Runner? Measured with or without the weight of the fuel in the tank? [more inside]
posted by thewalrus on Mar 25, 2008 - 6 answers

Help me find this crazy (or what I remembered as crazy) 4x4 off-road video that looked like at least one or two people would die... [more inside]
posted by gnash on Nov 17, 2007 - 8 answers

The wife and I are considering the purchase of a 2001 Jeep Cherokee and we have two very specific questions relating to a.) the transmission, and b.) the stereo. Hop on in... [more inside]
posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! on Oct 24, 2006 - 11 answers

With any luck, I'm about to take ownership of my first car. I'm not particularly mechanically minded, what are the basic things I need to do to maintain it? [more inside]
posted by chrissyboy on Aug 15, 2006 - 22 answers

It's time to retire! So what are the ins and outs of buying new tires for my car? To me, one tire pretty much looks like another, and aside from "high performance" and "retreads," I don't really know what makes one tire better than another.
posted by crunchland on Aug 11, 2004 - 19 answers