While Memorial Day isn’t about grilling, drinking, and catching up on car projects, it is a time that allows us to enjoy those things while we remember those who have sacrificed themselves fighting for our freedom. This weekend, millions of Americans will likely be in their backyards, garages, and local parking lots doing likely one [...]
After a nice little break last week, I’m back! Now that law finals are over and my third semester has begun, I’ve had a bit of time to get back into a shop and do some good ol’ fashioned wrenching again. This brings me to this week’s topic: rear-wheel drive conversions! Settle in for a [...]
Well, with Riverside 8 kicking off show season in Chattanooga two weeks ago and Dubs at the Lake happening on the 19-21st, we’re officially into the best time of year. If you’re like me, you’ve already planned out what you want to attend. If you’re even more like me, you’re still in the process of [...]
BMWs are some of the most versatile platforms across the range of generations that are available at nearly every price point. While some of the more desirable older generations are climbing in value, E46 and E90 generation cars have become relatively affordable, especially when you consider their potential for performance. In a recent article, we [...]
In the last two articles, we focused on our favorite upgrades for VWs hand-picked by our team here. This week and next, we’re giving the same treatment for the favorite Audi platforms. Here’s everything we suggest for improving the performance of your Audi, whether its a B5 S4 or a minty SQ5, we’ve got you [...]
This is the second part to last week’s introduction to our hand-picked performance upgrades every VW deserves. From the highly popular GTI to the less prevalent enthusiast platforms like the Atlas and Tiguan, our team of Volkswagen gurus have picked out exactly what we think the foundation for a VW build should be. This week, [...]
If you’ve followed our humble little blog since we revived it earlier this year, you likely know that we’ve been focused on budget builds, affordable enthusiast cars, and DIY jobs to reduce your cost of ownership. Now, our next few articles will be a bit more performance focused rather than price focused. This week, it’s [...]
If you’ve read the past few articles in our little miniseries, you’re either totally on-board with my theory that “cool” cars and enthusiast ownership are still attainable even on a budget, or you think I’m full of it. Regardless, we’ve touched on examples of enthusiast cars unaffected by inflation, we’ve talked about how to affordably [...]
Last week we talked about preventative maintenance and how doing services at home strategically is what can make enthusiast ownership more affordable. This “while you’re in there” mentality is the focus this week as we discuss more tips and tricks for maintaining your car and preserving your wallet. By being extremely strategic and organizing your [...]
As I mentioned last week, these next articles will focus on how you can make enthusiast ownership affordable here in 2023. In fact, I’m arguing that enthusiast car ownership is now more affordable than ever. This week is all about how to save your future self money by being proactive, but tactical, with your preventative [...]