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 [...]
The most recent articles on this humble blog have been an attempt to show that even in 2023, there are still “cool” enthusiast cars worth buying and modifying that haven’t been hit with the recent wave of price hikes. The next few articles in our series are going to not just affirm those sentiments but [...]
Much like the ice-bucket challenge of the early 2010s, the B6 A4 was only here for a short time before it quickly became irrelevant and forgotten as Audi introduced the B7, B8, and most recently B9 in quick succession. Also like memes and trends, everything comes back around eventually. While we’re happy no one is [...]
After last week’s article praising the E46 base model, I’m sure you’re already thinking I’m crazy. This week, there’s more weight to that claim because I’m about to sing the praises of the MK5 GTI. Yes, the often forgotten middle-child of the GTI family is the focus today. I’m here to tell you why it’s [...]
Alright, now that we’ve talked about overland things for the past few weeks, I’m sure those of you who are here for ‘performance’ cars and ‘project’ cars are ready for something that appeals more to your wheelhouse. So, let’s leave the overland things alone for a while and kick off the next mini-series: affordable project [...]
The Volkswagen Atlas debuted in 2017 as VW’s answer to full-size SUV competitors on the market growing bigger and bigger. Rather than keep all their eggs in the Touareg and Tiguan namesakes, VW decided to go bigger and smaller with the Atlas and eventually Taos. But we’re not here to talk about their ‘market viability’ [...]
The first generation BMW X5, known by those in the scene by its chassis designation, the E53, is a full-size SUV with tons of potential. The E70 X5 continued the tradition set by BMW’s first SUV, which straddles the center of a Venn diagram that balances performance, practicality, and rugged dependability. Whichever generation or engine [...]
Some things are too well-loved to be permanently killed off, like Arnold coming back in Terminator 2. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably figured out Tuned In Weekly is back to save the day, as, you’re reading it now! Yes, after a seven-month hiatus, I’m back. Like Arnold’s famous lever-action shotgun-wielding, re-programmed, robot from the [...]