When the first generation Audi S3 launched in May 1999 it was somewhat overshadowed by another one of the company’s other cars, the TT Coupe. However, the S3 soon established itself as one of the best cars in Audi’s lineup and one of the best performance hatches available at the time. Today the S3 has …
Here at Garage Dreams, my job is to look after our ever-expanding “Car Facts” database. This is where I answer your questions about cars. Ben, the other editor of the site, gets to do all the “glamorous” work like researching and writing buyers guides … I get to do the question and answer stuff – …
The Nissan 300ZX is one of the best Japanese performance cars of all time. The “Z32” generation, in particular, remains one of the “Japanese hero cars” from the 1990s, alongside the likes of the Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline GT-R, Mazda RX-7 and Mitsubishi GTO/3000GT. As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the …
The Nissan 300ZX (also known as the Fairlady in the Japanese Domestic Market – learn more here about the origins of the Fairlady name) is one of the most legendary Japanese performance cars of the 1990s. While cars like the Toyota Supra Mk4 and Mazda RX-7 seem to sit at the top of the pack …
There’s a lot of hearsay and mystery surrounding the fluids we put in our cars. It’s always “don’t mix this” or “don’t use that” or “that oil’s no good” etc etc. As a result, doing your oil changes and even something as simple as topping off your engine oil has become a confusing and stressful …
The Mazda Miata (or MX-5 as it is known to many) is the best selling sports car in history, and for good reason. Where else can you get such a fantastic combination of top-down fun and driving pleasure, wrapped up in a package that is affordable to buy and maintain? As you’ll no doubt be …
Owning a classic or can be a joyful experience. What qualifies as a classic may depend somewhat on who you ask. Depending on where you live, you can register your car as a “classic” as soon as 15 years after its original sale date. Look around, folks, the 90s started over 30 years ago. Classic …
The Honda S2000 is one of the most beloved Japanese sports cars of all time. Honda’s high-tech answer to the Mazda MX-5/Miata has firmly cemented its place in automotive history, thanks in part to its insane, high-revving VTEC engine that was one of the most powerful ever produced (relative to its size). The S2000’s superior …
To determine if the Miata is a JDM car, we must first understand what JDM really refers to. JDM doesn’t just mean ‘any Japanese car’. It has a specific meaning, referring to cars – or variants of cars – specifically built for sale when new to the Japanese Domestic Market (however, some people do now …
I was driving my wife’s Subuaru Legacy the other day for the first time in a while, and couldn’t resist the urge to fiddle around with the “SI Drive” system that lets you pick between three different modes. ‘Intelligent’ – the default mode, where throttle response is slowed and gear shifts (to the extent that …
