Oaty, or something

A 1997 Saab 9000 Aero ($42k new) would cost $87k today. That's the ballpark of a new X5. I know which one I'd rather have.

Ah yes, "a different kind of car". Wait they already blew that slogan.

We're going to a reception for a Concours D'Elegance tonight in a beat-up Saab 9-3 hatchback. Not sure if that's the wrongest or rightest car for the occasion.

Add “for Tax Purposes” to a movie: We Bought A Zoo For Tax Purposes

Concours life: when the only laundry you hand-wash is your stack of detailing microfibers.

Saab ownership in 2026 is chasing replacement part wholesaler closeouts on Rockauto. Latest haul: rebuilt brake calipers. #weirdcarBS

Today, in "rare but nobody cares US edition", there's a manual modern Jaguar S-Type in the Boston North Shore. Somebody rescue this before I do something impractical. #weirdcarBS

Ruin a book by adding a word: Dodge Journey to the Center of the Earth

Ruin a book by adding a word: Nissan Rogue Squadron

I’m still sticking with Jaguars with six-digit mileages rather than six-digit price tags, but the Type 01 is nice too.

Wow, there’s a gif of the Type 01’s spiritual ancestor.

A PSA on Alpine (not that kind of PSA)

The mythical Baroquiosaurus.

When a used parking brake sensor for your car is $75, might as well just try to resurrect the malfunctioning one by soaking it in contact cleaner and manipulating it vigorously. Quite glad it worked.

The #weirdcarBS mentality is seriously considering a 20+ year old car from a defunct brand and likely needing a timing belt during the duration of ownership, rather than anything that has even a hope in hell of being covered under a warranty, whether factory or aftermarket.

@untitledstartrekproject.com and @joyoftrek.com do you guys know each other? Your podcast vibes seem quite compatible.

F^$#%$& aftermarket V-belts for the f%^*%$ water pump and alternator for a f*^$##% Saab 900.

The next time someone writes yet another thinkpiece about the Jaguar X-Type, it should have the title “The Jaguar Mystique”. Any double meaning is fully intentional.

Turbo, Euro, boxy, convertible. Which 80s icon are you picking? #weirdcarBS

Once upon a time in Cambridge, there would’ve been Saabs as far as the eye could see. Now I’m the last Saab standing in a sea of Subarus.

TIL the Jaguar XJS came with four-piston front calipers in its base configuration. And people nowadays act like that any caliper with two or more pistons is a big deal.

Next Sunday!

Vanden Plas tray table in an XJR: because why not?

Well crap. Militaristic space-combat shooter isn't a good recipe for life expectancy.

You can almost see inthe background the Saab 900 chase car that needed a jump because its hazards were on for too long.

One of the many curses of Saab is that they are optimized for daily driver usage in winter, and therefore it's so hard to find a clean one nowadays, because so many of them were used year-round and are now rusted out. #weirdcarBS

I have never looked more racist than after a very overdue brake job. No there will not be pictures.

For northeastern US #weirdcarBS, come to the event that @coffeeelf.bsky.social and I are planning!

Note to self, never rush when dealing with car paint.

ChatGPT, or as I like to call it, eMBA

Seriously, WCBS (formerly WCT) was a lifeline. @julkinen.bsky.social 's repost of @tamerlaneblog.bsky.social 's invite offer was the way.

Gen Z/Alpha 🤝 Anyone older The ‘67 Jaguar 420’s meme value #weirdcarBS

When the parking lot show is as interesting as the main event

This is New England.

Hers and his Jaguar XJs with corresponding awards: best in preservation class for @coffeeelf.bsky.social and her Series 1 XJ6, first place enthusiast for my manual X300 XJR.

Hey @hoonofthe.day wanna do a Lemons rally with @coffeeelf.bsky.social in a 1950s Jag? That's +350 points just by country and decade alone.

Happy Midsommar.

Sunburnt and moldy, but minimally rusty and apparently mechanically sound. Guess these Jaguar XJRs are not desirable enough to save examples like this from the junkyard.

When a junkyard posts two recent arrivals that have exactly what you need #weirdcarBS

Is there a more unlikely pair of cars to share a name than these two? #weirdcarBS

I prefer to photograph the weird cars at shows, and the Rad-themed ones tend to have large lineups of weirdos.

Things you never expect to see: a friggin Rolls-Royce Camargue #weirdcarBS

There are still a few of us!

#weirdcarBS life is going to a junkyard for a part on a car you don’t own but you will need in case you do get that car and want to future-proof it.

Seriously, isn’t the spirit of Boss Tweed possessing this kitten?

The neighborhood snapping turtle has had some rough times.

Meanwhile the Jaguar I-Pace is frothing in the corner, apoplectic about being forgotten.