Today's Thursday Twister comes from Erik202 who writes: I had an idea for a Thursday Twister, maybe this one has already been done but i was wondering what the most fantastically unreliable car you can get in the DT price range is. Or maybe the most unreliable car you've owned, IDK, basically the opposite of discussing volvos and roadmasters and cars that will give you half a million miles without trouble...
With the dropping of the New Years Ball in Times Square on January 1, the roll over of the yearly odometer brings a fresh crop of 25 year old crocks legal for import into the Land of the Free. NHTSA's 25 year rule makes anything from class of 1993 eligible for E-Z importation into the U.S. 
For this week's Thursday Twister, I'm going to share this link of a charity auction here on eBay (bidding for $530 with 1 day to go) for a 2-day drifting class with 1 night RV camping (for 2 guests) and ask -- what is the best way to spend a weekend for a car lover?
I get it. Really. Porsche 911s are awesome. Coolest car ever. But the prices these things have been reaching is getting out of control. Here is a great example, it is a 1977 Porsche 934 race car offered here on eBay for $9,550 buy-it-now...which is crazy because it is beat up and used...and hang...on...you want $10k for just the front right fender?
In the past few weeks I've been to SEMA and to the LA Auto Show (more on that in a later post) and it got me thinking about show cars for this week's Thursday Twister...the quiz with a twist. Find the best ex-SEMA (or other Hot-Rod) show car for sale on the interwebs. Be prepared to defend your choice.
What is the deal with the prices people want for ALMOST new classics. Are they worth it? Would you pay almost one hundred large for a 1985 BMW 323i found here on zee German ebay
bidding for $69,900 EUR ($82667 USD) with only 260 kms on the odometer? For that kinda coin you could get the nicely equipped BMW M4 --which would depreciate...but only if you drove it -- which the same can be said for the '85 E30 323i. Hmmm...this is a conundrum wrapped in an enigma interwoven with a quandary.
Today's Thursday Twister quiz was inspired by a comment from tipper Rock On who sent in the next car with the following critique: The opioid crisis is much larger than I anticipated! Find this 1969 Volkswagen Custom Hot Rod offered for $12,000 in Grand View, ID via craigslist.
This week's Thursday Twister came from a tip from Terry B who writes: You could not restore this car for the asking price........if this is what you want??? And I like it. I like any car where the cost of restoration is far less than the asking price, like on this 1965 Volvo PV544 offered for $9,600 near Sacramento, CA.
You'd have to be living under a rock to not know about the recent hurricanes that have devastated parts of Texas and Florida, and the flooding has been particularly hard on homes, businesses and cars. You might be able to replace the drywall in your home before the studs become covered in black mold, but according to Forbes the flooding from Irma and Harvey destroyed over a million cars & trucks. What does that mean? It means that junk yards are going to be bursting with molding cars -- and locals in Texas will note that the Texas Motor Speedway is being used to store the overflow of cars looking for someone who will part them out or ship them to Yemen with sketchy title status. 
Today's Thursday Twister comes as a suggestion from DT reader Erik202 who writes:
It is Thursday the Thirteenth, so let's keep the scary stuff going with this next Thursday Twister feature. The Thursday Twister (TM) is a quiz with a twist, and today the twist is you need to pick your favorite car from this list of wrecks. 
Welcome to the Thursday Twister, -- our weekly session of crossfit for the mind. Today I want to ask the question -- what car announces to the world that you have given up? 
Welcome to the Thursday Twister, -- the weekly journey to the center of the earth and back again. This week I want to talk about cars that make you say: Whhhaatt...were they thinking? I'm not talking about custom 8-wheeled monsters built with mig welders and methamphetamines, but factory cars built with gantt charts and market surveys -- yes, we are talking about factory built mistakes.
Welcome to the Thursday Twister, -- the weekly pic-a-car post where we try and twist things up a bit and find some oddball stuff. Today I want you to help us find the best cars for taking to a Cars & Coffee event -- and not just some Thursday night Boise Walmart meet up, but something legit like the Orange County Cars & Coffee show (that was defunct last I heard about it.) 
