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Toyota Matrix Discontinued For 2014
Toyota will drop the Matrix hatchback for 2014, leaving them without a compact hatchback. The Matrix, jointly developed with General Motors, never set the world on fire, and Toyota didn’t even break...
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The Cars We’ve Lost in 2013
Every year, new cars arrive in the showrooms. Some are brand new to the world, others go through evolutions and revolutions. Yet, every year, some cars are sent off to the showroom in the sky. This...
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Los Angeles 2014: Scion iMatrix
If you needed another reason why Toyota decided to kill off the Matrix, here it is. The Scion iM, based on the European Toyota Auris, is basically the same thing as the Matrix, but developed by...
View ArticleAsk Jack: Should This Matrix Owner Take The Blue Pill Instead?
Welcome back for another installment of “Ask Jack”, the place for you, the man on the street, to ask me, the man on the Internet, any question you like on any topic that makes its way into your mind....
View ArticleAsk Bark: Too Much Junk in the Trunk (and Everywhere Else)
Ben writes: Hey Bark, I have a brother with a mechanically-healthy 2001 Toyota Camry LE four-cylinder automatic. I’m estimating it has about 180,000 miles now. He uses that car everyday — extensively...
View ArticleAsk Bark: Which Beater Should She Bet On?
New-to-TTAC reader Kobe writes: Hi Bark, I’ve only begun to read TTAC and your email responses are a great read, so I figured I’d give sending you a question a shot. Two of my wife’s friends are...
View ArticleAsk Bark: Is $6,000 Too Much To Spend On A High Mileage Car?
Sophia writes: Thank you for taking the time to read and answer this email, it’s greatly appreciated. I have a budget of $6k and would like to buy a used car (automatic transmission). I really like the...
View ArticleReader Ride Review: Toyota Matrix XR (Six-Speed Conversion)
It was the winter of my friend’s discontent. The unsupported bearing shaft in his five-speed Toyota Matrix had failed. It was a common problem, since the five-speed was a deliberate customer punishment...
View ArticleQOTD: Automotive Cooperation Done Right?
In last Wednesday’s QOTD post we covered all the worst examples of automotive collaboration. Commenters racked up the examples, sharing collaboration failures even worse than the Jaguar X-Type selected...
View ArticleJunkyard Find: 2005 Pontiac Vibe, Gambler 500 Edition
Several hooptie-centric road rallies take place every warm season in Front Range Colorado, including the 24 Hours of Lemons Rally, the Rocky Mountain Rambler 500 Rally, and the Colorado Gambler 500...
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