History:

I acquired this particular vehicle after my 2nd generation Eagle Talon TSI was destroyed by a 14 year old in a pickup truck. My requirements for the vehicle to replace it were good gas mileage, four seats (see the Team Skittle Captain), cheap insurance, a good aftermarket, tuning potential- esp suspension, and not RWD for staying on the road in the snow. All of my favorite cars did not fit this description at the time. So after running up against our deadline, car-less, we picked up the Sleeper.

At first I though it was atrocious, and it was, but after some research I realized that it could fit all of my requirements. After replacing half of it, it was transformed into a real drivers car!

The same money spent on pretty much any turbo car would yield much faster results so don't fool yourself, but again, sports car was not what I was looking for.

Follow the links at the left to see the progression of what was to pretty much become graduate class to my automotive degree.