Motor Mavens

07/16/2026

If you ever thought to yourself, I want to buy a stock AE86 GT-S hatchback, especially in two-tone color... THIS is your chance.

Super clean, and from a reputable car collector family too.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-toyota-corolla-ae86-6/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTGQgtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEydXJhemptRWxWcGU5MVRac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHicbYkTnt-_A4jxab0fwT4ORMMpL7fyVCPBQry80yFmaOiVQ0ROE64NEnMJ2_aem_D9nLKHnY78Vj5xh-NApkzA

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S Liftback 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #253,644.

07/15/2026

Lately, I've been nerding out on these LED flashlights for everyday carry in my cars/trucks or my camera bags.

https://motormavens.com/olight-arkpro-ultra-review-the-best-edc-flashlight-for-car-owners/

They're super useful in the garage, and for loading up cargo in my truck at night!

Can anyone else relate? Who else is into this stuff?

05/28/2026

This is soooo cool! But wait, with open velocity stacks, wouldn't you risk hydrolock if water splashes up into the intake??! 👀🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

05/28/2026

My black Project IS300 just got some improvements in the looks department. Some friends came over yesterday to hang and help me with the car.

Thanks to for convincing me not to sell the almost new Cusco front upper control arms that were removed from the GGP IS300. He installed them onto the black car for now, and they will work for now until I can upgrade to S9 parts.

05/28/2026

For today's video, I wanted to highlight these classic JDM Enkei 3pc wheels from my collection.

They are super rare, and period correct for the early "Millenium Era" builds because the stickers on the back of the wheels are dated 2003. 😍

Tag a friend with an E36 or E39 that would be interested in JDM wheels!

I have 5x120 to 5x114.3 adapters, so I was planning to run them on my black IS300, but I have some debt I want to pay off.

The exact size is 17x9.5J +44, located in Las Vegas but I can bring to Socal.

05/21/2026

This would have been a clean feint entry if there was a right hand turn coming up…

05/20/2026

Friends with AE86s, IS300s, or Lexus GX owners in Southern CA, we'd encourage you to contact our longtime friend Allan and his new business SC Kustom in the SFV/818 area if you need paint work!

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550913937623

He doesn't even know we're posting this, but he's legit and we want others in the San Fernando Valley to support this local business!

Helping car tuners finish their car projects