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Car Guy Tom™ (Tom Appel)
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Husband, father, car guy, Rockford Files Fan. Also, host of the Car Stuff Podcast.

Publisher, Consumer Guide #CarTwitter Consumerguide.com
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If you had to pick one…? #Designer #Cartier #Pucci
The Designer Series Lincoln Mark V Models of 1977: Nicely Suited
I would argue that the low-point in automotive designer licensing/co-branding came in 1993, when Mercury rolled out its Nissan-built Villager minivan complete with a line-topping Nautica Special Editi...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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#Hummer #GMC #ElectricVehicles
2026 GMC Hummer Pickup, Review, Prices, and Specs
Once derided as a symbol of vehicular waste and excess, Hummer’s return as a clean, electric lineup of trucks was clearly meant to vindicate the marque, and to a lesser extent, GM as well.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Anyone know whyt the "new" Chevrolet Bolt is a short timer? Wondering if it's really worth the effort.
#Chevrolet #ChevroletBolt
January 23, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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That's an impossible choice.

I think I would go for the Saab 900 Turbo [Cabriolet] (understanding that a P1800 is unreachable). But then again; The Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon is maybe an even better choice.

Mán, this is hard.
January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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If you had to pick one...? #Swedish #Volvo #Saab
1972 Saab 99E: Favorite Car Ads
This ad is the rough equivalent of hanging an all-Cs report car on the refrigerator. And while we appreciate Saab’s honesty, we’re not sure what the point of this comparison was. Because—please check ...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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Tonight is the night to celebrate Nick, his book and his legacy. Had a couple of folks cancel and send apologies which means you can come. We will make room for all. Let’s pack it in starting at 6pm tonight at Rogers Park library.

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40 Years, 40 Films With Nick Digilio
Join us for a special event celebrating the release of 40 Years, 40 Films with author in attendance! Award-winning film critic and beloved Chicago broadcaster Nick Digilio has passionately reviewed mo...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Question: Do you count the Seville? #Nova #ChevyNova #BuickApollo #XBody #BadgeEngineering #ClassicCars
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NOVA(S): The GM Compacts of 1975
It was in fourth or fifth grade that I aced a geography test employing the time-tested mnemonic HOMES. I imagine most of us recall the Great Lakes similarly: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superi...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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New episode is live now! #CarStuffPodcast #Zeekr #Nissan @jillciminillo.bsky.social
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Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast Episode 310: Chinese Car Prices, Nissan Leaf Design, Driving the Silverado EV
The hosts welcome Eric Ruble of Nissan to discuss the design of the all-new 2026 Leaf electric crossover. Eric shares a number of insider details related to the Leaf’s overall look, including some fun...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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If you had to pick--and drive--one? #Vote
Segment in Transition: The American Compact Sedans of 1979
For American compact cars, 1979 was really the calm before the storm. Though the clean-sheet Ford Fairmont had been rolled out the year before—and with it a Mercury clone dubbed Zephyr—the move to fro...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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If you had to pick one...? #Pickuptrucks #Eighties
Small Pickups of 1989
For those keeping score, 2014 represents a low point for compact pickups in the U.S. With the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon on hiatus, only Honda, Nissan, and Toyota currently offer vehicles in th...
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January 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Cheap Cars Looking Good #Ford #Anglia #FordAnglia #CheapCarsLookingGood
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Poor little guy looks cold. #Winter #CarSpotter #Honda #HondaS2000 #Cold
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Looking at these ads is a little like watching a Terry Gilliam movie. #Aussie #Australia
Aussie Madness! A Gallery of Australian Car Ads
For the month of March 2021, not one American-brand vehicle was reported among the top-ten best-selling vehicles in Australia. For folks not in the know, that might not seem so strange. Australia is a...
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January 18, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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2026 GMC Hummer EV 3X Pickup in Meteorite Metallic. #CarPics #CarPix #HummerEV
January 18, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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What if? #Riviera #FrankPeiler #Design
What If: A Gallery of Alternate-Universe 1963 Buick Riviera Designs
By Frank Peiler Buick’s 1963 Riviera is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful cars ever produced by any auto manufacturer. This svelte personal-luxury hardtop coupe artfully blended Americ...
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January 17, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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My latest blog post from nickdigilio.com is my WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEWS!

#28yearslaterthebonetemple, #nightpatrol, #TheRip and #sheepdog are all reviewed....and they are all good.

Give it a read and check out the other cool stuff on my website

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CAPSULE MOVIE REVIEWS: 1-16-26
[Get the exclusive video version of these weekly reviews each Friday by becoming a paid subscriber on Patreon!]My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to r...
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January 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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big fan of those chrysler/dodge/plymouth "fuselage" designs. specifically, the plymouth sport fury gt and the chrysler 300 hurst.
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Pick your car tattoo: #Tattoos #Ink #Horch #Logos
Five Great Car Logos—For Tattoos
A recent Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast conversation regarding the most-popular automotive-brand tattoos is the reason for this post. As host of the podcast, I challenged my co-hosts, Jill Ciminillo...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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I was NOT involved in the voting. #Seventies
The Consumer Guide Best Buys of 1970
For 2017, Consumer Guide awarded 43 Best Buys across 20 different vehicle categories. You can check out all of our 2017 Best Buys here. Things were a little different back in 1970. Our predecessors he...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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Unexpected greatness. #Acceleration
The 15 Fastest Cars of 1982*
What makes a car fast? Generally, more power means more go, but back in 1982, power was hard to come by. Weight matters too, but not as much as you might think, at least for the cars tested by Consume...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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When was the last time you laid eyes on a Stirling? #Sterling #PickupTrucks blog.consumerguide.com/what-was-the...
What Was The Sterling Bullet?
Between 2007 and 2009, commercial-truck manufacturer Sterling sold a rebadged Dodge Ram chassis cab as the Bullet. That, in a nutshell, answers the question: What was the Sterling Bullet? But the stor...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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This week’s donuts: #CarStuffPodcast #Donuts
January 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Great conversation this week! Thank you, Robert! #Zeekr #PowerGrid @jillciminillo.bsky.social #CarStuffPodcast
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Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast Episode 309: Jeep 4Xe is Dead, Zeekr Test Drive, The Real Power Grid Problem
Jill and Tom are joined by friend of show and sustainability expert Robert Colangelo. Robert addresses the fallacy that EVs are a threat to the U.S. electric grid, and details the real power-consumpti...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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I share this because of all the Nova love out there. #Nova #ChevroletNova #ChevyV8 #1970Nova
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Badge Magic: How the Chevy 307 Turned Me into a Car Geek
My dad had a pea-green 1970 Chevy Nova. It was a dealer demo that he had purchased during the summer of that same year. The car had few options, including a 307-cid V8, automatic transmission, and an ...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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In case you missed my new movie reviews for the week....HERE

www.nickdigilio.com/post/capsule...
CAPSULE REVIEWS: 1-9-26
[Get the exclusive video version of these weekly reviews each Friday by becoming a paid subscriber on Patreon!]My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to r...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:41 AM