Mmmhmmm. I assume you mean anything built by Acura recently, but just in case you’ve forgotten.

I’m not not enjoying it, but I do feel like I’ve just purchased Spinal Tap’s Shark Sandwich album. It is not all uphill from here.

Well, Holland, specifically, is populated by people who emigrated from Holland, which is known internationally for tolerance. And also Zwarte Piet.

Well, I hope they don’t render a legacy seat design obsolete, because I have a penchant for putting my children in very obsolete cars. My only defense is that I’m pretty sure they are safer than I am and I limit the mileage. That being said, that’s just making sure the seat still works with a belt. There’s nothing…

“Intuitive, idiot-proof attachment systems are desperately needed but, despite decades of these stories, they’re nowhere to be found.” I think this is a situation where, if you are going to do it right, it is difficult to reduce the complexity. Maybe climbing gear is a better analogy than camping gear—you need to…

My family of 4, when we went to Alaska for a vacation, had a choice between a Compass and a Chevy Spark as our potential rental. We paid MORE for the Spark. It was worth it.

Geo Storm = Isuzu Impulse, Geo Spectrum = Isuzu I Mark, Geo Metro = Suzuki Swift, Geo Tracker = Suzuki Samurai, Geo Prizm = Toyota Corolla. Got it?

You are so wrong. Both of the cars you mention are Japanese at a time when that made a very big difference. I have owned both and currently own their Suzuki and Isuzu Japanese branded counterparts. Ok, Isuzus really are terrible, but they are terrible in the way a Saab is terrible, not in the way that a Cavalier is…

I voted a provisional NP, because, though I’d want to negotiate a few hundred lower, it’s squarely in the ballpark. I’d also want service records, like, did the timing belt get done before 100k or are we about to pop at 48+k overdue? Still, while it’s not quite my style, everyone that I know that has one loves it,…

Whoops.

Damn right.

Yup, not sure why I decided to reply here or to you specifically but that’s exactly where my want vs. cash threshold would sit. Even 5 is plenty, and way too much by any kbb or “I’m going to flip it” standards, but it is clean and all the “you won’t find another manual” commenters are right. Just not 7k right.

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Interesting that you mention Toyota in regards to #4. I don’t know about body repair, but I had a Toyota AE72 hatch that was capable of fairly serious self engine repair, and also exhibited other signs of haunting. Actually, I believe many of the car’s problems were the direct result of a haunting by my previous car,…

It is not sublime, it is just what every Mcdonalds should be, maybe even used to be in some nascent past, but will never be again.

Ewww, that’s gross.

And apparently a Saab Sonett

Exactly. I trot this one out whenever it seems appropriate, but I’m so far down in the comments, nobody will see it. Now this was a crazy adventure. Also this:

I believe they actually use much lower tongue weights, because speed limits for towed vehicles are lower (in Europe). But yes.

You think that’s extreme? I really drove the above rig between Tennessee and South Dakota. Twice. I camped in the trailer and aired up all four tires every morning. You don’t know fear until you do something this colossally stupid and it begins to SNOW. Also, there was an incident involving a ferry. There was lots of…