These were terrible. If I recall correctly, they were available with an I4, V6 and V8. All but the I4 required loosening the engine mounts so the mechanic could rotate the engine when it was time to change the spark plugs.

I recall seeing these, on two occasions, burning at the side of the road. And a third car? I…

The Chevrolet Vega. A college roommate's sister had one. At 40,000 miles, accumulated in snowless Florida, it had already looked like it had spent it's first three winters in Michigan. It died about a year after I first saw it and was replaced by a Corolla. Meanwhile, my future wife and one of my best friends both got…

The Pinto wasn't as bad as you might think. I know of two Pintos that went about 120,000 miles. In those days, that was a lot of miles.

There's one that's worse than that. It's the Pontiac T1000, the badge engineered version of the Chevette.

http://cdn4.automotiveset.com/pics/6a/8f/Pon…

No need for literacy in Alabama? I don't believe that. How would they RTFM for the windtunnel at the Marshall Flight Center in Huntsville, or the two subsonic windtunnels and three supersonic windtunnels at Auburn University?

Dig deep enough, and I'm sure that if one goes back to 1870, one will find a New York Times article bemoaning the end of "sailing culture" as more steam engines were adapted to boats.

Really, New Yorkers? Writing about cars? It makes about as much sense as Floridians writing about cross country skiing.

Unfortunately, American branded car dealerships are consistently unsuccessful at selling captive imports. Here's the list of failures during my lifetime:

1. Those of us who ride a motorcycle that is not a Harley-Davidson have always found the H-D branded Ford pickups to be a hilarious notion. The only thing that says "my bike sucks" more than a trailer is a truck that's branded with H-D. It would be one thing if it was a dirt bike and not road legal, but in this case,…

Neutral: No.

the 190e 2.3 is a much prettier car. Wait until you actually see a real A-class sedan. You'll find the area between the rear wheel arch and rear bumper is ungainly. The proportions are off in a way that's reminiscent of early 1970s Japanese sedans.

Unfortunately, Herr Schmitt seems to have an overinflated opinion of his expertise and editorial skill. But then again, so does every other editorial pup in the blogosphere. The difference is that he's an old dog, and not a pup. So he should have known better than to use that word.

Speaking of "lack of editorial…

Nobody gives two shits that a random guy on the internet doesn't like an article and believes the entire internet should be suited to his personal tastes

Actually, I didn't read the article. I read the headline. The headline is supposed to appeal to the reader. If the headline doesn't appeal to the reader, then the reader WILL take his eyeballs elsewhere.

Sometimes, the personal preferences of editors tend to get in the way of the content purpose of the web site. When…

I'm on Jalopnik for cars, and car related content. The politics of defense department spending content belongs somewhere else. Thank you.

I'm here for the cars and car related content. Radioactive spills belong on another site. Thank you.

The Code 130RS got my attention. That's a great start for styling. It looks like it's part of the Chevrolet family, without trying to be something it's not. Put a decent rear-wheel drive and suspension on it, and you could have something that appeals to:
- drift enthusiasts
- rally enthusiasts
- and most important,…

but all of the initial buzz (that the Miata didn't have btw)

I've seen a few of these in NYC and being a curious car enthusiast, I had to look 'em up. I did not know they were trying to be "green." I thought they just made paratransit products.

Given that more than half of Porsche's global sales in April were SUVs and 4-door sedans, it's safe to say that affordable sports cars make absolutely no sense in the VW/Porsche product portfolio. Sorry. That's how it is. Kia, on the other hand ....

I think the Camry driver wanted to be rear-ended. The MINI driver would have been at fault. On the other hand, what would Niko Bellic do?