@IN THE FACE!: Over a warm beer, no doubt!

@FTGDWolverineEdition: Euro spec BMWs seemed to do much better in Car and Driver's hands than the final US iteration of the 335d. IIRC, the Euro car they tested was a slightly less powerful, but still E90 based, 3 liter turbo diesel powered 330d, and it was more than 10% more efficient than the best results for the US…

What's the matter with the other half of T&J's customers? They should be boycotted.

@FTGDWolverineEdition: As someone who works on the issue, would you concede that the stringent emissions solutions also increase fuel consumption? It seem pretty apparent in medium duty trucks.

A Nissan with an electrical short? That's almost like a Volkswagen with an electrical short.

@Bueller: FTW. And you didn't even need to mention that diesels don't make stellar fuel economy numbers once they pass the latest US emissions standards. Or that we have a bureaucracy that spends every day imposing new standards to justify their own existence.

@DaFoxx: Because once they've been cleaned up enough to meet our emissions standards, they don't get very exciting mileage anymore.

@TampaRon: Maybe if Europeans woke up and took a shower, they'd be the ones smelling the diesel. It is horrible.

@Møbius: Excellent.

Anyone looking for a LeMons candidate Alfetta GT, here is a good one in Temple City, CA. Maybe being listed as a Chevrolet Camaro GT will keep the bidding low: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-ALFA-RAMEO-GT-/250638182471?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a5b332847

Anyone looking for a LeMons candidate Alfetta GT, here is a good one in Temple City, CA. Maybe being listed as a Chevrolet Camaro GT will keep the bidding low: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-ALFA-RAMEO-GT-/250638182471?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a5b332847

@Itsuru: I think it is VW ownership that turned Lamborghinis into the sort of cars that poseurs can live with.

@pauljones: How about being a caretaker of an orphaned Renault with the complexity of a 928? The Monaco had all the luxuries, and the controls for HVAC and radio were mounted on wings that tilted with the steering wheel. It drove pretty nicely compared to the Tercel rental I had immediately before it, but I don't…

@pauljones: There was a version of the Eagle Premier that was badged as a Dodge Monaco too - I had one as a rental when I was in college.

Does Audi currently make an A6? If they do, I have no recollection of anything about it.

@brandegee: Compared to the practical joke that GM and the magazines played on the public with the X-cars, the A-bodies were viable family cars. If you read all the comments, I think you'll also see that I was being diplomatic while hinting that A-bodies weren't perfect with mention that I had to finish assembly of a…

@87CapriceEstate: Perhaps you're thinking of the 1988 model year introduction of the Ford Festiva, which was made in Korea by then-independent Kia and marketed in Europe as the Mazda 121.

@stephdumas: I was focusing on the 1980, 1981, and 1982 model years, as those were the 3 years that the commercial claimed the Citation outsold all other FWD cars offered.

@vavon205: I bet there are more covers that are just as ridiculous if you look. Car and Driver did a car care guide with a fictitious look into the future for an X-car buying couple that does all the maintenance and ends up with a valuable collectible 25 years down the road. With high mileage.

@scottcom36 has Weekday DT's, Weekend OD's: Nearly identicaly, except for how the glaring faults that Citations had shipped with had been addressed. No longer were the brakes dangerous. No longer did the driver's seat send you to a chiropractor. No longer did the CV joints fail anually. No longer did the engine's lack…