@Maxis47: By the time I'm done with college and actually have the time to devote to LeMons, they'll be sub-$500. I'm not too concerned about that one. :P

@Maxis47: When I some day complete my dream of starting a LeMons team or prepping a car for SCCA Rallycross, it is definitely on the top of the list of cars to get.

@Maxis47: The bottom was rusting out and the exhaust manifold was damn near cracked in half, so the car was loud as all hell, like put a Harley to shame loud. It was more work than it was worth, so I sold it (with 130k miles). I've actually seen it around town since then, and the guy that bought it must have put a…

Hey guys, Sergio inherited an absolute mess. The average car takes 3 years from first drawing to production. Fixing a lineup that was truly horrible except for a new Ram is going to take time.

@shanghai: Good sir, I disagree. They were going strong right up until they became a full-on GM subsidiary.

@shanghai: Good sir, I disagree. They were going strong right up until they became a full-on GM subsidiary.

@Maxis47: Yeah, that color and gold definitely "date" themselves more. I used to have a Breeze, exactly like the one in the picture. People were generally surprsied when I told them it was a '98.

@Buster Brew: Amen to that. Chrysler midsizes have taken a nosedive since this one. These were C&D Top 10's with some of the best handling I've ever seen in a FWD family sedan. The 2nd gen Stratus is just a boatload of meh, the Sebring/Avenger... Well, let's just say they aren't "all there" :P

Hate all you want, but a Chrysler Cloud Car in the proper color and with the proper wheels does NOT look 15 years old.

Some Saab 9000 blueprint action.

@TroyQueef: V6 Chargers, I'll agree with you, but do you really have something wrong with a new Charger R/T or SRT-8? What's not to like?

@The Vanishing Boy: Definitely on the Altima. The 2002MY revision was a massive leap forward for the Nissan.

@FriarNurgle: There was an emergency shut off valve. BP didn't maintain it properly, so it didn't work.

I nominate this item for "Will it blend?"

Since we're talking about the Italians and all, here's a fitting reward for this nice COTD.

It's a cool story, but I would have picked a cheaper, slightly (really, only a little) more practical car.

The fact that you can buy a Dodge Caravan with more power than this thing is absolutely hilarious to me.

@tiddo: The old Dakotas weren't bad trucks, Comanches were just better.

@Chairman Kaga: I was sitting there the entire time reading this article wondering when I was going to see the intake on the Alfa Romeo V6. Nice to know I'm not alone when I was surprised not to see it.

Since everybody has taken my good ideas already, I'll suggest a vehicle that SHOULD have been badge engineered, instead: The Jeep Comanche.