I've found a really clean/cheap 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 4matic wagon for sale that interests me, but the potential maintenance fees on a used Benz scare the crap out of me. Are there any known issues with that model that I should look out for before I'm tempted to purchase?

On my Z, the left-most gauge in the cluster on the dash is a multi-function display and the toggle buttons are located on the instrument panel. Has that been changed in newer model years? If so that seems silly. It worked well as part of the dash cluster.

We get a digital clock.

As the owner of many POS cars and the DIY nightmare repairs that come with them, I can tell you that RockAuto will be your best friend. Your second best friend will be the discount codes offered at Advance Auto (order on the web, pick up at your local store).

I'll nominate the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. The race weekend features two days of car shows and vintage racing on public streets in a park, but there are nearly two weeks of auto related events leading up to it. Just an amazing time and totally free to spectate.

Every good matinee should start with a cartoon.

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that some of the most terrifying moments of my life were spent working on cars with my father. I probably learned more about swearing than I did vehicular mechanics during those times. Until I was 16, I was pretty sure that Jesus Christ was the previous owner of my mother's Buick.

I'm curious. Are Virginia jails state managed or subcontracted to a for-profit system?

Hey Raphael... now you know why we were concerned when we saw you quickly pull off the road at STPR. Your bug's reputation precedes you. Thankfully, that time was just to take a picture of a barn.

Probably the best purchase I ever made was buying a cheap OBDII code reader on sale for $15. I've used it dozens of times to get my old Sentra with a leaky evap system to pass state inspection. It also makes me quite popular with the ladies. "Ohhhh! You can look at my check engine light? Well, hello stranger!"

This is the answer. The 1967 Ford Econoline Pickup Truck. Nothing is more American than a van that thinks it is a pickup (or is it a pickup that thinks it's a van?). Look at those lines? It screams intimidation. It's born to work and play. Just fill the back up with a load of American made building products (none of…

I probably would have tipped the tattoo artist an extra $20 to have him turn the fountain on at the point.

They should have named the dog Kennedy.

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I'd like a small, affordable 4x4 pickup truck... like the Toyotas of the 80s/90s, not the oversized $30k Tacomas they sell now.

I do feel bad for Fleury. The last time someone in Columbus reacted that poorly to a bouncing puck, the entire NHL had to put up safety nets.

Le Magnifique

Somewhere out there Muff Stubble girl weeps and wonders where it all went wrong.

I've never despised two cars more than the MR2 and the Fox Body Mustang... and both for entirely different reasons. I can't even bother to vote for that bracket.