I'm going to pop open a cold one on the day GM officially announces there will never be a Chevy Volt mass produced for the 'Merican consumer. #laautoshow

@mercury_marine: For a limited time only, with the purchase of a new Ford Tempo or Mercury Topaz, one free heart click will be given away!

@tcotrel: Ah the appeal of the Ford Tempo. All wheel drive, fully independent suspension (first Ford to boast this), multiple port electronically controlled fuel injection, the most advanced computer control system (Ford EEC-IV), and an optional money-saving diesel engine. These are just some of the luxuries Ford…

@The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: I could actually. In fact, with the money I've put into restoring mine, I could have had five or more Tempos. #qotd

Specifically, the Tempo's coil springs were $99 a piece. But I went all out and replaced the shocks, both torsion bars, all wheel bearings, the rear lower control arms, tires, brake pads, brake rotors, emergency brake cable, and the rear drums all that same weekend. The grand total was some four digit figure that…

Watch out Taurus SHO Wagon, there might finally be a more powerful grocery-getter on the streets. #cadillacctsvsportwagon

@mercury_marine: I was just thinking, there probably aren't any Republicans at Jalopnik.

@mechimike: I know an old Chevy guru who once said; "GM will never be #1 again." This was in '05 or so.

I could totally rock one of those. Its like the British Econoline. Only instead of being synonymous with Creedence, its more in tune with the Rolling Stones. #van

100MPH speedometer? I want that in my Tempo, F-150. #1978

@ProstWest: We have a winner. #1969

@FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Have you seen the interior? Have you flown on the other planes in use by airlines these days? Has there been any improvements, no matter how small, to airliners in the past two, three decades? #rants

@pauljones: Indeed. And with the sole exception of the 787 for air travel, there seems to be absolutely no effort whatsoever. So, the sad truth is that sea and rail travel are probably going to be neglected for quite some time. #rants

@pauljones: And I agree. We are on the right track with cars, and the Corvette ZR-1 and Cadillac CTS-V are certainly world class vehicles. But the damage has been done, and its going to be a long time before cars and America go together as well as they did in the 1950s, 1960s.

@MaWeiTao: "What's the point of high speed rail if people have to drive to these stations, in some cases forced to go out of their way to get there."

Another positive:

@ursa: Seconded. I have yet to see a Ram Charger in person, but, its not like old school Broncos are commonplace either. Its those damn first generation Explorers and the shittastic S-10 Blazers that fill the lots at Wal-Mart and 7/11.

@Elhigh: Both of our family tractors rock four bangers. There is nothing wrong with four cylinders, not when they can pop wheelies in first AND second. #fordmustang

Good list. Now if only any of those listings were commonplace cars, and not impossibly rare. 'Round these parts, there are a few El Caminos and a few more Rancheros (mostly junk yard examples), but that's about it.

This in a rear wheel drive converted 1984 or 1985 Ford Tempo two-door would be something interesting. I've seen a big block Ford stuffed into one ('85 GL Coupe), but nothing modern (or 1994+ for that matter). #raptor