They’re gorgeous.

“aimlessly curvaceous”

Why aren’t you writing this column?

and there’s not a thing on it that can’t be repaired with a hammer and socket set.

6-8 hours isn’t cross country - it’s not even cross state in many cases.

Europeans don’t drive the same distances most americans do.

We familied in a civic and scion for a couple of years, but after baby #2 it became untenable. You just need more space for the (absurdly large, but also absurdly safe) carseats and baby accoutrements.

$100 million dollar corporate headquarters.

Yeah, but generic and conservative isn’t going to sell VWs.

Mine are toddlers and don’t manage their inputs or outputs very well.

Navistar also has a lot of Diesel engine expertise. That’s the first thing my mind jumped to.

Really depends. My company is a Ford fleet buyer.

Look at the Flex. Live the Flex. Love the Flex.

Do you know how much Honda wants for an Accord Crosstour? It’s absurdly priced vs. a CRV or Rogue (or a Sorento!)

Wife had an ‘06 xB that was great for carseats as long as they weren’t too big.

Yeah, as much as I love the “will it baby” circlejerk, kids come with a lot of stuff, even for weekend trips. Two kids, a dog, and four days worth of stuff will absolutely fill up my wife’s flex.

Hell, that actually makes sense. And drop in the audi TFSI I5!

Same with the B5 passat. In ‘98 it was a real stunner.

I think it’s a serious case of YMMV. My former roommate was the youngest professor at Big State University, so when their budget got cut after the economy shit itself he got let go.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the name Eleanor. I was pushing hard for it with my daughter. I wanted to nickname her Nora, though.