I like it; it looks like a wagon (and at first glance seems to have a bit of a nod to the SportWagen’s shape from the side). It does suffer from some of the same problems my Volvo V60 does, which is the rear roof line cuts into the cargo/usefulness space; I wish they’d square that up just a bit more.

I owned a ‘73 SM (one of the last into the US) in the same color as the ‘72 on CL. The condition of that car makes me so sad, you just have no idea. One of the things I can still remember is the smell of the leather in my car, it was wonderful to get into every morning.

Simon Templar had good taste in cars.

Irv was a cool guy; he used to buy stuff at my dad’s store when I was a kid.

I can relate -- I have no idea what the older Boomers are ranting about all the time and I was born at the tail-end of that generation. As far as Boomerbuggies go, it’s a horrible idea -- can’t you walk to places ffs? Then again I’m all for nuking HOAs and most of Florida.

A Citroën C4 Cactus Hellcat.

I haven’t lived in NY forever - they changed the name of the Battery Tunnel and named it after Carey? Big meh. That’s as bad as the Tappan Zee bridge renaming.

FYI: You can still get a Volvo V60 as well as the V90. I drive a 2017 V60 T6 R-Design and it’s pretty rare to see another one, even in New England.

I owned a ’73 SM and a ‘69 DS and miss them both. A cool feature of the SM - intermittent wipers. I know you’re saying “big deal” but these adjusted with the amount of rain falling. There was a bi-metallic strip and nichrome wire under the steering wheel with the nichrome in the loop with the wiper motor and the…

I currently drive about 60 miles each way, but usually only 2-3 days a week. My worst commute was back in the 80s - driving from NH to Boston, getting on the 6am shuttle flight to NYC, and taking the 7pm shuttle back. I did this 3x a week (M,W,F of course) for a year. That was a crappy commute.

I almost traded my TJ Rubicon for an LJ Rubi back when they were in production. I wish that I had.

Cymru am byth!

I’ve rented a manual Fiat 500 a few times when I’ve been in the UK. The pedals are a tad close together for my big feet, but they are a ton of fun. (It’s also the perfect car to go shooting down some of the tiny roads in Wales!) I’ve thought about finding a cheap one here for a commuter car.

For a while, the AHL had the Lowell (MA) Lock Monsters; that’s the only “Monster” team I can think of.

I’m looking at used 2017+ LCs right now to get down to one vehicle (replacing a pickup and a wagon). I can tow when I need to, go out west and offroad, and still deal with the winters here in the northern Northeast. I’ve owned plenty of Jeeps, a 1st and 2nd gen 4Runner and an FJ Cruiser, so I’m ready for a bit of lux.

LGA is next to the bottom of my list of airports. (The bottom of the list is OAI - AKA Bagram.)

The Chevrolet Vega was a nightmare in many ways, but they did produce a nicely-proportioned shooting brake (Vega Kammback) IMHO. I could do without the fake woodgrain though.

I currently lease a previous-generation ‘17 V60 T6 AWD and the only issue it’s had has been the exterior mirrors choosing a new location when the car has been parked for a while, but not every time. (Storing my seat/mirror preferences is a quick fix.) Thankfully I don’t have auto-braking but most of the nanny devices…

It’s only about a 1/2 hour from where my wife grew up. I’ll have to go look at it at Thanksgiving as it will probably still be there. The funny thing is I saw my first Giulia Quadrifoglio on the road this weekend down on Long Island. Yes it was making highway speeds at the time...

That was my true of my Jaguar XJ-S too.