There's also the matter of the price tag: $35,915 as equipped here. GUH. The Beetle R-Line 'vert with sound and navigation starts at $34,875, in case you're curious. I had no idea a Beetle could get that pricey.

Like in a TJ?

As a Jalop I fully agree. I want to know why it's on. But then I think of my wife who would freak out if she saw that he knock sensor was bad or or O2 sensor was fouled.

Digital screens are replacing analog gauges in many modern cars, yet the dashboard design is still really influenced by those old gauges. A lot of automakers have figured out cool ways to use screens, but why not start from scratch and build the dash around the screen?

Sun visors are great when they work, but their size is pretty limited. I'd be shocked if there isn't a a more clever solution possible, I mean, there has to be.

When you think about it, carpet really doesn't make a whole lot of sense to be in your car. Sure it looks nice, but why have something in your car that's just going to collect the moisture and crap from your shoes?

Modern cars have all sorts of LCD displays in the gauge cluster and in the dashboard, and yet we still have an idiot light? It just seems incongruous in the age we live in to have to use an OBD II reader to check for a misfire or catastrophic engine failure.

Toys – 10/10

Dual-zone climate control

The company's made a big deal of noise about what it's calling "Direct Adaptive Steering." It's an electronic, wired steering setup, with no real, physical connection to the road. The intention is that the steering is light, when you want it to be light, and heavy, when you want to be racy and do fun things. You'll…

From this angle it looks like they put the bumper from the wrong car on the back. It just doesn't look right.

hmmm.. it thought it was the other way. my bad.

Why would they let you install your own, better stereo for $500 when they can charge you $2000 for something only half as good?

This won't ever happen. Imagine the liability lawsuit a company will face the first time some college student kills a family of 4 because she was on Pinterest while driving.

I want to refuel on the highway while traveling to work... like mid-air refueling but on the road.

So why would Apple get into the car biz? Because it's changing. It's no longer about selling, it's about providing a service.

Neutral: Would You Buy A Subaru? If you were in the market for a new car would you at least cross-shop it?

Too bad this job isn't in the Connecticut office. That is 30 minutes from my house. Also... i can't draw. Damn

I was referring to my 1986 Taurus that I had in high school in 1998 with cones that rotted away by the time i bought the car.

personal observation of people I went to high school and college with.