I mean, it might be the best car ever made. Unless you just have to have a sports car, there are few things more pleasant than a 404. They’re really not that hard to work on. You have to get most of your parts from Europe, but it’s just an old car. It’s simple. There’s one of the drop dead gorgeous Cabrios not far…

The Prius is not nice in any way to drive unless you like driving Jell-O. This Mercedes wasn’t a performance car, but it’s interesting and entertaining to drive especially being as old as it is.

The poverty spec is what makes it especially interesting that it’s been preserved. This one should stay pristine because I’m sure there aren’t any others like it.

I just bought a brand new car for less than the sticker price. It was a sedan with a stick (Jetta GLI), so definitely not a Telluride, but it happened. Just buy what almost no one else is looking for.

It is Crosley-esque, but it’s a great idea. I’m surprised they never thought of it actually. If we’re making it fwd, doesn’t that mean we can lengthen that wheelbase to something more reasonable?

I think there was something else going on that prevented the Gremlin from having a fuller hatchback. The fuel tank must sit higher than in the Hornet, or something.

It was a great interior. It just isn’t all that weird.

That’s the opinion of someone boring.

Except that Justin is right. They don’t look like ass.

There were a lot weirder ones suggested than some of these. The Fiero especially is fairly pedestrian.

This is excellent. 

I used to agree with you, but looking at it now, it’s one of the better looking 90's cars. Clean design that doesn’t overdo the heritage design cues. 

Nah, those are great wheels, man. Some of the only ones I like from that aesthetically terrible era.

‘61 Plymouths had a pretty unusual dash. From the clear rectangular steering wheel to the weird horizontal speedo pod with those round gauge things on the ends.

They’re so good. The Visa is one of my favorites.

I was told a story (by a mutual friend of ours) that Bricklins were often shipped to dealers with the keys inside and the doors locked. Most likely a warning by the workers at the factory.

I remember reading the plan to give us Alpines was scuttled when Georges Besse, the CEO of Renault, was assassinated. That pretty much marked the end of Renault in America in general.

I feel like I’ve read 12 or 13 U.S. spec Alpines built and I think 2 may have actually been sold here for some reason. But I think those cars found their way back to France.

That’s funny. That’s what the made the show different, and brilliant. It’s not a mystery. It’s about Columbo. I always feel like he knows who did it from the first time we see him. He just needs to get them to fall into his trap which hubris always causes them to do. I never get tired of it. That said, there is one…

Does it really feel nicer to drive something that large? I don’t think so. It’s a fucking pain in the ass. People just don’t want to admit that. I have a neighbor with a big dually Ram and the aggravation that guy goes through trying to park that thing isn’t even funny any more.