When asked about whether she feeds off this drama, Nicki gets upset and eventually shuts down the interview altogether. She says: “Yes I do. And here is more drama just for you. Now be sure to spell my name correctly. Okay?”

What about weather conditions: Snow, ice, wind, monkey’s with axes? How does XYZ Autocorp limit its liability? Does the company send a signal for the car to pull over and shut down until conditions improve? Does the company issue a deactivate command to keep the car from leaving it’s present position if it is not in…

Let’s cut the crap and just make it look like a refridgerator because it will be just another appliance.

To be fair when were were teens we would have to drive somewhere to meet with a group of friends. Today they are in constant contact via smartphones or even via video game consoles. So some of the catalyst to get behind the wheel is gone.

I’m no luddite but with my next car I’m going in the opposite direction of this. BTW: I’m a Gen-Xer.

It depends on the car. If it just a A to B beater then not all that much. If the repair costs more than the replacement value I’m not going to do it. If the car is one that you enjoy, that you will continue to enjoy, and is one that fits your current and future needs then I suppose the sky is the limit. My current car…

I enjoy it when you confuse the powdered peyote for the sugar.

The same reason Ford F150s are so darn popular with Mexican drug cartels.

So a chipmunk cheeked radio chatter box who has a weird fettish for white Ferraris is going to pilot the good ship Top Gear UK by himself plus The Stig? You may as well lower the lifeboats now.

Let the books be the books and the movies be the movies. Treat it like a multiverse and rest easy.

My turn! A stripped out 2004 or newer P71 will do 0-60 in 8 seconds and top out at 130 MPH. If you can find a detective’s car instead of a patrol car I would go for it. They look like a normal CV but have the intake, MAF, airbox, suspension, trans cooler, brakes and alternator of a patrol car. If you are not looking…

It’s easier to be seen driving it so even the most status hungry out there can pose like they’ve made it.

In another comment I covered that. In recent weeks the car was totaled so it is no longer an issue.

darthd, without you the world would fail to rotate.

I was not thrilled with needing to do it but there are worse things with a car one could have to manage. The dealer could not find a problem with the car. The garage I take my hoopty to said it’s not the first time they’ve heard of the problem. They threw out a couple of ideas of what it could be but said they were…

That 3.5 was the big bread and butter large sedan engine at Chrysler for this time period so they used it and its 225 horses to power this. The time of 5.7 seconds was very good for the era.

The C3 can be made into a good muscle car by throwing a LS under the hood. But if you are over sic feet tall you had better find C4. BTW: How can any kid that fell in love with cars in the 70’s not love those wheels!

Strip out all the heavy police equipment to make a 2004 or later P71 do 0-60 in eight seconds. If you find a retired detective’s car you’ll have exactly that.

Because if we did not it ran poorly: Rough idol and hesitation in daily driving conditions. After seeking solutions we accepted it as a quirk for that particular car. Other than that it was a solid car for the 10+ years we had it.

After two you still want more? You are brave, dear sir. After our second we knew we were done. Congrats on the impending arrival of number three! I hope he or she is a natural sleeper.