I think the Challenger is one of the best looking cars on the road. Shame that it seems to be a perennial also-ran to the Mustang and the Camaro. I don't know if the OMG power of the Hellcat will change that or not, but hey, it can't hurt.

Wasn't there a very short interval between the MkV Golf (or was the the brief Rabbit reappearance?) and the MkVI?

Yes. See StevenG's comment and my reply.

Good point. Sales volume would probably be a better metric than pretending that every car lot is equal to every other car lot. Add that oversight to the very long list of reasons I'm not a statistician.

My next question would be: does Carmax run more or less than 0.6% of the nation's used car dealerships? That would tell us if they were over (or under) represented in the complaints department.

You may be right about saturation, but I disagree on the ad campaigns. That Jennifer Lopez one was tone-deaf as all hell, but the Abarth spots with the fiesty model and the "Italians Are Coming" ad were both pretty good, I thought. I even don't mind the P Diddy ad in the desert, though I wish the 500L were less of a…

Where is Fiat spending its money? Because it sure as shit isn't on their interior materials.

Give me a roadster and a 5(ish)-passenger off-road-capabl(ish) 4x4. So, with the above budget, probably a Boxster S and a Range Rover Sport. With the money I actually make, probably more like a Miata and a Jeep Renegade.

Every car should come in orange. It hits pretty much the same buttons as Red, but is way more interesting. Of course, if it were as abundant as red, it would probably start to feel as boring as red, so...

Just checked with the '14 Builder and yeah, looks like you're right. But here's the thing: once you add the bigger cab to the XLT, you kinda might as well step up to the Lariat and the extra stuff that gets you.

What's the cheapest way to get four full doors (whatever Ford calls that...Crew cab? Super Crew Cab?) and a 5 1/1' box, with the new turbo V6?

I jumped ship when I realized that after 3 years in the MA program and another 4-5 in the PhD program, I would be battling it out with thousands of other newly minted Literature Professors for one of a couple of dozen open positions, for which I would be paid the handsome sum of about $35K/yr.

I wonder how much of this is influenced by the relative dearth of really affordable convertibles? Where's the modern equivalent of the Geo metro droptop? The Cavalier? The Sunfire? The Le Baron? Even the Cabrio(let) doesn't really have an analogue these days, because it's NOT the Beetle or Eos.

Convertible owner here: 35, engaged, making well less than 175K a year, with a BA and 2/3rds of an aborted MA. So....I'm one for three.

I wish the rear seats folded flat. I used to have a 2007 Yaris and let me tell you, "almost" flat is fucking annoying.

Base model B-segment, 3ish years old.

That looks really nice. That interior looks like an evolution of the R56 Mini's. Wish they'd do a Speed version, along the lines of the Fiesta ST.

WTF is an "Iris screen?"

Two wrongs. No rights.

Huh. Guilty. I've always used those interchangeably. Also, now all the Subie drivers with "The World Is Flat" t-shirts must feel dumb.