They're just too fucking expensive. Period. They're probably decent cars, especially for short trips, but not too many people are willing to shell out forty large for one, federal tax break or no.

I have the previous generation Civic, and I love it! It's about the same size inside as the Accord I used to drive, but the Accord got 26 MPG overall, and the Civic gets around 31. Its lighter, thanks to its really short front end, a bit quicker, and considerably more nimble. And yet, it feels like a midsize sedan.…

Must be time for a new Stig in the land of the morning calm.

True. It isn't the size that counts, it's what you do with it.

It's called NutriSystem. Join it.

I hate it too, and I would hate the 10-team version worse. For one thing, you have division "champions" who barely play .500 ball (like the "world champion" 2006 Cardinals) in the freaking playoffs. WHY, Mr. Selig, WHY?

Wow, a weird-denominated bill with a current President on it, and they're not mocking the guy. That's gotta be a first. Must have been passed out by the campaign.

That's red. The color is off a bit. I once had a Mitsubishi Mighty Max the same color. It was quite attractive, actually.

How many Corollas has Toyota sold? Lots, right?

That might have worked 20 years ago, but not anymore. Even my wife's non-powered door locks are integrated into the opening lever. It took three guys from Southie to get us back inside after I inadvertently left the keys in the ignition once.

I can't believe this is still available.

Of course, if you're in Utica, it's a bit of a schlepp to come back down to the City just to snap a photograph (a properly prepared Boy Scout would have a camera in the glove box for just such an emergency). And I guess if you live there, you either don't drive, or you speak whatever language those signs are written…

When did you last drive to Manhattan? I got nailed the same way during the Holidays. Sign said "on school days." Got a ticket anyway. During the Christmas break. On a fscking Sunday.

Or park somewhere in Brooklyn (hopefully near the Bridge) and take the train.

So then the future terrorist attack will involve an EM pulse, one big enough to cause a continent-wide power outage. Then where is all your electronic cash, hmm?

Dang thing had a fridge in it, too. I mean, what good is a car fridge unless you leave the engine running 24/7?

I'm 49 years old. My career goal is to find a job and keep it long enough to reach retirement age without having to crack open my 401K to pay the mortgage.

So cool, Toyota had to steal it.

So a Scion xA is a wagon. The roofline extends to the rear bumper, and the hatch is nearly perpendicular to the pavement. It just happens to be rather stubby.

It's an abbreviation of sorts. They have a few new words like this, like "handy" for a cell phone or "krimi" for a crime novel (or TV show). Instead of "fernsehen," most Germans nowadays use "TV", pronounced "tay-fow". A "fernsehgeraet" (TV set) becomes "glotze" in southern Germany. These, at least, make more…