It has nothing to do with how much money he has. It's all about the connection you feel with your first car. It's your first real sensation of freedom for most people. You have the ability to go where ever you want, at any time, and do whatever you want to the vehicle to make it yours. The wreck would be like your…

YES. I felt so awful afterwards. Brought me back to my first car and how it was ultimately destroyed.

Goldfinger

Love the Beast. Honestly a really good movie that made you want to go buy your first car again. I got the feels when he crashed his car.

The advent of the driverless car should mean that discussion of cars will become as gender-neutral as talking about the best iron to buy; or flat-screen television; or any other device essential to domestic life. Eliminating excitement and involvement from cars might make them boring but it will be almost worth the…

I think we're all missing the bigger point. Why don't we see more Ladas with racing stripes?

Pontiac Firefly: Obscurity in badge engineering.

Damn! Forgot about the drag car...

So what you're saying is...

Stereotypes aside, minivans offer more practicality than the average SUV while getting better fuel economy. The only real-world sacrifice you make with a minivan is that you can't take it offroad, but nobody goes four wheeling in new SUVs anyway. It's a shame that minivans, America's most sensible vehicles, have to be…

Patrick, we in the Jalop community forgive you and your criminal record. Now, onto the memes!

I do think Virginia's speed laws are absurdly harsh, especially as a native of Texas where 80 mph is an almost universally accepted highway speed by most drivers and where a toll road just outside of Austin lets you go 85 mph. There, this probably would have been a really expensive speeding ticket; maybe even one I…

"Police won't say whether Thomas made the device or bought it, probably because they don't want you getting your hands on one. "

The DeMuro Test: Can you pull into a gas station, fill the tank, and not have anyone talk to you about your car?

You're a better person than I, Doug. If I was approached by strange people at a gas station, I'd throw out a different language.

I imagine the "What kind of mileage do you get?" question at a gas station is akin to the "How many cup holders do you have?" at a Sonic.

So, does that mean THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BUY!?!

Today's 1986 CJ7 is claimed to be an all-original, low mileage edition from the last year of that model's run. Now, to the succeeding YJ Wrangler didn't look all that different from the CJ, and in fact many parts are interchangeable, but still, YJ. The new truck did introduce one styling change that I don't think a…

DAMMIT PAM.

Hey, 1999 still counts.